Perform confidently like on “Shark Tank”
Are you giving a keynote speech in front of 500 people or a presentation at a trade fair? Are you giving a specialist presentation at a congress? Are you presenting to the management (CEO, executives)? Do you have a sales meeting with customers?
We've got some great tips for you on personal branding, including rhetoric, body language, and presentation skills for both live and online events. Let's dive in!
A storytelling workshop for anyone who wants to present with confidence
Strong message, rhetoric and story
You need a central theme and an exciting storyline to convince your audience. We will help you create these and give you various rhetorical tips.
Strengthen self-confidence
Speaking on stage without fear? We'll show you how to appear authentic and self-confident.
Blunders, stage fright and stumbling blocks
How do you deal with unexpected questions, negative feedback and blackouts? Do you have time under control? We'll show you how to master stressful situations calmly.
Presentation techniques & performance skills
What do you do with your hands? Standing or sitting? How do you use your facial expressions and voice? We will train your body language on stage with you.
Interaction with the audience
We'll show you how to find the right way to interact with the audience and win them over.
Visual storytelling & (PowerPoint) presentation
We will give you tips on how to interact with PowerPoint and how to use other techniques (illustrations, flipchart, objects, scetchnote).
As an entrepreneur, he has already founded and successfully built up several companies. Stefan has prepared over 150 tech start-ups for their pitch presentations. He has trained hundreds of marketing and PR professionals in storytelling for W&V and the Akademie der Deutschen Medien.
During his time at ProSiebenSat1, Stefan worked in front of and behind the camera. Stefan is also a frequent speaker himself.
He has also supported numerous SMEs and well-known companies such as Telekom, Siemens, Migros, BMW, TCS, ZKB and many others in in-house workshops and consulting mandates.
The workshop: concentrated knowledge in one day
In the morning you will learn the basics:
- Target group - who are you presenting to?
- Message, storytelling, structure, methods (hero's journey & design thinking)
- Performance skills: body language, rhetoric, voice and facial expressions
- Dealing with fear and stage fright (performing without fear)
- Visualizing the message (PowerPoint and other stylistic devices)
- Preparation and dealing with stressful situations (preparing worst-case scenarios)
In the afternoon we go into the lions' den. Fun and a high learning effect are guaranteed.
- You prepare your presentation (with the help of the StoryUp canvas)
- Performance in front of the whole team
- body language, facial expressions, gestures, words, presentation technique
- Confidence and interaction with the audience.
We put the theory from the morning into practice and also learn from the others.
Testimonials
Experience from TV, radio and as a speaker
Stefan has gained a lot of experience as a journalist (radio, ProSiebenSat1), coach and founder of various companies behind and in front of the camera, but also as a speaker on stage. He shares this know-how with you.
- Explaining complex topics simply
- Rhetorical fine-tuning
- "Sendung mit der Maus" for adults
- Learning from Steve Jobs & Co.
- Storytelling best practice & examples
- Convincing with speech
- Dealing with notes on stage
- Storytelling & TED Talk
What our customers say about us
Stefan worked closely with our B2B marketing team for three years as a content marketing and storytelling coach. The feedback from the team was extremely positive. Stefan showed us new ways of doing “customer-centric storytelling” and worked with the team in a trusting and very practical way in his workshops and one-on-one coaching sessions. We are very grateful for his input.
Head of Marketing-Strategie & Analytics, Deutsche Telekom Business Solutions
My-oh-my what a fantastic workshop with Stefan! We invited members of our commercial team from both Switzerland and US to attend the training; a great mix of people who were more than happy to get stuck in. Stefan started the workshop off by giving us an intro into what effective storytelling looks like and his journey in the industry. We had to work on two exercises over the course of the day. The magic really came from the feedback that was shared, between peers, from Senior Leaders and of course, Stefan. We all learnt such a lot and will certainly be offering this training to folks across the org. Thank you, Stefan!
People & Culture Business Partner Verity
"Stefan Huber's storytelling workshops have been a great benefit to the startups in our program, and we are proud to offer Stefan's coaching services to them."
CEO Innosuisse
"Our storytelling workshop with StoryUp was a complete success. We have been given several tools that we can use in our daily work. It's great to see how quickly the team has tried it out and the positive feedback they've already received."
Head of Price Promotion Management, Migros
"Founders are heroes. They have to tell their personal story and their business model succinctly, and usually sell it. Always and everywhere. Because everyone writes their own startup story. Stefan is a true storyteller. He gives people and organizations the tools to build their successful future.
Managing Director IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen AG
«We recently got the chance to organize a workshop with StoryUp to optimize the pitching skills of our group. Stefan and David’s expertise has left a very positive impression on us, as they shared tips and best practices on how to use storytelling so that the key messages in a presentation shine through. Additionally, we found the material they provided, especially the pitch canvas, extremely useful to structure future pitches and presentations.”
R&D Engineer, Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG