Story Exchange: Creating Connection Through Personal Storytelling
interactive personal storytelling workshop
Every person carries stories that have shaped how they lead, listen, relate, and belong. Most of us simply don't have many opportunities to share them. Story Exchange is an engaging, facilitated experience that invites participants to discover one…
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Description
Every person carries stories that have shaped how they lead, listen, relate, and belong. Most of us simply don't have many opportunities to share them.
Story Exchange is an engaging, facilitated experience that invites participants to discover one another through meaningful conversation. Using structured storytelling activities, guided reflection, and intentional listening, participants experience how personal stories can open new perspectives, deepen understanding, and change the quality of everyday relationships.
During this experience, participants will:
- Learn simple principles for sharing meaningful personal stories
- Practise active and intentional listening in pairs and small groups
- Participate in two guided Story Exchange activities
- Reflect on insights individually and collectively
- Discover practical ways to build stronger relationships through everyday conversations
- Leave with one meaningful commitment they can immediately apply in their workplace or community
No storytelling experience is required. The experience is designed to be welcoming, accessible, and engaging for participants from all backgrounds.
Benefits
Participants will:
- Discover how personal stories can open the door to greater understanding and more meaningful conversations.
- Leave with a richer appreciation of the experiences, perspectives, and journeys of the people around them.
- Practise listening with greater curiosity, presence, and intention.
- Build authentic connections that continue beyond the workshop itself.
- Experience how trust grows through genuine conversation rather than assumption.
- Reflect on their own stories and how those stories influence the way they relate to others.
- Walk away with practical ways to create more thoughtful conversations in their workplace, organization, or community.
Additional Experience Info
Suitable as:
Team meeting
Conference breakout
Leadership retreat
Lunch-and-learn
Staff development session
Community organization workshop
Available as either a 60-minute or 90-minute experience.
Hosted by Greg Frankson
About the Host
Stories shape relationships. Conversations shape culture. The way we recognize value shapes the choices we make every day.
Through Voice Share Experiences, I design and facilitate engaging experiences that invite people to pause, reflect, participate, and discover something meaningful together. Whether working with leadership teams, conference audiences, educators, or community organizations, my goal is never simply to deliver information. It is to create experiences that people continue talking about long after they leave the room.
My work draws on more than twenty-five years of experience across education, organizational development, facilitation, literature, and the performing arts. As a teacher, author, spoken word artist, and organizational consultant, I bring together storytelling, thoughtful dialogue, and practical application to create experiences that are memorable, relevant, and immediately useful.
Every Voice Share Experience is designed to help participants leave with fresh perspective, meaningful conversations, and practical actions they can begin using immediately.
People rarely remember every slide from a presentation. They remember the conversations that changed how they saw themselves and one another. That's the kind of experience I strive to create.
Travel Locations
Available worldwide. Travel originating from Toronto, Canada. Engagements outside the Greater Toronto Area are quoted individually based on destination, travel time, and associated expenses.
Past Clients
International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership, Government of Canada, City of Toronto, City of Ottawa, Ontario Music Educators Association, Queen's University, University of Western Ontario, Wellesley Institute, Marks & Clerk Toronto, Q4 Inc., Mercatus Technologies, Jewish Family & Child Service of Greater Toronto, Morten Group LLC, Global Leadership Initiatives, Toronto District School Board, Canadian Labour Congress, Unifor, Ontario Federation of Labour, AMAPCEO, Genome Canada
Focus Areas
Creative/CultureDevelopment/Coaching
Location
Languages
English
Corporate Experience
Significant
Certifications & Credentials
I will have the necessary insurance for my engagements. More details can be discussed as part of the booking process.
Session Types Offered
Interactive (eg. improv, group-art, yoga etc.)
Past Experience Doing Sessions
Yes - Interactive
Client Requirements
More details can be discussed as part of the booking process.
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