Most business stories are self-congratulating puff. They are the human equivalent of a stranger you meet at a party who talks endlessly about themselves. Before long, you are looking over their shoulder for someone more interesting.

And that could be your competitor.

Our Chief Storyteller Alysha Guenther will be facilitating the workshop in this three-hour session. We aim to bring clarity to your communications for internal and external stakeholders. And this will, in turn, win hearts, minds, and more revenues for your business.

How do bestselling authors cajole readers to keep turning the page? What glues us to the seat at the cinema or theatre? Why do some influencers command such a huge following?

Professional storytellers such as filmmakers, writers, authors and journalists follow a bunch of rules that are largely the same. There’s a magic formula to telling stories.

We have codified their secrets into a process that works for businesses like yours.

Through storytelling, sales pitches become more successful. Social media posts more shareable. Content more colourful. You will be able to power-up your presentations so that they become more memorable. In fact, the intimacy created by storytelling, will improve your relationships, and even create lasting friendships with your clients.

Why? Because we all love a good storyteller. We all like listening to someone who can entertain us. Hold our attention. Not because of what they say or do, but because of how they make us feel.

• Lessons from the great storytellers of our time with relevant case studies
• The business case for storytelling
• Applying your new storytelling skills to internal and external stakeholders
• Email and PowerPoint presentations – how to make them more memorable
• Video examples and ideas to inspire your team
• Understanding the six-part story formula used by the world of entertainment

With over 16 years of experience in communications, PR and marketing, Alysha’s love and passion for storytelling began in the theatre, where she earned an undergraduate degree and learned how to captivate audiences with the power of a well-told story. She holds a master’s degree in PR and marketing from the University of Denver, and has worked in-house and as an agency consultant, writer and strategist for global and national brands in the finance, energy, healthcare and tech industries.

Alysha is skilled at teasing out and crafting emotionally resonant stories that cut to a brand’s core.

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Berkeley Communications specialises in strategic communications and creative business storytelling (www.berkeleypr.com). We achieve outstanding results through a storytelling process that is uniquely ours and draws upon techniques used by filmmakers, authors and journalists. As well as delivering storytelling, we also teach it. The Berkeley Storytelling Academy (www.berkeleystorytelling.academy) exists to inspire marketing professionals and business owners to bring storytelling into the DNA of their organisation. HQ is in the UK (London and Reading) and we have subsidiaries in Australia, Germany, France, and the US as well as a network of partners spanning Asia Pacific, North America and LatAm.

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