Fish & Bear: All the fun of our in-person events, but quicker & online.
The most enjoyable way to meet new people. Mostly listening, you'll hear our similarities and our uniqueness. Both peaceful & invigorating.
This is the online version of our in-person events.
It's a shorter event, cause we are sat at screens enough already.
But we will still create the same strong connections.
So it's great if you are feeling a little isolated and unable to get to our in-person events. Maybe you're nowhere near our locations, or you are working from home.
A Truly Invigorating Social Event. Where people - often strangers - meet and tell stories.
Nobody knows what story they are going to tell.
It's time to truly connect - in a way we can normally only achieve by sitting, in real life, with real people, telling real-life stories.
Storytelling is the capability we have used to connect with one another and create the modern world. And yet, especially on social media, we have reduced storytelling to story-selling and mostly share opinions rather than real-life experiences.
Our events are simple, timed, unprepared story prompts that help everyone who listens connect to our unique and yet relatable experiences. Often, the stories told are intensely funny, sometimes emotional, but always interesting.
I call them games rather than exercises because they are fun and often frivolous, but there's no competition and no one loses - except those who don't attend! 😀
Arrive before the start.
We open the Zoom room at 11:45 and will start the event promptly at 12 pm noon PST.
Let the Games begin.
We will start with a couple of simple story rounds for the storytellers.
The first is almost always 'The Story of your name' because everyone is the world's expert on the subject of "what it was like to live your life with your name."
Now that we all know this group's storytellers, it is time to play the 'Jigsaw' story game to create a collective perspective that is created by weaving together stories of our experiences.
We then have a quick closing round to reflect on what we've learned from this experience.
And that's it. We arrive separately and leave as a connected group of friends.
The End!
______________________________________________________Meet the Team
Lynn Ferguson | Co-founder
Lynn is the creative force behind Fish & Bear’s storytelling methodology and one of the most engaging storytellers you’ll ever experience.
An acclaimed writer, performer, actor, and stand-up comedian, she’s spent a lifetime exploring the stories we tell—and the ones that shape us. With warmth, wit, and remarkable insight, she creates the kind of room where strangers quickly become friends. (And yes, she’s also the voice of Mac the Scottish chicken in Chicken Run.)
Mark Tweddle | Co-founder
Mark brings together the strategy, systems, and curiosity that help Fish & Bear flourish.
An engineer with an MBA and an enduring fascination with how people, teams, and organizations work, he blends analytical thinking with deep humanity. He’s equally intrigued by complex systems, collaborative cultures… and his beloved honeybees.
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About Fish & Bear
Fish & Bear helps people build trust, deepen communication, and create meaningful connection through the timeless power of storytelling.
Their workshops and live experiences have helped leaders, teams, organizations, and communities discover that authentic stories don’t just entertain—they create empathy, strengthen relationships, and accelerate trust.
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