Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani

  • I am a Business Storyteller and Business Storytelling Coach.
  • I work closely with organizations and individuals in nurturing the art of business storytelling to achieve their goals in corporate life.
Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani Speaking

Business Storytelling Overview

  • Business Storytelling refers to the use of the story structure for corporate presentations and meetings
  • Business storytelling can be used on various occasions such as for developing marketing narratives, sales calls, customer presentations, persuading and motivating team members
Business Storytelling

Why Business Storytelling Now?

  • Attention span of people is becoming a scarce commodity nowadays
  • Most business communications sessions are dull and boring sessions
  • Leaders find it difficult to engage with the stakeholders
  • Corporate initiatives take more time than planned

What is the solution?

  • Business Storytelling becomes a handy tool to engage with people and get things done
VUCA - Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity

Target Audience

  • Sales and Marketing professionals
  • Account Managers
  • Customer facing delivery teams
  • Program Manager and Project Manager leading teams
  • Heads of departments
Target Audience

Key Takeaways

  • Understand the power of storytelling in business
  • Distinguish between personal storytelling and business storytelling
  • Learn business storytelling techniques
  • Compile your own story file
  • Be aware of the common mistakes in business storytelling
  • Engage and build rapport with stakeholders
Benefits

Business Storytelling Session Contents

  • Why Business Storytelling?
  • Introduction - Essential elements of storytelling
  • Personal Storytelling Vs Business Storytelling
  • Types of Business Stories
  • Stories for Corporate Values
  • Science Behind Storytelling - Arousing 5 Senses
  • Inducing Happy Chemicals
  • Occasions for Business Storytelling
  • Creating a story
  • How to tell stories? - Structure (Context, Conflict, Conclusion)
  • Polishing a story - Power of vivid descriptions and metaphors
  • Do's and Don'ts
  • Business Storytelling with Data
  • Creating Your Own Story File
  • Organizing Stories with Mindmap

Book on "Business Storytelling for Leaders"

  • In today's fast-paced world, industry leaders bear a greater responsibility to engage with their stakeholders. A valuable resource in this context is a book on Business Storytelling.
  • Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani, a corporate trainer, toastmaster and professional speaker, possesses a deep understanding of communication challenges and how they can be effectively addressed through the power of storytelling.
  • In his book, he provides a clear distinction between traditional storytelling and its application in the business context, delving into various essential aspects.
  • With the inclusion of corporate case studies, readers gain valuable insights from multiple perspectives.
Business Storytelling for Leaders Book