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“Stories constitute the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal.”
- Dr. Howard Gardner
Customised training programs for organizations
Consulting, Analytics and Data Science
You are from the data-heavy world of Consulting, Analytics, Research or Data-Science. Presentations are your bread-and-butter and you can put together a 30-slide deck in your sleep.
But your presentations lack the zing that clients have increasingly come to expect. Also, often clients find your slides too complex or ‘busy’. They complain, “Don’t give us all the data, just tell us the story”.
Or it could be that you have junior to mid-level consultants who struggle to extract a coherent story from the analysis. Their slides tend to be too data-heavy and lack a clear narrative. This leaves you with an inordinate amount of presentation ‘cleaning up’ to do.
Things don’t have to be this way. Using simple but powerful storytelling frameworks, you can learn to create clear, visual narratives that movie clients to action.
Reach out to me to explore the ‘Data Storytelling for Consulting and Analytics’ workshop options.
Your firm – and your clients – deserve a better story.
“Ravi knows the science behind the story. His is a simple repeatable and scalable approach that brings real results.” – Kevin Ignatius, KPMG Management Consulting
Finance/Business Reviews
You are a part of the leadership team in a large organisation. Every month, your team members from across divisions and functions – Business Heads, Finance, HR – meet for a time-honoured ritual: The Business Review presentation.
You do not particularly look forward to these sessions. The slides are filled to the gills with data. You squint your eyes to read the table in font-size 8. And you struggle to understand what is actually happening with the business, even as the presenter drones on in excruciating detail.
“I would suffer a heartburn each time I saw the presentations prepared by my colleagues” – CEO of an India-based travel company (who was a client).
Or perhaps – you are one of the presenters. You wonder why the audience is unable to ‘get’ your story. After all, you have covered all the information that they asked for. Under the 5-slide limit. (So what if you had to use font-size 8 on most of the tables).
Ladies and gentlemen, your organisation been subjected to ‘Death by PowerPoint’.
But things don’t have to be so ineffective. You can learn to create and present narrative-driven visual presentations that tell a clear, accurate and engaging story of the business. Presentations that result in better discussions during review meetings. And more importantly, better decisions.
Reach out to me to explore an actionable workshop for your team on ‘Data Storytelling for Leadership Reviews’.
Super-charge your next review meeting with the power of storytelling.
“Ravi’s name was suggested by our Training Head for training about 30 of our Managers. I was to attend only a couple of hours but the session was so outstanding that I spent the whole day getting into the concepts of telling a story with data and then practicing them with the team! He made it so simple that each of the team thought they could present as well as the folks from McKinsey. Ravi broke down the art of presenting into some very basic and easy to understand/implement steps.” – Sandeep Batra, CFO, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
Technology
You head a large technology team in a leading corporate. Your team builds powerful products and features. Features which significantly improve the lives of users.
But you struggle to tell the story of your work. Your presentations tend to be filled with technical jargon, the slides are busy, and the audience is left underwhelmed.
Things don’t need to be this way, however. Even with technically dense content, it is possible to tell a story that is clear, evocative and compelling.
Reach out to me to explore the ‘Business Storytelling for Technology’ workshop.
Your stellar work deserves a stellar story.
“Ravi is a masterful artist and practitioner of story telling. The deep rigour, ability to connect the dots, multi-disciplinary approach make him a complete one at it. If you need a guide, mentor or an advisor in your professional lives and businesses, on this ancient yet rare discipline, look no further.” – GovindaRaj Avasarala, Head Enterprise Marketing, Vodafone Business
Other functions
You are a leader in a critical function in a leading organisation – it could be Sales, Marketing, Operations or HR. You need to be making frequent presentations to key internal and external stakeholders. And you’ve been doing it for several years now.
But you are unable to bring the right amount of clarity, engagement and persuasiveness to your communication.
Make an impact in your high-stakes presentations. Reach out to me to explore the Data Storytelling or Business Storytelling course, which would be customised to your requirement.
“Ravi is truly a strong enabling partner for the organisation. He can work with you basis your requirements, customize and invest significantly to make the participant time worthwhile and full of learning.” – Harsh Israni, AVP, Encore Capital Group
Storytelling for Leaders
Advanced Storytelling for Leaders
You lead large teams, and bring in great results. And you have no issues in expressing your work with clarity.
But in today’s age of dwindling attention spans, you wish to make a lasting impression on your senior stakeholders in the brief moments you get with them.
You can make your ideas stick in the minds of your senior audiences by applying the relevant storytelling techniques.
By using principles such as novelty, curiosity, familiarity and ethos, you can get your audiences to lean ahead in their seats when listening to you and remember your key ideas for when they matter.
Reach out to me to explore Advanced Storytelling programs to enhance your leadership storytelling skills.
“I have had Ravi to come to my organization more than once for Business Storytelling. Highest recommendation from my side. We have highly benefited from his structured and creative workshop!” – Sr HR Leader, Amdocs
Online Courses for Individual Learners
Online Course
High-stakes communication matters. Storytelling Techniques can help you win.
If you’d like to go from comments like these:
- “You have no head or tail in presentation”
- “Can you please get to the point?!”
- “Too much complicated data, there’s no story here!”
To comments like these:
- “Well thought through, insightful, action items clearly defined”
- “Simple and engaging. To the point!”
- “This is exactly what I wanted to see. As head of the business I feel proud of such a presentation !”
…you need to learn ‘Effective Storytelling with Data‘.
Explore the e-Course site for all details about the self-paced e-Course.
“Five weeks of exclusive training in Data Story Telling by Ravishankar Iyer has changed my perspective on data presentations. Doesn’t seem boring and difficult anymore 🙂 . It was one of the best virtual trainings I have experienced so far, and a big thank you to Ravi, to make it so interactive and exciting”. – Akhila Ali, Lead Executive – HR, Seneca Global
Keynotes for Large Audiences
Keynotes
Would you like to energise a large audience at a conference or industry talk? Enthrall them with the power of stories? Educate and leave them with actionable takeaways?
Then you can reach out to me for organising a short, memorable keynote on the magic of storytelling.
Check out this video series for a demo.
Testimonials
Hear what clients say!
Kevin Ignatius
KPMG Management ConsultingCEO
YourNest Angel FundParticipant
Leading Analytics FirmAshwin Naik
Serial Entrepreneur, TEDx Pune LeaderSenior HR Rep
InterGlobe Air TransportSenior HR Leader
AmdocsVineet Jain
CFO, Medtronic India and COE Pricing, Asia-PacificSubscribe to the Newsletter
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