Business Storytelling Workshop for Teams
Influence Without Slides™
Communicate your ideas with confidence, clarity and connection — no slides required.
about this storytelling workshop for teams
Your ideas and data matter. How you deliver them matters even more.
Cross-functional work depends on shared understanding. But when teams speak different “languages,” even great ideas can get lost.
This 1-day business storytelling workshop helps your corporate team use strategic storytelling to bridge gaps, clarify data and build real influence across roles and functions — without relying on PowerPoint.
15+
years of experience teaching storytelling to Fortune 500s, scaling startups and public institutions.
200+
organizational teams helped — execs, sales, marketing, product, ops, finance, HR and more.
87%
would recommend this business storytelling workshop to their colleagues.
business Storytelling Workshops for teams
Teach your team the skills and tactics to speak business like a human.
This Storytelling Workshop is for…
Cross-functional leaders and team members
Strategy, innovation, and product professionals
HR, communications, or transformation teams
Anyone who presents ideas and needs them to land
In just 1 day, your team will improve how you:
Speak without slides — and still landing the message
Build trust and buy-in across functions
Frame ideas in ways people actually remember
Handle resistance and questions without losing the thread
Show up with authenticity, even under pressure
Designed as a 1 day learning session or woven into a leadership development program or off-site.
(In-person or virtual)
Highly interactive and experiential — practice the concepts and learn as a team, rather than droning on about the frameworks and theory
Apply learning immediately through custom tailoring to your real scenarios — your decks, data, email, roadmaps, or strategic narratives
We customize the session around your team’s actual communication needs — so what you learn sticks.
“This isn't just another training—it's a fundamental shift in how we connect with our clients and stakeholders, so we can drive improved results.”
Chief Operating Officer, Mid-Market Turnaround Consultancy
WHAT your team will walk away with
Build influence in meetings, on calls, and in critical moments — even when you don’t have formal leadership authority.
Frameworks for Structure & Clarity
Learn tailored business storytelling frameworks that help your team organize your data and strategic messaging into clear, concise, and persuasive business stories.
Build Confidence & Authentic Presence
Practice storytelling techniques that will help you communicate with connection, insight and humanity in writing, presentations, and virtual/digital environments.
Improve Alignment & Collaboration
Create shared language, surface shared goals, and build trust across your team, so you’re more aligned in how you communicate your work, insights, and value.
Key Storytelling Workshop Deliverables
A shared storytelling toolkit
Simple, repeatable story structures your team can use in emails, presentations, meetings, or strategy decks — to make complex ideas land.
Improved cross-team communication
A better understanding of how different functions think, and how to speak in ways that get heard — especially when stakes are high.Real practice, not just theory
Live coaching and hands-on exercises using real examples from your business — so you walk out knowing how to use what you learned.Language for alignment
A common vocabulary for telling the “why” behind a project, a pivot, or a vision — helping reduce confusion, misalignment, and rework.More confidence and clarity
Even quieter team members learn how to make their voice heard — with a clear structure and more comfort influencing across roles.
"Jordan's business storytelling workshop challenged our team perfectly.”
Karen Stanton, Chief Marketing Officer, IFF
How YOUR WORKSHOP IS STRUCTURED
Direct, Practical and Action-Oriented Learning for your Team
We tailor our standard workshop spine to your team’s context — through customized examples, exercises and outcomes.
Foundations of Business Storytelling
Learn why storytelling matters in a corporate context —especially for teams working to influence without authority.
Participate in business storytelling exercises that introduce core frameworks experientially and set the table for the insights to come.
The Art & Science of Message Design
Explore how to tailor stories for audiences — from execs to customers to cross-functional peers — by identifying their needs, priorities and values.
Learn to adapt your tone, structure, and emphasis for greater impact across business communications formats — such as presentations, decks, writing, and more.
Real World Application
Use business storytelling tools to improve your real team messaging — like project updates, stakeholder reports, or positioning new ideas
Practice sharing these messages with your team, receiving peer coaching and feedback
Debrief and Tailored Next Steps
Develop a collaborative plan to integrate storytelling into your team’s everyday communication
Leave with the clarity and motivation that your team needs to make change stick.
“Jordan knows his subject matter inside and out, and he communicates it wonderfully.
Workshop Attendee, Canadian Tire Triangle Learning Academy
workshop investment
Options for every team budget.
Base Storytelling Workshop
Get High-Impact Learning
Starts at $12,500
Perfect for corporate functional or crioss-functional teams looking for a powerful, high-impact communication reset.
1 full-day live workshop (in-person) or 3x 3hr learning sessions (virtual)
Initial discovery including comms audit and 1:1 interviews with your team
Tailored agenda — examples, exercises, and outcomes all tailored to you
Post-workshop summary + tools for continued learning
Recommended
Workshop + Follow-Up
Catalyze Long-Term Change
Starts at $15,000
For teams who want to extend the workshop learning experience with follow-up coaching and strategic guidance.
Includes everything in the Base package plus…
2 x 60-minute follow-up virtual sessions (for individuals or teams)
Customized prompts to deepen learning and integrate into daily work
Narrative feedback on crucial team presentations or communications
Full Immersion Package
Narrative Transformation
Starts at $25,000
Best for teams ready to start an in-depth narrative transformation journey with Jordan’s expert guidance.
Includes everything in the previous packages plus…
Detailed narrative assessment of team communications (email, decks, scripts)
Change vision development and high-level implementation programs
2-month Teams/Slack or email access for on-demand support
Satisfaction Guarantee
If your team doesn’t walk away with real, practical improvements in how they communicate — I’ll stay involved at no extra cost until we get it right.
Meet Jordan Bower
Jordan is a masterful narrative consultant, systems change facilitator and creative leadership coach based in Vancouver.
Over the last 15+ years, I have worked with a huge range of organizational clients across just about every org. function.
I’ve work with global multinationals like Johnson & Johnson, Volvo Cars and Rakuten; tech companies like Autodesk, Mozilla and Vimeo; unicorn start-ups; small and medium-sized businesses; non-profits, governments, creatives and thought leaders. I have worked with execs, sales, marketing, ops, finance, product, innovation, HR teams and more.
My vision is intelligent, direct and human. From my home base in Vancouver, I work with incredible clients based around the world.
Great clients across industries.
Jordan Bower has worked with 200+ organizational clients, including Fortune 500 companies, governments, non-profits & innovative startups like:
Frequently Asked Questions
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We work with organizations across industries where influence skills directly impact business outcomes.
Our clients typically include cross-functional product teams needing to build consensus without formal authority; marketing professionals seeking buy-in for strategic initiatives; sales teams advocating for customers internally; executives wanting to inspire genuine commitment rather than compliance; technology specialists driving system adoption; HR professionals implementing culture initiatives; operations teams motivating process improvements; finance departments creating action-driving fiscal narratives; and interdepartmental task forces aligning diverse stakeholders. Our workshops deliver particular value in matrix organizations, companies undergoing transformation, and environments where success depends on collaboration across boundaries rather than traditional command structures.
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In-person, I deliver this workshop throughout North America — and, occasionally, further afield. I have legal permission to work in the US.
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Most communication training focuses on delivery techniques or formulaic structures. Our business storytelling workshop addresses the deeper challenge: how to develop narratives that create meaning and drive change in complex environments. We focus on developing your team’s ability to apply storytelling concepts to your specific business challenges — rather than delivering narrow, formulaic storytelling frameworks.
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We begin with a thorough discovery process that includes stakeholder interviews, analysis of your current communications, and identification of specific challenges and goals. This allows us to tailor every exercise, example, and discussion to your team's actual work. For sales teams, we focus on client-facing narratives; for technical teams, we emphasize translating complexity; for executive teams, we concentrate on vision and alignment. This customization ensures immediate relevance and application.
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Teams consistently report three key outcomes: increased stakeholder engagement, improved ability to drive change initiatives, and enhanced cross-functional collaboration. Participants develop practical skills they can apply immediately while building a foundation for long-term communication excellence.
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Yes. We've designed specialized versions of our workshop for virtual delivery that maintain high engagement and impact. Our virtual workshops utilize collaborative digital tools, breakout sessions, and specially designed activities that create meaningful interaction despite the digital format. Many clients choose a hybrid approach, with initial in-person workshops followed by virtual integration sessions.
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Yes. I personally facilitate all workshops to ensure consistent quality and depth. For enterprise-level engagements that involve multiple workshops, Jordan leads the core program while occasionally bringing in carefully selected and trained associates for supporting components. This ensures the unique blend of emotional intelligence and strategic insight that defines our approach is present in every engagement.
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Post-workshop support varies by package but typically includes implementation guidance materials, follow-up check-in sessions, leadership coaching options, and access to additional resources. Our $25,000 package includes two structured follow-up sessions and 90 days of implementation support. We believe real transformation happens after the workshop, which is why we emphasize sustainable integration into your team's actual work.
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We establish clear success metrics during the discovery phase based on your specific goals. Common measurements include before/after assessments of stakeholder engagement, time-to-decision on key initiatives, team alignment scores, and qualitative feedback from key audiences. Clients typically see measurable improvement in the first 30 days, with significant transformation occurring over 90 days as new approaches are integrated into regular workflows.
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Absolutely. Many clients begin with a single team workshop that demonstrates tangible results, then expand to a broader organizational approach. Our enterprise transformation program is specifically designed to embed new narrative capabilities across departments, creating organizational alignment and consistent stakeholder experiences. We've helped organizations implement storytelling as a core strategic competency that drives innovation, alignment, and external impact.
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