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Christopher Marks talks to Tom about his documentary, King Otto, which tells the story of Otto Rehhagel, the German football manager who led the Greek national team in winning the 2004 European Championship, all the more impressive considering Greece had never won a match in a major tournament before this unlikely triumph. This episode is brought to you by Lumie, the original inventors of wake-up lights, whose Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB wake-up light mimics a natural sunrise and sunset. Shown to improve quality of sleep and to boost productivity in clinical trials, this remarkable device also features high quality audio with DAB+ radio, Bluetooth speakers, USB port and a selection of over 20 sleep/wake sounds. The Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB can transform the way you start and end your day, especially if you struggle to wake up in the morning and/or get to sleep at night. Go to lumie.com to find out more. This episode is brought to you by Modal Electronics, who make beautiful, innovative and powerful synthesisers. You can enjoy vibrant wavetable patches with their ARGON8 series. You can produce state-of-the-art analogue-style synth textures with their COBALT8 series. Go to modalelectronics.com to check out their incredible array of synthesisers.

Christopher Marks talks to Tom about his documentary, King Otto, which tells the story of Otto Rehhagel, the German football manager who led the Greek national team in winning the 2004 European Championship, all the more impressive considering Greece had never won a match in a major tournament before this unlikely triumph. This episode is brought to you by Lumie, the original inventors of wake-up lights, whose Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB wake-up light mimics a natural sunrise and sunset. Shown to improve quality of sleep and to boost productivity in clinical trials, this remarkable device also features high quality audio with DAB+ radio, Bluetooth speakers, USB port and a selection of over 20 sleep/wake sounds. The Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB can transform the way you start and end your day, especially if you struggle to wake up in the morning and/or get to sleep at night. Go to <a href="http://lumie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lumie.com</a> to find out more. This episode is brought to you by Modal Electronics, who make beautiful, innovative and powerful synthesisers. You can enjoy vibrant wavetable patches with their ARGON8 series. You can produce state-of-the-art analogue-style synth textures with their COBALT8 series. Go to <a href="http://modalelectronics.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">modalelectronics.com</a> to check out their incredible array of synthesisers.

#449 - Christopher Marks

In this episode, I talk to Christopher Marks, a storyteller and branding specialist. We talk about the art of storytelling and what it taught him about workshop design and facilitation. We talk about the importance of conflict for telling a compelling story and how we can craft exercises that will spark creativity and generate novel ideas.  Christopher runs Story Sprints with companies and entrepreneurs and currently sets up the Creator’s Club. He helps brands to put their audience first and is a multi-talent, silver bullet when it comes to writing, scripting, filming, directing and editing content.Don’t miss the many practical advice on how to go through exercises and what mistakes to avoid. And don’t miss the great fun Christopher and I had to compare workshop participants to mini-volcanos! He has been my mentor and I am that he shares his knowledge in this episode to help you to deliver workshops that work. Click here to download the free 1-page summaryDon’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Feeling inspired by the conversation in this episode? We can have our own - take a seat at my virtual table as part of a Mastermind Group.Questions and Answers[1:25] Tell me what a storyteller is! [3:13] What did you learn from storytelling for designing story sprint workshops?[8:10] How do you create a safe space to get to the essence of the story your client wants to tell?[11:32] Can you guide me through the process after the silent brainstorming exercise? How do you guide the group through clarifying questions?[12:26] So, at this point there is no discussion about the individual ideas yet?[17:07] How are you making sure that everyone is on the same page about the decision-making process?[19:10] So, the heatmap kicks off a discussion on a deeper level? [20:03] Can you share with the audience how you capture the key ideas and create meeting minutes?[25:20] What is the one thing you do in your workshops that always works?[28:12] Is this exercise run in silence?[31:20] I wonder about the impact of the ritual of folding the paper together. What is your experience with that? [33:51] What is the nutshell you want the listener to take home from this show?Related links you may want to check out:Christopher’s webpages: www.christophermarks.nl | www.storysprint.nl | www.creatorsclub.nlSoftware to create transcript from recordings: www.trint.com (no affiliation)James Clear’s Blog post on Warren Buffet’s “avoid at all cost list” [29:10]: https://jamesclear.com/buffett-focus Our sponsor Session Lab (affiliate link) Connect to Christopher and follow him:LinkedIn Insta: @christophermarksTwitter: @chrismarksSupport the showCheck out the podcast map to see the overview of all podcast episodes: https://workshops.work/podcast-map

In this episode, I talk to Christopher Marks, a storyteller and branding specialist. We talk about the art of storytelling and what it taught him about workshop design and facilitation. We talk about the importance of conflict for telling a compelling story and how we can craft exercises that will spark creativity and generate novel ideas.  Christopher runs <a href="http://www.storysprint.nl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Story Sprints</a> with companies and entrepreneurs and currently sets up the <a href="http://www.creatorsclub.nl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creator’s Club</a>. He helps brands to put their audience first and is a multi-talent, silver bullet when it comes to writing, scripting, filming, directing and editing content.Don’t miss the many practical advice on how to go through exercises and what mistakes to avoid. And don’t miss the great fun Christopher and I had to compare workshop participants to mini-volcanos! He has been my mentor and I am that he shares his knowledge in this episode to help you to deliver workshops that work. <a href="https://workshops.work/podcast/003" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to download the free 1-page summary </a>Don’t miss the next show: Subscribe to the show with your favourite <a href="https://kite.link/workshopswork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast</a> player. Feeling inspired by the conversation in this episode? We can have our own - take a seat at my virtual table as part of a <a href="http://www.workshops.work/mastermind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastermind Group</a>.Questions and Answers[1:25] Tell me what a storyteller is! [3:13] What did you learn from storytelling for designing story sprint workshops?[8:10] How do you create a safe space to get to the essence of the story your client wants to tell?[11:32] Can you guide me through the process after the silent brainstorming exercise? How do you guide the group through clarifying questions?[12:26] So, at this point there is no discussion about the individual ideas yet?[17:07] How are you making sure that everyone is on the same page about the decision-making process?[19:10] So, the heatmap kicks off a discussion on a deeper level? [20:03] Can you share with the audience how you capture the key ideas and create meeting minutes?[25:20] What is the one thing you do in your workshops that always works?[28:12] Is this exercise run in silence?[31:20] I wonder about the impact of the ritual of folding the paper together. What is your experience with that? [33:51] What is the nutshell you want the listener to take home from this show?Related links you may want to check out:<ul><li>Christopher’s webpages: <a href="http://www.christophermarks.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.christophermarks.nl</a> | <a href="http://www.storysprint.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.storysprint.nl</a> | <a href="http://www.creatorsclub.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.creatorsclub.nl</a></li><li>Software to create transcript from recordings: <a href="http://www.trint.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.trint.com</a> (no affiliation)</li><li>James Clear’s Blog post on Warren Buffet’s “avoid at all cost list” [29:10]: <a href="https://jamesclear.com/buffett-focus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jamesclear.com/buffett-focus</a> </li><li>Our sponsor <a href="https://www.sessionlab.com/?inv=CjHV2L_oiVqRLusCoF9HdQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Session Lab</a> (affiliate link) </li></ul>Connect to Christopher and follow him:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markschristopher/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> </li><li>Insta: @christophermarks</li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/chrismarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chrismarks</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9HVKKY6HYD9N2" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Check out the podcast map to see the overview of all podcast episodes: https://workshops.work/podcast-map

003 - What facilitators can learn from story telling - with Christopher Marks