Getting in Story Mode means …
Coming together for a practical, memorable experience in storytelling.
Tapping into new fonts of creative inspiration.
Harnessing your energy to build stories that work.
What are you hungry for?
We adapt the Story Mode program to match your appetite. You choose the focus, such as storytelling or presentation skills or leadership development, plus the duration and delivery method, and we will flex.
Every Story Mode experience—whether coaching for one, a workshop for a few, or an extravaganza for a crowd—starts with an introduction to the basic elements of stories, and why stories work in business. Then we turn our focus to your audience: what they need and want, alongside what you need and want. Then, it’s all about connections.
In a nutshell …
When you’re in Story Mode, you’re sure to learn, create, and do.
Learn
It’s all about the story.
A good story compels your audience to action.
Our hands-on workshops teach the elements of a persuasive story. We throw in some neuroscience, improv, and on-the-spot creativity to showcase just how potent a good story can be.
Participants learn why it’s important to match story and audience—and how to do it!
Create
Make me believe.
Being persuasive means focusing on your audience. Period.
To build and engage an audience, you have to be where they are, whether that’s in a room, on a teleconference, or looking at a physical or digital page. We focus on marrying a good story with a compelling presentation—not from a template—with an idea and outcome in mind.
Do
Practice and share.
Think you don’t have time to edit or revise? Think again.
Editing and revising are critical and can must become a natural part of your communication culture. In Story Mode, we use an approach called “workshopping” to give and get useful feedback. Participants learn to start—and sustain—a productive conversation, and they experience what it means to edit, edit, edit. Together, they help each other succeed through a Peer Editor Network.