YorStory | Golden Hour w/ James McSill

What are stories good for?

In any good story, may it be a novel, ‘copy’ — stories you promote a product, service or idea, a stage or screenplay, a writer creates characters — entirely fictional or based or real-life characters by giving them goals, throwing obstacles in their way, and creating conflict. The story creator connects an audience to a story by making characters relatable. Character development, and how to make the REAL is an essential element of Storytelling, as well as a hook into the narrative arc of any story.

In our first live of the series,

You are all welcome!

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Our theme for the month is:

How to create vivid, rounded fictional characters to captivate and enrich your audiences’ experience.

This week we are talking about:

At the very first weekly Golden Hour with James McSill we are discussing How to Create Fictional Characters
Join us every Wednesday at 18:00 UK Time for the free McSill Golden Hour where James will be online to talk about the golden threads woven into good story telling. These are the insights; tips and tricks that you rarely hear about or dare to ask. Click here to register.
Our theme for the month is:
How to create vivid, rounded fictional characters to captivate and enrich your audiences’ experience.
This week we are talking about:
The classic Hero’s Journey and discussing the role of the character in the story. Creating characters that readers can relate to, that drive your story and hold audiences’ interest, isn’t easy. With the help of the information shared in this ‘live’ interactive McSill Golden Hour, you can start asking yourself the right questions about the characters you need for your stories.
James McSill will speak for approximately 30-45 minutes followed by open time for Q&A. This event is sponsored by YORStory UK and free to English speaking storytellers all over the world. You are all welcome!
Click here to register and joining details will follow.
We look forward to meeting you.

COURSE DIRECTOR AND ORGANISER | Ms Beverley Varley

Fundamental to Bev's 25-year career is her keen interest in helping people and organisations to change, grow and develop. She has developed her professional skills in managing change and transitions through her studies in psychology, social work and conflict management. Her national and international experience to improve performance and quality of life is wide-ranging in both the private and public sectors. Through her leadership roles, managing high functioning teams and individuals, she has focussed on helping to improve personal effectiveness and performance. Further education in Coaching and Mentoring (Level 5); Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP); Prince 2 Project Management and Lean Six Sigma business improvement augment her insight and professional delivery.

"It is such a privilege to be given the opportunity to play the smallest role in helping and supporting people to make change and achieve success in their lives. I am grateful that people are willing to share their aspirations with me!"

mRJAMES MCSILL

James McSill has been shaping stories that shape individuals and companies for over 30 years. McSill Story Studio, situated in the UK, has become one of the most relevant purveyors of Storytelling courses and Story consultancy all over the Portuguese / Spanish-speaking world. But not only that, James has helped leaders and organizations on all continents, from countries in Latin-America, to North America, Africa and Asia. Storytelling is key to framing the narrative around how we see ourselves and others as well as the work we do in expressing our strategies, communicating our values and articulating our purposes. When we combine logic and emotion, we will be more capable of spurring ourselves on and inspiring others to act. www.mcsill.com

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What are stories good for?

COURSE DIRECTOR AND ORGANISER | Ms Beverley Varley

"It is such a privilege to be given the opportunity to play the smallest role in helping and supporting people to make change and achieve success in their lives. I am grateful that people are willing to share their aspirations with me!"

mRJAMES MCSILL

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