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Application Deadline: September 2nd 2014

Storytelling for Change is a 6 module course that will help you better connect with your audience, whether in a meeting with one person or in a presentation to hundreds of people. The course is 7 weeks long as one of the modules requires two weeks to complete.

Acumen and The Ariel Group have created a hands-on course to help you develop your practical skills as a storyteller. Whether you work in an office, making presentations in the boardroom, as a teacher with 30 to 300 students, interacting with customers, or one-on-one with individuals, using the elements of story bring you closer to your audience.

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What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, you will:

Be confident in using stories, especially personal stories, as a part of your communication toolkit.
Know how to tell stories and use a specific set of storytelling skills so that you connect with the hearts and minds of your audience.
Have developed, rehearsed, and received feedback on one personal story as a replicable model so that you can build a personal ‘library’ or ‘back pocket’ of stories that can be used in different situations.
Be able to use a 5-step process to integrate story into presentations for change, work or many other situations.

You’ll Love This Course If

You make lots of presentations, or you want to get better at them.
You are a teacher, facilitator or instructor.
You think you don’t have any stories (we’ll bring them out of you!).
You want a new way of connecting with people (great for networking!).
You’re interviewing for jobs and want a strong way of presenting yourself.
You want to change your communication style.
You just want to have fun!

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Acumen Storytelling for Change Course

Registration Deadline: May 5 2013

Storytelling for Change is a 4-week course that will help you better connect with your audience, whether in a meeting with one person or in a presentation to hundreds of people. To make this course widely accessible, it is free.

What you’ll Learn

By the end of this 4-module course, you will better be able to:

Tell personal stories that help you to connect with others in order to inspire change
Use a set of specific storytelling skills to tell powerful stories
Understand and demonstrate the four dimensions of The Ariel Group’s Leadership PRESence model in telling stories
Appreciate the importance of how you present yourself and connect with others (i.e. your “presence”) in leading change initiatives

How the Course Works:

There are no in-person teachers or facilitators for this course. You will work through the course with a group of classmates we call your “lab group”. You must find your lab group before you sign up for the course.

Course content will consist of readings, online videos and discussions/activities. Each week, you will receive an email with the materials for the upcoming lab. The materials will consist of two things:

Lab prep (1-2 hours): To be completed before your lab group meets
Lab guide (typically 2 hours): To be completed together with the rest of your lab group when you meet. Upon completing each lab, the lab group leader for the week will be asked to fill out a simple feedback form to share the group’s progress.

Each week you will also be encouraged to practice your new storytelling skills and make sure you are able to transfer your knowledge into action.

Registration Info

Registration Deadline: May 5, 2013
Start Date: May 11, 2013
End Date: June 14, 2013

Find a Group

You must register with a minimum of 2 people.

Find an existing group or start a new one in your city!

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More questions?

Please contact Jo-Ann Tan at [email protected].

Register for the Acumen Storytelling for Change Course : Free.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll Love This Course If

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