1. The Personal Story and Relationship Building Where do we start as Organizers?

2. Relationship building is critical to our success

3. Why are stories effective ways to move people to action?

4. Our central tool for building relationships: Personal Stories My story for why I care about healthcare My story for why I care about women’s issues My story for why I care about the economy My story for why I care about the education I care about a change in leadership

5. Step 1: Understanding the Story Tree Analogy

6. Step 2: Filling in your roots Phase 2: UNDERSTANDING YOUR ROOTS Everyone has many personal stories; they start with reflecting back on key moments of your life when you were motivated to action or made a decision to get involved. Take a few minutes to reflect on this. They will become the roots of your personal story. Why are you a liberal? What motivated you to be here today? Reflect on what brought you here and what life moments influenced this. Next Think about the issues that resonates and motivates you.

7. Step 3: Fill in your base story Reflection Time

8. Step 4: Building a relationship by asking questions

9. Step 5: Expanding your reach with stories

10. We use personal stories all the time as organizers

11. Debrief Why stories? Why do we ask questions before we launch into a story? When can you envision yourself using stories? How does your story change based on who you’re talking to?