Corporate Training · Business Storytelling & Communication

Help your people move from sharing information to inspiring action.

Experiential workshops that teach your teams to present, persuade, lead and communicate with clarity — built around your people, your business and the outcomes you need.

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Dr. Sheettal Rayathatha facilitating a corporate storytelling workshop
22+ yearsin education, training & professional learning
22+Years of training experience
4Published books
PhD (Hons)Psychologist & NLP Master Practitioner
Half / Full DayCustomised workshop formats

Workshops delivered for teams at

Why business storytelling

Your teams have the information.
Do they have the story?

Slides full of data rarely move people. A well-built story creates clarity, connection and influence — so ideas get understood, remembered and acted on. Storytelling here is a business communication skill, not entertainment.

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Presentations

A clear narrative instead of a sequence of information-heavy slides.

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Leadership

Communicating vision, purpose, values and organisational change.

3

Influence

Making recommendations, proposals and ideas relevant and compelling.

4

Sales

Connecting customer problems, solutions and value through narrative.

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Technical communication

Making complex concepts accessible without losing substance.

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Everyday workplace communication

Creating context, shared understanding and engagement across teams.

The workshop

What your teams will work on

Practical, interactive and business-oriented: storytelling frameworks, real case studies, guided practice, peer feedback and reflection — applied to your participants' actual work.

  1. Why storytelling works in business

    Attention, meaning, memory and the role of narrative in professional communication.

  2. Finding the story in business

    Turning customer experiences, projects, challenges, data and change into purposeful stories.

  3. Story structures & frameworks

    Different narrative structures — and when to use each, based on audience and purpose.

  4. Storytelling for presentations

    Strong openings, clear narrative flow, relevant examples and purposeful conclusions.

  5. Influence, sales & leadership

    Stories that persuade, communicate vision, support recommendations and connect with stakeholders.

  6. Storytelling with data & complex ideas

    Making technical and data-heavy information easier to understand and remember.

  7. Crafting & delivering the business story

    Message design, language, voice, presence, practice and feedback.

After the workshop, participants can

  • Use storytelling purposefully in professional communication
  • Find stories that support a clear business message
  • Choose the right framework for each audience and purpose
  • Structure presentations and messages for clarity and engagement
  • Explain complex ideas, data and technical information simply
  • Use narrative to influence, persuade, lead and communicate change
  • Deliver a concise, purposeful business story with confidence
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Storytelling & reflective wellbeing

The human-centred side of narrative — storytelling for personal reflection and wellbeing.

How we work together

Designed for your organisation — never one-size-fits-all

Before the workshop, the design is aligned with you: participant profile, group size, business context, communication challenges, objectives and available time. Frameworks, cases and exercises are then selected to reflect your team's real work.

1. Discover

Understand your organisation's needs, audience and desired outcomes.

2. Design

Customise the frameworks, case studies and activities for your context.

3. Deliver

An interactive, practice-oriented workshop — participants build and tell their own business stories.

4. Apply

Translate the techniques directly into everyday workplace communication.

Half-day workshop

A focused introduction to business storytelling with frameworks and hands-on practice.

Full-day workshop

Greater depth, more experiential practice and individual feedback on each participant's story.

More corporate programmes

Training across communication, soft skills & life skills

Alongside Business Storytelling, Dr. Sheettal designs and delivers programmes for teams and leaders in:

Art of CommunicationPresentation SkillsSoft SkillsLife SkillsLeadership DevelopmentSales StorytellingTeam BuildingConflict ResolutionChange ManagementEmotional IntelligenceWorkplace WellbeingPOSH Awareness Training

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Dr. Sheettal Rayathatha
Your facilitator

Dr. Sheettal Rayathatha

Psychologist (PhD Hons) · Communication Strategist · Business Storytelling Coach · Educator

Dr. Sheettal brings over 22 years of experience across education, corporate training and professional learning in India. Her journey began with storytelling and has grown into a practice that blends storytelling, communication, psychology, emotional intelligence and practical learning design.

She is part of the Planning Committee of the Chennai Storytelling Festival (since 2023), coached college students in storytelling under a Government project in Chennai (2023–24), and is the author of four books: Healing through the Art of Storytelling, Confident Mind: Unleashing Your Potential, The Hormonal Alchemist: Finding Harmony Through Menopause and I'll Be There: Some Promises Are Never Spoken.

"A business story is not told for its own sake; it is designed to create clarity, connection and action."

Credentials

  • M.A. Psychology
  • PhD (Hons) in Psychology
  • NLP Master Practitioner & Coach
  • TEFL / TESOL Certified
  • B.Ed. (English)
  • Certified Game Facilitator
  • Certified POSH Trainer

Recognition

  • Best Psychologist of India 2024
  • Outstanding Educator, SIWAA 2024
  • 100 Influential Femmes — Foxstory India, 2024
  • 50 Faces Women Leaders — Glantor X
Questions

Before you get in touch

Can the workshop be customised for our team?

Yes — every workshop is designed around your participants, business context and goals. Frameworks, case studies and practice exercises are chosen to reflect your team's actual work.

Which teams is this right for?

Anyone who needs to explain, present or persuade: leaders and managers, sales and client-facing teams, technical and data teams who need to communicate complex ideas, and new managers stepping into leadership.

How long is the workshop?

It can run as a half-day or full-day session, with depth and practice time adjusted to your objectives.

Is it a lecture?

No. It is experiential: participants analyse real business cases, craft their own stories, deliver them and receive feedback from peers and the facilitator.

What happens after I request a proposal?

Dr. Sheettal will contact you to understand your team and objectives, then share a customised workshop outline and proposal.

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