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Great stories only happen to people who can tell them. This workshop teaches the art and science of storytelling, through interactive exercises, brief lectures, and case studies of master communicators in business, politics, film, literature, and advertising. Harvard Professor Howard Gardner calls stories “the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal.” Participants will hone their weapons with . . .
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Storytelling is an essential skill at all levels of government. This seminar teaches the art and science of storytelling, with interactive exercises, brief lectures, and examples that will be useful across many situations, including gaining support and legitimacy for projects, writing reports and proposals, engaging stakeholders, explaining ideas and initiatives, and preparing briefing notes and public outreach materials. You’ll leave with specific tips and tricks on how to break out of . . .
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How can AI help you tell a story? In this workshop you'll learn where AI works (and where it doesn’t), and how to become more successful at three different levels of the storytelling process: brainstorming, development, and iteration . . .
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Storytelling is at the heart of building and maintaining a leader’s skillset. Stories make your messages more memorable, contagious, and inspirational, and can help advance your career at every stage in your professional life. Although it can be easy for a leader to learn how to tell stories—answering technical questions about structure or detail—the first and most important question to answer is . . .
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Storytelling is a powerful tool for IR professionals to build strong, trusting relationships with investors. In this course, you’ll learn how to create intriguing, authentic stories with strategic messages that provide inspiration and direction . . .
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Everyone knows that facts alone don’t change our minds. This course teaches you how to find the story in your statistics—and how to tell it in ways that make people care. Whether you’re trying to create impactful communications products, or just want to be more persuasive and make your numbers come to life, you’ll learn useful approaches to put into practice right away. We’ll cover . . .
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Storytelling can be a powerful strategic tool for organizations. Businesses, not-for-profits, governments and social enterprises with strong stories have shown to be more efficient, and their employees happier, healthier and more loyal. Tap into your organization’s origins, mission and values, and personal stories of employees and management, to explore the building blocks of compelling stories, and how they are applied and communicated in organizational settings . . .
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Are your marketing messages connecting with the right audience? Do your emails, newsletters, and event promotions get the attention they deserve? In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to craft clear, engaging, and strategic communications that resonate with your audience . . .
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Great stories are made of great sentences. This workshop uses interactive exercises, brief lectures, and many inspiring examples to show you how structure, rhythm, and diction can transform bland stories into memorable ones. You’ll see how even subtle shifts in syntax can change the emotional arc of your story, whether you’re drafting a . . .
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Humans are wired for story. Stories help us make sense of the world, and we remember them better than we do facts and data. If you’ve ever been captivated by a great story, and wondered how you might tell one yourself, this course is for you. Through a variety of engaging and practical exercises, learn how to write effective stories that capture the hearts of any audience. Topics include the art and science of storytelling, structures to help make your stories flow, as well as tips and tricks for . . .
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Every career is a story in progress. In this reflective and energizing workshop, participants will learn how to use storytelling as a tool for self-discovery, confidence building, and career clarity. Whether you’re navigating a transition, preparing for a new opportunity, or simply seeking to better understand your own path, storytelling offers a powerful way to frame your experiences and own your narrative . . .
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Do you want to get more from your posts? Are you looking for ways to make your organization’s messages stand out? Would your job be better—more impactful, more fulfilling—if you could get people to care more about what you were trying to say? In this course, you’ll learn how to make your social media more exciting, dynamic, and shareable . . .
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Internal communications isn’t just about sharing information, it’s about shaping how people understand, feel, and act. This workshop helps internal comms professionals use storytelling to drive engagement, reinforce culture, and bring strategy to life. Whether you’re announcing a change, launching an initiative, or reinforcing organizational values, the right story can . . .
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Great storytellers have an unfair advantage. They are better leaders and more effective professionals. Their organizations have stronger reputations, attract elite talent, and create a healthier, more cohesive culture. In this class, you’ll learn the tools to improve your storytelling from good to great, giving you—and your organization—a competitive edge. You’ll craft . . .
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How do you tell a compelling story about an important or complex cause? How do you adapt that story for a donor who has two minutes to listen, or a boardroom full of stakeholders with technical questions? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to craft and deliver fundraising messages that resonate, whether you’re speaking to a corporate partner, a major donor, or a room full of community advocates . . .
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When telling “green” stories, you have a choice. You can say, “According to the IPCC’s sixth assessment report predictions for scenarios with either unabated emissions rise or immediate climate action, the world will be 4.4°C hotter than preindustrial levels by the end of this century, causing catastrophic sea-level rise . . .” Or you can tell the story of Timothy, who lives with his grandchildren in the tiny Walande Island, part of the Solomon Islands off the coast of Papua New Guinea. In the past 20 years, every home on Walande has been abandoned—except Timothy’s . . .
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Telling a story is one thing. Getting someone to act on it is another. This workshop focuses on storytelling as a tool of influence: how to shape perception, build trust, and move people toward a decision or commitment. Whether you’re seeking buy-in from a skeptical stakeholder, energizing a team, or persuading an external audience, you’ll learn how to use story not just for expression, but for impact . . .
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In healthcare, facts save lives—but stories move people. This workshop helps healthcare professionals harness the power of storytelling to connect, communicate, and lead more effectively. Whether you’re explaining complex information to patients, presenting research, advocating for funding, or strengthening team culture, storytelling offers a way to convey not just data, but meaning . . .
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A good presentation informs. A great presentation tells a story. This workshop teaches you how to use storytelling to transform your presentations from forgettable to unforgettable, no matter your audience. Whether you're pitching an idea, delivering a keynote, or walking through a quarterly report, you’ll learn . . .
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When you need to reach busy people, every word counts. In this workshop, you’ll round out your communications toolkit with a proven approach that eliminates all but the most essential information . . .
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Are your marketing messages connecting with the right audience? Do your emails, newsletters, and event promotions get the attention they deserve? In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to craft clear, engaging, and strategic communications that resonate with your audience . . .
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What makes a pitch land? In this high-impact workshop, you’ll learn how to distill your message, hook your audience, and deliver it with clarity and confidence—whether you have thirty seconds or three minutes. Drawing on techniques from storytelling, design thinking, and persuasion science, The Art of the Pitch helps participants craft concise, compelling messages that can be delivered in high-stakes moments . . .
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Before you can tell a great story, you first have to find and shape it. This workshop teaches the underappreciated skill of story gathering—how to locate, surface, and develop meaningful stories from the raw material of interviews, fieldwork, conversations, and everyday experience. You’ll learn how to ask better questions that get beyond surface-level answers, uncover emotion and stakes, and extract story hooks from data, reports, or conversations . . .
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Storytelling in Plain Language isn’t just about “writing simple stories”—it’s a way of organizing and structuring written thought that saves time and money. Plain Language contributes to excellent customer service and makes life easier for employees. Documents written in Plain Language are easier to understand and require fewer resources to explain and revise. People make fewer errors . . .
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Each of us can name the teacher who taught us the most. We can think back to one or two key moments which, for one reason or another, triggered a profound and durable change in the way we see the world. The story of this learning moment involves an educator as the main character, but it also happens in a specific place. A chain of events, beginning with a school’s inception . . .