Story Driven Programs

In these custom tailored sessions, I incorporate storytelling and acting techniques to address your current needs and challenges. We will explore ways to build meaningful connections to your message and then polish your delivery.

Programs can be delivered one-on-one or to small or large groups. Sessions are scheduled based on your availability and can be done in-person or virtually. Coaching is also available on an ongoing, as needed basis.

Essentials of Public Speaking

This package is perfect for beginners and those looking to build foundational skills in public speaking. It focuses on storytelling techniques, how to boost confidence and clarity by connecting with your message, and basic audience engagement strategies.

Key Focus Areas:

Storytelling Basics: Basic techniques for crafting and incorporating relevant stories to make your presentation memorable.

Connecting to Your Message: Strategies for aligning your personal values and experiences with the core message of your presentation.

Persuasion Fundamentals: Introduction to persuasion techniques such as the use of evidence, logical arguments, and emotional appeal.

Engaging the Audience: Tips for keeping your audience interested by maintaining eye contact, using body language, and effective vocal delivery.

Ideal for:

  • Small group presentations

  • Beginners, students, or professionals preparing for small presentations or team meetings.

  • Internal company presentations, team huddles, or casual talks.

Includes:

  • 4 coaching sessions

  • Personalized feedback and notes

  • Homework assignments to practice techniques

Pricing:

  • One-on-one: $750

  • Teams of 5-10: Please call for rates.

Advanced Presentation Skills

This package is designed for more experienced speakers looking to enhance their skills for larger audiences and high-stakes presentations. It focuses on advanced storytelling, deeper audience engagement, and powerful persuasion techniques. strong leadership presence and delivery.

Key Focus Areas:

Advanced Storytelling

  • Advanced storytelling structures and techniques

  • Using metaphor and imagery to enhance stories

  • Structuring more complex narratives

  • Incorporating anecdotes, humor and emotional appeal

  • Crafting a compelling personal narrative that reinforces your main points

Connecting on a Deeper Level

  • Techniques to personalize and internalize your message

  • Building a stronger emotional connection

  • Enhancing authenticity and relatability

  • Developing a strong personal brand and aligning it with your message

  • Techniques for aligning personal and audience values

Persuasive Communication

  • Advanced persuasive techniques such as emotional appeals, logical arguments, and rhetorical devices

  • Overcoming objections and counterarguments

  • Techniques for influencing decisions

  • Crafting calls to action

Deeper Audience Engagement

  • Deeper dive into keeping your audience interested by maintaining eye contact, using body language, and effective vocal delivery

  • Reading and responding to audience cues

  • Advanced strategies to involve the audience like Q&A sessions, live polls, and group activities

  • Using the environment to your advantage

  • Handling questions and feedback effectively

Ideal For:

  • Keynote speakers

  • Entrepreneurs preparing for pitch presentations to raise funding

  • Professionals preparing for business cases, workshops, or larger meetings

  • Conferences, seminars, or panel discussions

Includes:

  • 8 coaching sessions

  • In-depth, personalized feedback

  • Homework assignments to practice techniques

  • Video recording and analysis of speeches

Pricing:

  • One-on-one: $1,850

  • Teams of 5-10: Please call for rates.

Team Optimization

Story Driven Coaching is also great for teams. Using improvisation and storytelling techniques, we develop and reinforce essential communication skills that will allow your team to become more cohesive, productive and inspiring. It will transform how they work as a team and help set your company apart from other company cultures.

Key Focus Areas:

Helping your leadership group, workplace teams or customer facing employees build trust with one another, strengthen their communication skills, and find confidence delivering their message to any stakeholder, employee or customer.

Communication & Collaboration: Team members share personal or professional stories to foster deeper connections and improve their communication skills. There are also structured conversations around communication styles, conflict resolution, and collaboration strategies to help teams work more effectively.

Leadership: Participants engage in simulations that test leadership skills, decision-making, and team coordination under pressure. These activities are especially useful for leadership teams or developing future leaders.

Conflict Resolution: Teams practice resolving conflicts through guided role-playing scenarios, helping them navigate disagreements more effectively in the workplace.

Team Dynamic: Participants engage in improvisation exercises to build trust, creativity, and adaptability. These activities can also improve communication and quick thinking under pressure.

Ideal For:

  • Leadership

  • Distributed workforces (Hospitality)

  • Customer Service

  • Sales Teams

Workshop Types:

  • 75-minute

  • Half-day

  • Full day

Pricing:

  • Based on group size and length of workshop.

  • Please call for rates.