Storytelling training: Tell with confidence

On this two-day training course, you will work on competencies to tell authentic and convincing stories. 

During the two-day storytelling presentation training course ‘Presenting with self-confidence’ you will learn how to get your audience behind you through storytelling. We work on your performance in front of a group, to increase your self-confidence and enable you to make an impressive presentation. You will also learn how to present in a visual and interactive way and how to calmly lead your audience on the journey to your goal. The training course is entirely practical. You learn by doing and experiencing yourself. By taking small steps, you learn to give appealing presentations in which your message comes across well.

Training for manager & employee

The presentation training course ‘Presenting with self-confidence’ is for managers or teams that wish to use the power of storytelling in their presentations. On this training course, you learn to experience and live storytelling. We teach you how to tell personal stories. You will be inspired by the interaction with others. You experience what a powerful story does to you – and to others. You will learn all about applying the correct storytelling techniques. You will be inspired by practical examples of best-of-storytelling. And above all, you will enrich your personality because you know how to tell authentic, calm, clear, inspiring and sympathetic stories.

Programme

Day 1
Introduction, research learning objectives. Warm-up, voice exercises, breathing. Preparing your presentation. Learn to stand well and in the right place. Resilience. The first individual steps. Starting at the right moment. Motivation and clarity/communication theory. Finding your own words. Body language, non-verbal communication. High status/low status. Contact and interaction. Pauses and silence in your presentation. Contact with your audience/asking questions. Dominating the stage. Improvisation exercises.

Day 2
Preparation/extensive warm-up. Speaking clearly, articulation. Introduction to voice expression. Making contact with your audience/use of pearls of wisdom. Concentration exercise. Improvisation exercise. Develop individual learning goals. Presentation using the Sprank model. Presentations in pairs. Use of pauses and silence. Finding your own style. Visualisation/visual presentation. Presentations in pairs. Listening exercise. Presentation based on a prepared mind map. Dealing with walking up on a stage, walking around and applause. Dealing with difficult situations. At the end of the first day’s training, participants receive the handbook ‘Presenting is a party’, which summarises the training course. This handbook can also be ordered separately.

The benefits

• Small group: maximum eight participants, minimum three.
• Carefully constructed proven programme.
• Expert and enthusiastic trainers.
• You are able to use and present stories personally

Our storytelling workshops are in-company and can be adapted to your needs in terms of the number of participants and if desired on location in Amsterdam, Brussels, London or Munich