Storytelling training: 2026

​​​Join us for our NEW Storytelling open training in July!

Transcription & Editing training
Thursday 9 July, 2pm – 4.30pm (UK time), online
Learn the principles of transcription and editing in the Storytelling Evaluation Method – how to turn an audio file into a written story on two sides of A4 that preserves the authentic voice and key insights of the storyteller.

This session is part of a training programme in the Storytelling Evaluation Method. Previous attendance at OFS’s other Storytelling trainings (Introduction to Storytelling and Story Collecting training) is recommended, but all are welcome.

Cost: Standard £250 +VAT, pay more £300 +VAT, and pay less £150 +VAT.

IMPORTANT: This training is online only.
 

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Storytelling

Instead of relying on tick-box feedback forms or rating experiences on a scale of 1-10, Storytelling invites people to sit down for an hour or two and tell their story of being involved in a project. These conversations are recorded, transcribed, and edited into two-page documents that preserve the storytellers’ own voice and words. Once we have a collection of stories, we facilitate a group discussion to identify what can be learned from them.

Storytelling helps us to do justice to the messiness of people’s lives in a way that tick boxes and feedback forms never can. It helps us to listen, it’s a meaningful and collaborative process, and it brings to light rich, human stories that we can learn from.

Since 2017 we’ve worked with over 250 local and national partners and counting.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with will.long@oldfirestation.org.uk