Comments on: Tell Your Story, Ask a Question http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/ Revitalizing Riddles, Mythic Story, Family, Village and Land. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: timeLESS http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/#comment-24512 timeLESS Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:54:24 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/#comment-24512 I often venture amongst groups that have difficulty with clearly communicating and/or circle conversations. There is a lot of jockeying for positioning going on and once positioning is achieved they jum into "tell" mode instead of "show". This happens amongst my "radical anti-authoritarian" friends as well as with some of gaming buddies. It seems like them making sure they are heard in a hostile environment. Perhaps you know of any games/methods to help out? timeLESS I often venture amongst groups that have difficulty with clearly communicating and/or circle conversations. There is a lot of jockeying for positioning going on and once positioning is achieved they jum into “tell” mode instead of “show”.

This happens amongst my “radical anti-authoritarian” friends as well as with some of gaming buddies. It seems like them making sure they are heard in a hostile environment.

Perhaps you know of any games/methods to help out?

timeLESS

]]> By: Curt http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/#comment-24496 Curt Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:47:38 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/#comment-24496 Willem wrote: "Look out there, at the bookshelves stacked with volumes concerning conversation, mediation, discussion, dialogue. You can find endless methodologies, models, and structures to learn and implement in your work, family, and personal life. But where do you start?" I think the way you have tackled this problem works. Atleast it has for me when it comes to talking with folks in my community. Your work is appreciated. Curt Willem wrote: “Look out there, at the bookshelves stacked with volumes concerning conversation, mediation, discussion, dialogue. You can find endless methodologies, models, and structures to learn and implement in your work, family, and personal life. But where do you start?”

I think the way you have tackled this problem works. Atleast it has for me when it comes to talking with folks in my community.

Your work is appreciated.

Curt

]]> By: Willem http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/#comment-24492 Willem Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:54:07 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/#comment-24492 Wonderful! Thanks for the encouragement. Wonderful! Thanks for the encouragement.

]]> By: Abdallah B. Stickley http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/#comment-24491 Abdallah B. Stickley Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:14:56 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2009/02/16/tell-your-story-ask-a-question/#comment-24491 Willem, Add the idea/practice of Show Don't Tell to the Tell Your Story, and it seems it would increase the clarity further still. I am loving the recent posts, and they are very timely for me as my partners and I begin to develop a group practice. Willem,

Add the idea/practice of Show Don’t Tell to the Tell Your Story, and it seems it would increase the clarity further still. I am loving the recent posts, and they are very timely for me as my partners and I begin to develop a group practice.

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