The Art of Storytelling

The ability to move an audience through a compelling presentation is an important skill to have for all professionals. However, not all situations, topics or audiences are right for a presentation. In these cases, an approach that is linked to the tradition of storytelling can help move the audience and inspire thinking. This course teaches professionals the art of storytelling for the business world.  

Key Learnings:

Discover how to adopt the mindset of an engaging storyteller.
Understand the strategic value of storytelling—why, when, and how to use it to strengthen workplace connections and influence.
Learn how to craft compelling stories that resonate authentically, fostering deeper engagement with team members and stakeholders.

Key Outcomes:

Participants will walk away with:

A solid grasp of how to bring stories to life using effective structure, pacing, and emphasis to captivate and inspire.
Practical steps for using room dynamics, visual aids, and timing to elevate storytelling impact in professional settings.
A clear path for developing a commanding physical and verbal presence enhances the ability to communicate confidently and with authority.

Leadership Courses

ELEVATING YOUR LEADERSHIP BRAND

Identify your leadership brand and develop an action plan to lead with confidence, inspire trust, and make a lasting impact.

LEADING THROUGH CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS

Learn how to lead through challenging conversations and how to help set the right tone for progress.

Leading through change

Strengthen your team by learning how to manage the process of change, provide vision, and drive action through communication.

LEADING THROUGH COACHING

Learn the fundamentals of effective coaching and how to support continual development one conversation at a time.

LEADING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Enhance your team’s emotional intelligence, improve leadership effectiveness, team productivity, and workplace culture.

LEADING WITH PURPOSE

Empower your team by collaborating on a united purpose, a working alliance, an achievable vision, and an aspirational vision in a coach-guided session designed to produce results. Leading with Purpose is a full-day course.

STRATEGIC 1:1s

Designed for managers, this course offers strategies to transform routine check-ins into meaningful development sessions.

THE EXPERT ADVISOR

Move past the transactional style of a service provider and into the role of a trusted advisor through building skills that boost trust and deepen relationships.

Communication Courses

As per my last email

Learn to write effective, relationship-building emails that drive results and minimize misunderstandings.

Hit The Deck

Master the art of making impactful slide decks and documents that clearly convey data and ideas.

Making Meetings Work For You

Shift your organization’s meeting culture with this course that outlines best-practices to ensure your meetings drive initiatives forward and produce results.

Own The Room

Learn to align your words, voice, and body language to achieve strong executive presence. Own any space you operate in—virtually or in person.

Presenting With Impact

Learn techniques for crafting and delivering engaging presentations with effective structure, compelling visuals, and captivating delivery.

Pull The Thread

Enhance your ability to ask thoughtful questions to dig deeper, fully understand the issue at hand, and engage the people involved for better decision-making.

The Art of Pitching

Learn the fundamentals of building, preparing for, and delivering a solid pitch, as well as how to continue the conversation with your audience.

The Art of Storytelling

Learn about the power of storytelling, how to construct a compelling story, and how this skill can enhance your ability to lead.

Inclusion Courses

CREATING AN ERG WITH VISION

Learn how to transform your Employee Resource Group (ERG) or Affinity Group by elevating them from a social group to a group with vision.

DISRUPTING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS

Learn how to recognize and address bias in the performance review/promotion process, the hiring process, and everyday interactions.

MAKING ALLYSHIP ACTIONABLE

Empower your team with the knowledge and skills needed to support each other and make a more inclusive workplace for everyone.

WORKPLACE WELL-BEING COURSES

BALANCING YOUR ENERGY RESERVES

Learn simple and effective tools to assess and adjust your energy allocation to achieve a better balance, increasing satisfaction and well-being.

MANAGING EMOTIONAL LABOUR AND BURNOUT

Learn how to manage emotional labour, leverage the stress-response system for benefits, and prioritize your well-being.

NAVIGATING LONG-TERM STRESS

Build understanding of what happens when we’re chronically under stress and develop a framework for an individualized approach to self-care.

PROTECT YOUR SLEEP

Gain an in-depth understanding of the physical and mental implications of disrupted sleep, the potential consequences that arise, and effective strategies to address them.

MENTORING PROGRAMS

Mentoring is an essential step towards employee success at all levels. Mentoring programs develop employee skills, help them get promoted, help companies retain top talent, and build a strong culture.

TRADITIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM

This program helps to build mentoring programs within organizations through expert guidance from Cadence leaders on best practices. Additional training support for mentors and mentees is offered in traditional 1:1 Mentoring Programs.

TRADITIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM

For companies launching or growing their Mentor Circles program, Cadence can consult on best practices in setting up a program for success. Additionally, we offer training for circle leads that can be customized to your circle structure.

Custom Courses

Our Custom Courses are created specifically for organizations whose requirements are not met through our core course offerings. Since they are created from the ground up, the process of course content development is collaborative and designed to match your vision.

If you want a custom course and aren’t sure where to start, just drop us a line! We enjoy being in the creative space with clients and building courses is fun, quick and never fails to generate great results.