Business executive telling a story in a meeting

Storytelling for Leaders

This intensive, active two-day course will teach you how to tap into the stories you have within you, and use them to authentically engage and inspire your audiences. 

Program Details

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April & June sections full, waitlists available 
12 Contact Hours | 1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEU) 

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In Person: Minneapolis, MN
$3,600
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About the Program

Storytelling is a powerful leadership tool. Stories build rapport and connection in a way that facts and information do not. When we share stories, we engage the emotions and imagination of others to help them see things differently—and act differently as a result.

There are many reasons to tell stories. Leaders can use stories to build rapport before sharing an idea, to provide context for a decision, or to illustrate a specific point that supports a larger goal. Stories can weave together the threads of an argument in a way that brings that entire communication to life for the audience.  Stories help others understand our thinking because they do more than prove that information is true—they give meaning to that information.

Learn how you can customize this program for your organization.

 

Program Contact
Contact Carol Roecklein

Who Should Take This Course & Why

  • Leaders who rely on their ability to communicate vision
  • C-suite leadership
  • Managers, directors and team leads
  • Coaches and trainers
  • Use language and classic narrative techniques to hold the room
  • Tell stories with a dynamic and engaging physical presence
  • Craft stories in-the-moment for a variety of audiences and situations
  • Increase your ability to engage, inspire, and motivate action through storytelling
Executive Education Participants
Storytelling for Leaders Participant Perspective

Participant Perspective

A participant of the Storytelling for Leaders program shares how this course helped them learn how to use stories to authentically engage a variety of audiences.

This course equips you with the tools, confidence, and courage to incorporate stories in effective communication, whether professional or social.

Storytelling for Leaders Program Participant
Storytelling for Leaders Faculty Perspective

Faculty Perspective

In this video, instructor Adam Bradley shares how the 2-day Storytelling for Leaders program increases participants' ability to engage, inspire, and motivate action through storytelling. 

Schedule

DAY 1

Session Overview

  • Storytelling as a Leadership Tool: Learn when and why to use storytelling in your leadership strategy.
  • Creating a Story Script: Workshop a story you could use to lead, inspire, or convince.
  • Classic Storytelling Techniques: Learn approaches to create a compelling story.
  • Tell Your Story with Presence: Workshop your storytelling presence and body-language.
DAY 2

Session Overview

  • Telling Stories with Presence: Breakout workshopping.
  • Putting Storytelling into Action: Workshop the process of creating stories on the fly.
  • Incorporating Storytelling into Presentations and Meetings: Workshop how to weave stories organically into presentations.
DAY 1

Session Overview

  • Storytelling as a Leadership Tool: Learn when and why to use storytelling in your leadership strategy.
  • Creating a Story Script: Workshop a story you could use to lead, inspire, or convince.
  • Classic Storytelling Techniques: Learn approaches to create a compelling story.
  • Tell Your Story with Presence: Workshop your storytelling presence and body-language.
DAY 2

Session Overview

  • Telling Stories with Presence: Breakout workshopping.
  • Putting Storytelling into Action: Workshop the process of creating stories on the fly.
  • Incorporating Storytelling into Presentations and Meetings: Workshop how to weave stories organically into presentations.

Faculty

Adam Bradley
Adam Bradley
Carlson Executive Educator Network
Adam is a Leadership Consultant for The Humphrey Group and a Senior Associate at the Centre for Crisis & Risk Communications. He teaches group courses and works with business leaders to deliver private coaching programs.
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Register Today!

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April & June sections full, waitlists available 
12 Contact Hours | 1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEU) 

Register by Credit Card Register by Invoice
In Person: Minneapolis, MN
$3,600
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April & June sections full, waitlists available 
12 Contact Hours | 1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEU) 

Register by Credit Card Register by Invoice