Teams and Groups

Workshops

  • Shift the Narrative - Teams

    Rewrite the Script

    Unlock the power of storytelling with Penny's Shift the Narrative workshop.

    It's for teams and organisations looking to refine their messaging and create a ripple effect throughout their organisation and community. It gets teams working better together, drawing out their knowledge and experience to create messages that really land.

    Using Penny's five-module approach, she helps teams identify the unhelpful narratives, then guides the group as they reauthor new ones that break down barriers and bust the myths!

    The entire process helps team members to see their own value and share it through their unique stories that work individually and collectively. Participants leave with the skills to find, craft, and share stories that make the key messages resonate.

    You can expect:

    Strategic Alignment: Ensures all communication efforts - from conversations to formal messaging -align with the organisation's mission and objectives, resulting in effective messaging across all levels.

    Organisational Cohesion: Reconnects teams with their work and purpose by drawing out their experiences, expertise and stories, creating a unified, collaborative environment that drives success.

    Collaborative Communication Strategy: Engages your team in the communication process, ensuring their input is valued, leading to stronger buy-in and sharing within their networks.

    Distributes Visibility and Voice: Encourages participants to share their voices, ensuring the value of diverse contributions is recognised and celebrated both internally and externally.

    What you get:

    🔸 Diagnostic

    🔸 Delivery: 5 x 2hr online sessions OR Full day face-to-face.

    🔸 Modules:

    Get Curious: Learn the power of starting with questions

    Get Connected: Understand the myths and barriers

    Get Clear: Create the key messages

    Get Concrete: Create a playlist of authentic stories.

    Get Conversational: Prepare to share stories with influence.

    🔸 2hr sharing workshop

    🔸 Repository of worksheets, tools and resources.

    Want the full story? Great, let's chat.

  • The Art of Influence - Executive Leaders

    Make each Interaction Count.

    Designed for busy executive leaders, these 90-minute masterclasses turn demand into influence, in both internal and external contexts. You'll gain practical tools and insights to sharpen your communication skills and amplify your impact as a leader

    Penny unpacks key frameworks that will change the way you approach communication, helping you get the right information, secure strong buy-in, avoid rework, and boost retention. You’ll learn how to create common ground and share messages that resonate and stick.

    Not only will you level-up your communication skills, but you can expect to drive engagement and productivity by making your team feel seen, heard, and valued. These masterclasses will help you align your team, build trust, and share stories that leave a lasting impact.

    Strengthens Decision-Making: Gives leaders the tools to ask the right questions, leading to clearer, more informed decisions that align with organisational goals.

    Drives Influence and Buy-In: Helps executive leaders communicate in ways that build trust and secure strong buy-in from key stakeholders, reducing resistance and improving execution.

    Reduces Rework and Miscommunication: Ensures clear, strategic messaging that prevents misunderstandings, avoids costly rework, and keeps initiatives on track.

    Elevates Leadership Presence: Expect to communicate with conviction and clarity, increasing visibility and positioning executive leaders as trusted voices within the organisation.

    Improves Retention and Engagement: Develops communication techniques that make employees feel valued and understood, leading to increased engagement and higher retention rates.

    This series includes:

    🔸 Diagnostic

    🔸 5 x 90-minute sessions:

    Get Curious: Become a strategic question-asker.

    Get Congruent: Learn to love what makes you trusted and authentic.

    Get Clear: Craft clear, impactful messages.

    Get Concrete: Tell compelling stories.

    Get Conversational: Lead influential conversations.

    🔸 90 min sharing session

    🔸 Repository of reusable worksheets, tools and resources

    Got questions? Great, Let’s chat.

  • Broadcast Ready - Subject Matter Experts

    Make the Most of the Media Without Regret. Ever!

    Broadcast Ready is an in-house group program for leaders and subject matter experts who need practice turning their expertise into standout media interviews. Penny brings your team together to develop a common approach to media engagement.

    This program takes the fear and risk out of contributing to public conversations as they learn from a media professional who will help them create clear messages, feel comfortable with questions and look confident on camera.

    Participants will learn behind-the-scenes knowledge as they are guided through practical tools and techniques to use before, during and after media interviews.

    Ready to create a team of media ninjas? You can expect:

    Media Confidence: Gain the skills to handle media interviews with ease, transforming potentially stressful moments into opportunities to shine.

    Clear and Consistent Messaging: Learn how to craft and deliver concise, impactful messages that resonate with your audience, ensuring your team presents a unified approach to media engagement.

    Practical, Hands-On Experience: Participate in mock interviews and receive real-time feedback, refining your on-camera presence and interview techniques.

    Minimise Risk, Maximise Impact: Navigate tough questions, avoid common pitfalls, and stay in control of your message to reduce risk and increase your media effectiveness.

    What you get:

    🔸 Pre-order copy of Penny's upcoming book - Master the Mic

    🔸 Pre-work resources: 10-part podcast and article series - Be a Better Guest

    🔸 Full-day face-to-face workshop

    🔸 Key Messages document capturing the work from the day

    🔸 Repository of reusable templates and worksheets

    🔸 30 min one-on-one's including mock interviews and industry-standard airchecks

    Want the full story? Let’s chat.

  • "Penny's storytelling workshop has revolutionised our team collaboration and the way we describe the impact of our work. She masterfully imparted a simple, evidence-based process that helped us unearth key messages resonating with our audiences. Learning to find, store, and share impactful stories has been a true game-changer, leading to a remarkable transformation within our organization. Since adopting these strategies, our stories are not just making waves in the media but are also being echoed in the community and acknowledged by policymakers and politicians! Our team members now seamlessly integrate storytelling into their day-to-day roles, fostering a profound appreciation for the impact of their work. If your team is ready to harness the transformative power of storytelling for recognition and change, I wholeheartedly endorse this program!”

    Shirleyann Varney, CEO, Volunteering Tasmania

  • "Penny has a gift! Most engaging workshop in a long time actually, the best ever."

    Participant - Shift the Narrative

  • “I’ve loved working with Penny over the years. Penny has improved my public speaking and communication style by clarifying my 'Why'; my unique purpose for connection. Her passion and enthusiasm have been a real force in helping me to explore and grow as a leader. She shares her knowledge with joy and humour and brings such a refreshing lightness to learning”.

    Jennifer Smith, CEO, Residential Tenancies Authority Queensland.

  • "Penny was personable, engaging, considerate and fun. A masterclass in both storytelling and exceptional online facilitation. I'm feeling inspired and empowered.”

    Ali Graham, Community Dietitian

  • “The art and science of influential storytelling workshop delivered by Penny was extremely practical and engaging.  Penny is a fabulous presenter and certainly knew her subject matter!” 

    Mel Blake, Volunteering Tasmania