Storytelling for speakers

Transform Information Into Experiences People Remember

What if your presentations didn't just inform but moved people? When you weave narrative into your speaking, listeners lean forward, connect emotionally, and carry your message long after you've finished.

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What This Program Brings You

This six-week program teaches you to harness the natural power of story in your professional presentations. You'll discover how to find narratives within your expertise, structure them for maximum impact, and deliver them in ways that create genuine connection with your audience.

Rather than adding superficial anecdotes, you'll learn to integrate storytelling principles throughout your content. The result is speaking that feels more authentic, memorable, and persuasive—without coming across as manipulative or overly theatrical.

Emotional Transformation

  • Confidence in creating emotional resonance with audiences
  • Comfort sharing personal experiences professionally
  • Joy in watching audiences truly engage with your content
  • Satisfaction knowing your message will be remembered

Practical Capabilities

  • Skills to mine your experience for relevant stories
  • Techniques for structuring narratives effectively
  • Methods for connecting stories to business contexts
  • Ability to use visual storytelling elements

When Facts Alone Don't Connect

You've delivered presentations filled with valuable information, well-organized data, and logical arguments. Yet something feels missing. Audiences nod politely but seem to drift. They don't ask questions afterward, and you sense your carefully prepared content slides out of their memory almost as quickly as you shared it.

Perhaps you've watched other speakers hold attention effortlessly with personal anecdotes or compelling narratives, wondering how they make it seem so natural. When you try to add stories to your own presentations, they feel forced or disconnected from your main points.

The challenge isn't your expertise or your preparation. It's that human beings are wired to receive information through narrative. Facts inform, but stories persuade and stick. Without narrative elements, even the most important content struggles to create lasting impact.

You have experiences and insights worth sharing in ways that move people. What you need is the framework to transform information into narrative that resonates and endures.

Our Narrative Development Approach

This program teaches you to think like a storyteller while maintaining your professional credibility. You'll learn classical narrative structures that humans have responded to for thousands of years, then practice adapting them to business and professional contexts.

We start by helping you identify stories already present in your experience—moments of challenge, discovery, transformation, or insight that illustrate the points you want to make. Then we teach you to shape these raw materials into compelling narratives with clear emotional arcs.

You'll understand how to balance story elements with informational content, when to use personal versus third-party narratives, and how to adjust your storytelling approach for different audience types and presentation goals.

The curriculum includes visual storytelling principles, so you learn to support your narratives with imagery and design elements that enhance rather than distract. By program completion, you'll have a toolkit of story-driven presentation techniques that feel authentic to your communication style.

Core Story Elements You'll Master

Story Structure

Learn proven narrative frameworks that guide audiences through emotional journeys

Emotional Arc

Create authentic emotional resonance that connects professionally without manipulation

Personal Mining

Discover compelling narratives within your own professional journey and expertise

How the Program Unfolds

Each workshop session combines instruction with hands-on practice. You'll learn storytelling principles, then immediately apply them to your own content. This active approach helps you develop practical skills rather than just theoretical knowledge.

Because this program assumes basic speaking comfort, we can focus specifically on narrative development without spending time on fundamental presentation skills. You'll work with fellow participants who already understand how to deliver content, allowing for more sophisticated collaboration.

Instructors provide detailed feedback on your story construction, helping you understand which narrative choices strengthen your message and which might distract. You'll also learn to recognize effective storytelling in others' work, sharpening your ability to craft your own narratives.

Weeks 1-2: Story Foundation

Understanding narrative structure, identifying stories within your experience, and learning to shape raw experiences into compelling narratives. You'll practice extracting story elements from professional situations.

Weeks 3-4: Emotional Connection

Developing emotional arcs that resonate with business audiences, connecting personal narratives to professional contexts, and balancing vulnerability with credibility in your storytelling approach.

Weeks 5-6: Integration and Delivery

Combining narrative with data and analysis, using visual storytelling techniques, and delivering complete story-driven presentations. Final projects demonstrate your ability to craft and present compelling narratives professionally.

Program Investment

¥88,000
Complete 6-week program

What's Included

Six intensive storytelling workshops with expert guidance
Story crafting exercises and narrative development assignments
Detailed feedback on your narrative construction
Story structure templates and frameworks
Video recording of your story-driven presentations
Visual storytelling techniques and resources

This investment develops a capability that enhances every presentation you give afterward. Storytelling skills transfer across contexts—whether you're pitching ideas, training teams, speaking at conferences, or simply explaining complex concepts to colleagues.

Consider how much more effective your communication becomes when people not only understand your message but feel connected to it. The ability to create that connection through narrative is a professional asset that compounds in value over time.

Understanding Your Development Journey

The storytelling approach we teach is grounded in narrative theory and communication research. These aren't tricks or gimmicks—they're fundamental principles of how humans process and remember information through story.

Your progress happens through active practice and refinement. You craft stories, receive feedback, adjust your approach, and craft again. This iterative process helps you develop instincts for narrative construction that become second nature with repetition.

Early Program Changes

  • Recognizing story opportunities in your professional experience
  • Understanding basic narrative structure and arc
  • Increased awareness of storytelling in others' presentations

Developing Capabilities

  • Crafting emotionally resonant narratives that maintain professionalism
  • Seamlessly integrating story with data and analysis
  • Natural comfort with narrative-driven presentation style

Realistic Expectations

Some participants notice their presentations feeling more engaging after just a few weeks as they begin incorporating basic narrative elements. Others take longer to find their storytelling voice, particularly if they're naturally more analytical in their thinking.

By program completion, you'll have a framework for story development and multiple examples of your own story-driven presentations. The skills continue to strengthen as you apply them in various professional contexts, adapting your narrative approach to different audiences and objectives.

Our Commitment to Your Growth

Developing storytelling abilities requires vulnerability and practice. You're sharing personal experiences and crafting narratives that might feel unfamiliar at first. We recognize this and create an environment where experimentation is encouraged.

While your storytelling development depends on your engagement and willingness to practice, we commit to providing expert instruction, constructive feedback, and a supportive space for your narrative exploration.

What You Can Count On

Experienced Storytelling Guidance

Instructors with extensive narrative development and presentation experience

Detailed Narrative Feedback

Specific guidance on story structure, emotional arc, and business context integration

Safe Practice Environment

A respectful space for trying new narrative approaches without judgment

Complete Curriculum Delivery

All six workshops covering the full range of storytelling techniques

If the program isn't meeting these standards, we want to address your concerns directly and make adjustments where possible.

Your narrative development is important to us, and we're committed to supporting your journey.

Beginning Your Storytelling Journey

Starting this program is straightforward. Because storytelling builds on existing presentation skills, we recommend participants have some comfort with basic speaking before joining this course.

1

Contact Us

Reach out through the form below or call directly. Let us know about your current speaking experience and what you hope to achieve through storytelling development.

2

Brief Consultation

We'll have a conversation about your presentation experience, storytelling goals, and whether this program aligns with where you are in your speaking development. If you're newer to speaking, we might recommend starting with foundations first.

3

Enrollment Process

Once we confirm this program suits your needs, we'll complete enrollment and send pre-program materials. These include initial story mining exercises to help you arrive prepared for your first workshop.

4

Start Crafting Stories

Your first workshop introduces narrative fundamentals and begins the process of identifying stories within your experience. From there, you'll build storytelling capabilities week by week.

Next session begins: Mid-December 2025

Small group size ensures personalized attention to your narrative development

Ready to Transform Your Presentations Through Story?

Let's explore how storytelling can enhance your speaking effectiveness. Connect with us to discuss your narrative development goals and learn about upcoming sessions.

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Have questions about the program? Call us at +81 80-0600-5155

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