Thinking about your startup or already have an idea?
Join us for an immersive three-day event where you’ll gain invaluable insights into effective communication, storytelling, and pitching, curated by renowned professor Jeff Cabili, Course Instructor at Stanford Continuing Studies. Jeff teaches Effective Nonverbal Communication, Storytelling & the Art of Pitching (Pitch Polishing + Slide Deck Polishing) and helps startups polish their 5-minute pitches to increase their chances of raising money from Venture Capitalists.
The event co-organizer is the Ukrainian Startup Fund.
Event Highlights:
Day 1
Where: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Time: 11:00 – 17:00
Nonverbal Communication: The Power of Body Language and Voice (2h)
How do you deliver a presentation or a short pitch in an assertive, convincing, and captivating way? Would you like to improve the impact of your message, whether you are raising money for a startup or pitching an idea, a product, or a service to clients, providers, or colleagues?
Techniques to be covered:
- Expression techniques, including gestures, body movements, positions, and postures
- Voice modulation techniques
- Sustaining eye contact
- Utilization of silence
- Consistency between verbal and non-verbal communication
We will also examine how non-verbal communication can be used as a tool to influence others in difficult contexts (such as lecturing to an unsettled group) and to optimize the impact of your message in stressful settings (such as job interviews and business negotiations).
Storytelling, with the participation of 2-5 volunteer storytellers (2h)
In storytelling, the listener imagines the story. In most traditional theatre or a typical dramatic film, for instance, the listener enjoys the illusion that he/she is mentally creating with the character or events described in the story. The role of the listener as he/she discovers the story being told by the storyteller is to actively create the vivid, multisensory images, actions, characters, and events—the reality—of the story in his/her mind, based on the performance by the teller and on the listener’s own past experiences, beliefs, and culture. Once completed, the story takes place and lives in the mind of the listener, a unique and personalized set of events as they were lived by the teller. The listener becomes, therefore, a co-creator of the story and a moviemaker.
Application of storytelling in business:
- Describing the journey of a company or organization towards success
- Highlighting how pitfalls were overcome and setbacks were managed
- The power of storytelling to leave a lasting impression on listeners, even weeks or months later
Overview of Pitch Polishing and Slide Deck Polishing (1h)
REGISTRATION FOR 1 DAY OF THE EVENT HERE
DAYS 2-3
Where: Sigma Software Office
Time: 10:00 – 17:00
You also have the opportunity to submit your startup ideas for consideration.
Do you need to pitch your project to a venture capitalist in order to raise funds, or share highlights from your dissertation as you compete for additional grant funding? Apply for participation in a workshop from Jeff Cabili!
The Art of Pitching: Pitch Polishing & Slide Deck Polishing (30min per startup)
This workshop aims at helping you improve the impact of an existing and well-rehearsed presentation in order to promote your ideas, convince your audience, and trigger the chain of action you need to move your project forward.
Use of powerful tools:
- Utilization of storytelling
- Utilization of non-verbal communication skills
Key aspects to be addressed:
- Impact of slides (if PowerPoint is used)
- Ideal balance between text and visuals on slides
- Amount of text per slide
- Logical flow of explanation
- Sequence/order of slides
- Time allocation for each slide
- Determining which slides to keep and discard
- Techniques for presenting slides effectively
Selected participants will present their projects during the startup pitch sessions on 2-3 days. Don’t miss this chance to showcase your innovation and receive expert feedback.
Attendace at the lecture by Jeff Cabili is mandatory for participants on days 2 and 3 of the workshops.
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION HERE
Register to enhance your communication skills, storytelling abilities, and pitching techniques.
About the trainer
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from an industry expert and take your communication and pitching skills to the next level. Reserve your spot today!
Important! The event will be held in English.
