STORYTELLING
This course teaches you how to create a narrative using the 'rollercoaster' method which can be adapted to any situation.
Generating Engagement Theme > Storytelling Course
Storytelling Course
Course Description
Using a narrative creates a story that resonates with and is remembered by your audience. A story captures the imagination, you feel absorbed in it, fascinated to learn what happens next, there are emotional highs and lows, villains and heroes (even in business!) and for a while, you are transported into a world the speaker has conjured in your imagination. If the story is well told, the key message of the story will be remembered long after the rest of the communication has been forgotten.
Investing time in creating a narrative and presenting that well to your audience makes your communication effective - it is engaging and ensures that information is retained.
This course teaches you how to create a narrative using the 'rollercoaster' method which can be adapted to any situation. Once you have created your narrative, how do you communicate it? Before you open PowerPoint…
Did you know that 90% of the written information on each of your PowerPoint slides is forgotten by your audience? No wonder they call it Death by PowerPoint! Learn how to make PowerPoint work for you and make you and your narratives the stars of the show.
What topics are covered?
Our courses are tailored to your needs by selecting from a list of tools, each of which is an individual topic and takes about an hour. Each tool generally covers one key management skill, behaviour or attribute, is accompanied by a toolcard (which builds up to create a personalised toolkit) and uses our Tell-Show-Do experiential learning methodology.
You can select from the list of tools below to create learning that is just right for your needs or get in touch with one of our trainers to help design and curate the right programme for your team.
Your custom Storytelling Toolkit:
Choose from:
1. Creating Narratives
We’ll cover how stories work, how they build empathy and trust in your audience, and how to manage the body’s naturally produced hormones to engage your audience.
You’ll learn how narratives can be built block by block and how to use the ‘rollercoaster’ structure (used by all Hollywood blockbusters!) to create a compelling story flow. Your narrative will include heroes, villains, a mission and obstacles, include problem solving and helpers and end with success!
By the end of the course, you’ll have created a narrative for a real situation or piece communication you are facing.
2. The Rule of Six
Unleash the power of PowerPoint as a method to tell stories. This tool covers 6 key tips for leveraging PowerPoint from how to structure your slide to colours and shapes to make you and your narrative the stars of the show. This tool combines well with the Animation tool for PowerPoint.
3. Animation for Powerpoint
We think in pictures.
Creating images using simple shapes, colour and space and combining these with text and language makes for surprisingly effective communication.
Visual content is easy to create with no need for any special drawing skills. In this tool, we look at how to create visual content for PowerPoint. This tool combines well with the Rule of Six tool.
4. Animation for Flipcharts
We think in pictures – use this to level up your workshop and meeting facilitation and scribing.
Creating images using simple shapes, colour and space and combining these with text and language makes for fast, effective briefing of tasks and capturing of outcomes in workshops and meetings.
Visual content is easy to create with no need for any special drawing skills. In this tool, we look at how to create visual content for flipcharts – particularly useful for scribes or facilitators running meetings and workshops.
How long is the course?
It depends on how many tools you selected from the list above! Each tool takes about an hour, with extra time for an introduction, any breaks that are needed and a wrap-up. Choose one tool or add them together - three tool make up half a day, and five or six tool make a full day.
What can you expect?
Interactive, thought-provoking training that can be virtual, face-to-face or a hybrid of the two. We use a variety of methods to create learning that sticks: from videos to activities and exercises in groups or individually, to e-learning, to further reading.
Outcome
As a result of implementing the Storytelling tools, here’s what managers will be doing:
- I use narrative (the rollercoaster method) to create a story for my communication – this resonates with and is remembered by my audience.
- I create images using simple shapes, colour and space and combine these with text and language – this makes for surprisingly effective and memorable presentations!
Register your interest:
Drop us a line and let us know if a Storytelling Programme is just what you need.
We'll get back to you with more information and some dates and times for a quick call.
Uncertain on what Course?
If you’re not sure where to start, our Manager/Leader Capability Diagnostic identifies and recommends the learning and development your managers need to fulfil their current role and future aspirations.