1. A night out

Inspired by the world outside of the workplace, the very best storytellers in our society are those who get paid to tell stories. Stand up comedians. They have crafted the ability to engage an audience… all without PowerPoint (unless you are Dave Gorman).

Stand up comedians such as Mae Martin, Phil Wang and Nish Kumar have used their stand-up comedy to inspire changes in mindset and conversation about sexuality, race and politics. The standup comedy scene has evolved over the past five years from just making people laugh to also making them think. That’s why we believe lessons from the comics are the way to make you and your team stand out from the crowd.

Armed with a list of the techniques comedians use, you’ll see multiple acts perform at a stand up comedy night, to observe masters of the craft of storytelling and see the techniques in practice. This acts as inspiration to do things differently, and become a speaker that people would pay to hear.

3. Individual coaching

It isn’t just about spacing out the learning and practice, it’s also about ensuring that stuff happens in between each session we are together as a group.

The biggest learning comes from watching yourself present. It’s painful, and no one enjoys it at first. Each week you will take a recording away, to evaluate and understand your own performance and style.

You’ll reflect and discuss your presentation with your Freeformers coach.

5. A recording of your presentation

In the final Present with Intent session, we bring in the professionals. Lights, camera, action.

We will make sure that the last iteration of your presentation is filmed, with high production values so that you can share it on social media, and use it to gain notoriety, speaking opportunities, engage with your audience and present with intent.