Some people tell a story and the room goes quiet. Others have barely reached slide three before you start wondering what’s for lunch.

What makes the difference?

A good story creates curiosity. It makes complex ideas easier to understand, gives facts meaning and helps people remember what you said long after the meeting is over.

And no, you don’t need a dramatic childhood, a heroic failure or a life-changing encounter with a yak in Nepal to tell one.

You already have stories. You just need to learn how to spot them, shape them and tell them well.

In this hands-on workshop, we explore what makes stories work and put the principles into practice using your own material. Expect less sitting and listening. More finding, telling, trying, failing, laughing and trying again.

Book a workshop and learn how to:

  • Find the stories hiding in your everyday working life
  • Turn facts, expertise and ideas into stories people want to hear
  • Build a story with a beginning, a turning point and somewhere worth going
  • Create curiosity from the very first sentence
  • Cut the details nobody needs – however fond you may be of them
  • Use contrast, characters and concrete details to bring a story to life
  • Tell stories that sound like you – rather than something learned by heart

You’ll also get:

  • A simple toolbox for finding and shaping stories
  • A better sense of what makes people lean in and listen
  • Practice telling stories without hiding behind your slides
  • Feedback on what works and what could work even better
  • Stories you can take straight back to work
  • A few tricks borrowed from great speakers, writers and storytellers
  • And, quite possibly, a new suspicion that your best presentation doesn’t need 47 slides after all

“Nina always delivers at a high level, making sure our presentations land with maximum impact.
And her workshops? They’re simply outstanding. A perfect mix of learning and entertainment that leaves you both more skilled and energized.”

Maria Majdall, Head of Pursuit, Deloitte

Who is facilitating?

Nina Vinther Andersen brings 25 of experience with the narrative technique to the table. She has trained hundreds of professionals across organisations in presentation technique and storytelling. She is the author of the book ‘The art and sience of public speaking’