Live Your "Why"
At the heart of everything we do lies a purpose, a vision, a "why." This workshop will be all about helping us find our “why,” internalize it, and take the first steps towards actionizing it in our daily lives.
At the heart of everything we do lies a purpose, a vision, a "why." This workshop will be all about helping us find our “why,” internalize it, and take the first steps towards actionizing it in our daily lives.
To capture the attention of their audience, nonprofits and social impact organizations need to meet them where they are. This workshop will cover how organizations can adapt their stories to multiple mediums and platforms to get the most mileage for their communication.
Your target audience has a story in their head, and by learning how to tap into it you’ll be able to better understand how to craft and deliver a message that will match their worldview. This workshop walks participants through a process that takes them into the hopes, dreams, and fears of their target audience.
Many of our goals, dreams, and actions are defined by parts of our lives that are so close to us that we don’t even see them. Through the exercises in this workshop, we’ll help you see the interconnected pieces that define your story. By understanding and connecting these pieces, we'll help you take control of your own narrative so you can live your story with confidence and chart your own path in life.
Important stories happen every day at nonprofits and social impact organizations, but how can your communications team find good stories and put them to work? This workshop will give participants the tools and strategies to identify and capture stories as they happen and creating a culture of sharing these stories.
Storytelling is a buzzworthy tool, but what are we actually talking about when we say “storytelling” and how do we make our stories effective? Learn the fundamental aspects of social impact storytelling while crafting your own stories in session.
I’ve been to a lot of public speaking events in my life and I’ve seen over and over how storytelling makes the difference between an amazing talk and a just so-so talk. This workshop is for anybody that regularly speaks to large groups and wants to leave a lasting impression with storytelling. By taking advantage of storytelling to deliver a memorable and engaging talk you can plant yourself at the top of your audiences’ mind right then and far into the future.
Everybody has a story to tell but the difficult part is getting it out of your head and onto the page. In this workshop we’ll explore the elements of crafting a personal story, how to zero in on the story you want to share, and the steps for pulling it out of your mind and on to the page. Special emphasis will be placed on exploring the aspects of vulnerability and honest self reflection it will take to make your story resonate.
Storytelling is a powerful tool for connecting to an audience. It can help an audience understand the world from the speaker's point of view, express an emotion that isn't always easy to explain, and most of all, it can be fun! This workshop will be a crash course in storytelling, helping participants learn how storytelling can be used in public speaking, writing, performance or even casual conversation.
Whether you want to perfect your pitch, tell your story, advance your career, build your network, or just work on your stage presence, this event is open to everyone looking for a safe stage to practice on.
There comes a time in every citizen’s lifetime where they must decided what role they will play in history. Our time is now. Join us as we explore the current social and political narratives and what role we each want to play in this unfolding drama.
This workshop is designed to help scientists better communicate the impact and importance of their work through storytelling. Scientists need a tool such as storytelling to better communicate their work to a diverse audience of scientists and “non-scientists” alike..
Everybody has a story to tell but the difficult part is getting it out of your head and onto the page. In this workshop we’ll explore the elements of crafting a personal story, how to zero in on the story you want to share, and the steps for pulling it out of your mind and on to the page. Special emphasis will be placed on exploring the aspects of vulnerability and honest self reflection it will take to make your story resonate.
Storytelling is a powerful tool for communicating a vision and connecting to an audience. It can help the listener understand the world from the speaker's point of view and express an emotion that isn't always easy to explain. By using stories to share a vision or exprience, you can tap into the human psyche and create an emotional response in your audience that isn't possible with any other medium.
Storytelling is a powerful tool for connecting to an audience. It can help an audience understand the world from the speaker's point of view, express an emotion that isn't always easy to explain, and most of all, it can be fun! This workshop will be a crash course in storytelling, helping participants learn how storytelling can be used in public speaking, writing, performance or even casual conversation.
Our lives and understanding of the world are composed of the stories we share and the stories we tell ourselves. Storytelling can be a powerful tool for self expression. By sharing the stories of who we are and what is important to us, it allows us to show up and connect with the world in new and important ways.
Everybody has a story to tell but the difficult part is getting it out of your head and onto the page. In this workshop we’ll explore the elements of crafting a personal story, how to zero in on the story you want to share, and the steps for pulling it out of your mind and on to the page. Special emphasis will be placed on exploring the aspects of vulnerability and honest self reflection it will take to make your story resonate.
This workshop will be a crash course in storytelling for social impact, helping participants learn how storytelling can be used to communicate impact in writing, public speaking, marketing or even casual conversation. We’ll go over the basics elements of a story, why each element is important and how they can be applied to our own stories. During the workshop we will be sharing our stories, exchanging feedback and practicing performance.
Storytelling is a powerful tool for for entrepreneurs and professionals looking to more authentically connect to their audience. A well presented story can help the audience connect to the speaker and emotionally resonate with the ideas being shared. This can lead to interest, empathy and even action.
Storytelling is a powerful tool for connecting to an audience. It can help an audience understand the world from the speaker's point of view, express an emotion that isn't always easy to explain, and most of all, it can be fun! This workshop will be a crash course in storytelling, helping participants learn how storytelling can be used in public speaking, writing, performance or even casual conversation.
Broad public understanding of science is crucially important in our world today, yet many segments of our population remain uninformed--or even skeptical--of the important contributions scientists make towards public health, new technology, sustainability and further exploration of our universe. Oftentimes, scientists themselves are only trained in skills appropriate for communicating their work to other scientists and not the general public. Scientists need a tool to better communicate their work to a diverse audience of “non-scientists” for additional funding, promotion of their work, and a stronger understanding of science in our communities.