Presentations & Workshops
The Story & Impact Audit
You have stories, but are they making a difference? This diagnostic package is designed to assess the effectiveness of your existing narrative content, providing you with a clear, actionable roadmap for improvement. We delve into your existing assets to understand what’s resonating, what’s missing, and where your greatest opportunities lie.
What's Included:
A comprehensive review of your existing story assets
Analysis of your narrative alignment with your strategic goals.
A report with key findings and actionable recommendations.
A presentation of our findings to your team or board.
Ideal For:
Organisations feeling their message isn't landing with clarity or impact.
Teams preparing for a strategic review or brand refresh.
Leaders wanting a story-driven approach to improve their communications.
The Narrative Strategy Workshop
This is a collaborative, co-creation process for organisations that need to develop a powerful story strategy from the ground up. You bring your mission and your impact goals; we bring our expertise in narrative architecture. Together, we will build a story blueprint to guide your future communications and campaigns.
What's Included:
A pre-workshop discovery session to align on your objectives.
A facilitated half day workshop to unpack your impact goals and how storytelling can help you realise them.
Development of a ‘Story Blueprint’ outlining your strategy and narrative architecture, using our proven framework.
A presentation of the blueprint to your team.
Ideal For:
Organisations launching a new project, campaign, or program.
Teams needing to align their members around a single, powerful story.
Those who need strategic clarity before investing in content creation.
The Power of Purposeful Storytelling:
A Keynote Presentation
Inspire your audience with a powerful presentation on the art and science of impactful storytelling. Drawing on the science of storytelling and compelling case studies, we explore how character-driven narratives can shift perspectives, engage communities and key stakeholders, and drive meaningful change. This is more than a talk; it's a call to action for organisations to embrace their role as influential storytellers and changemakers.
What's Included:
A dynamic 45-60 minute keynote presentation delivered by Jonathon Dutton.
An engaging Q&A session to allow for deeper audience interaction.
Customisation of the presentation to align with your event's theme or audience.
Ideal For:
Conferences and sector-leading events.
Board meetings and leadership retreats.
Team professional development days to inspire creative and strategic thinking.
From Spark to Strategy: A Narrative Workshop for Teams
This interactive session is designed to transform your team into a more effective and aligned storytelling team. We bridge the gap between understanding the power of story and having a plan to harness it. The session begins with a presentation packed with inspiration based on our keynote, that seamlessly transitions into a hands-on workshop where we guide your team to collaboratively develop the first draft of your own story strategy using our proven framework.
Session Structure & Inclusions: This is a unified experience, structured in two parts:
Part 1: The Spark (Inspiration - Approx. 30 mins) We present the core principles of purposeful storytelling, using compelling case studies (including "Unanswered Calls") to illustrate how narrative can drive real-world change. The goal is to create a shared language and a collective belief in how storytelling can be harness to create change.
Part 2: The Blueprint (Application - Approx. 1.5 hours) We immediately channel that inspiration into action. Through a series of guided exercises and collaborative frameworks, we work with your team to:
Define the primary goal of your story strategy.
Identify and understand your key audience.
Identify your key messages and takeaways for your audience.
Outline a foundational Story Blueprint with actionable next steps.
Ideal For:
Teams kicking off a new project, campaign, or annual planning cycle.
Marketing, communications, or fundraising departments seeking to align their messaging.
Leadership groups wanting to define or refresh the organisation's core narrative.
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