Retreat Schedule and Agenda

2009-2010 Retreats at the Peak View Studio in Colorado Springs:

We are now setting Story Theater Retreat dates by a "Collaborative Scheduling" method. If you are interested in attending a Retreat, please contact our office.

We have multiple date options possible for each month. We coordinate with those ready to attend a Retreat, and create a Master list of possible attendees in the order that we receive your available dates.  Retreats can start on any day of the week, and go for 2 1/2  days, consecutively.

Only 4 Students

When we have 3 or 4 people who have indicated that they can attend on the same dates, we contact each person in "first come, first serve" order, and invite them to register. We believe this will allow for more expedient confirmation of the Retreats.

Please contact our office if you wish to be notified when Doug is offering Retreats in overseas locations.

You get the Story Theater Method Book and the Six Pack!

Your retreat registration includes a copy of the Story Theater Audio Six Pack in audio CD format, (or cassettes if desired), a copy of the book: Doug Stevenson's Story Theater Method (formerly titled: Never Be Boring Again), and optional pre and post-retreat coaching sessions by phone.  We also give you Doug's How to Write and Deliver a Dynamite Speech System at the Retreat. (10 CDs and an 80-page workbook.)

If you are interested in any of the Story Theater Retreats, please contact Deborah at 1-719-573-6195 or 1-800-573-6196

Sample Story Theater Retreat Format for Colorado Springs Retreats: (overseas is slightly different)
* First afternoon: 4:00 - approx. 7:30 pm;
* Next day: 8:30 am - approx. 4:30 pm; (homework this evening)
* Final day: 8:30 am - approx. 5:30 pm. (celebration dinner this evening)

Customized retreats for your company, mastermind group or training team are available in Colorado Springs or at your location.

Sample of Retreat Agenda:

First Afternoon: 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

• Group introductions
• Basic concepts of Story Theater
• Brain Gym balancing exercises
• Impromptu story and introduction to character development
• Emotional engagement and presence exercise

Day Two: 8:30 a.m. - approx. 4:30 p.m.

• Group warm-up exercise
• Terms and definitions
• The Four Types of Language
• The Nine Steps of Story Structure
• Message Branding with a Phrase That Pays
• Stepping IN and Stepping OUT
• On-camera storytelling and coaching, take one

Day Three: 8:30 a.m. - approx. 5:30 p.m.

• Group warm-up exercise
• Comedy Exercises (Physical comedy, Vocal comedy, Conceptual comedy)
• On-camera storytelling and coaching, take two
• Group celebration dinner

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