Stories and Metaphor

metaphors for trainers

stories from the metaphor and storytelling course

I have collected a number of short stories I use in training, most of which have come from listening to someone else and thinking "hey I like that, perhaps I could use it in the future"

Follow this link to read the stories...

metaphor resources on the web

You can spend many happy hours on the web looking for stories to use. If you are looking for somewhere to start why not try the following couple of websites for short stories and metaphors:

• http://www.businessballs.com/stories.htm
• http://storiesfortrainers.com/default.aspx

If you have found a great resource, why not email me and I can share the link with others.

The metaphor and storytelling course I run each year is a chance for participants to learn about underlying structure and craft their own stories for a change. A few participants have offered to join me and share their written work here, please enjoy what you discover.

Mike Palk

• Manuelo (pdf)
• The Two Brothers Walked On (pdf)

Heather Ridley

• Joan (pdf)

Diane Lee

• The Young Wind (pdf)
• The Purple Trainers (pdf)

Neal Anderson

• Elf and Splot - The Beginning (pdf)
• Elf and Splot - The Next Part (pdf)
• Elf and Splot - The First Middle (pdf)
• Elf and Splot - The Last Middle (pdf)