Overview
Storytelling isn't just for marketers or keynote speakers it's an essential skill for HR professionals seeking to inspire, engage, and influence at every level of the organization. Whether you’re introducing a new initiative, coaching leaders, navigating change management, or enhancing employee engagement, the right story can transform how messages are received and acted upon.
This high-impact session shows you how to use storytelling strategically to foster trust, drive cultural change, and amplify the human side of HR. You'll discover how well-crafted narratives can make data, policy, and performance feedback come alive creating more meaningful connections and driving real results across your workforce.
Why you should Attend
Facts tell, but stories sell and HR without storytelling falls flat.
In today's fast-paced workplace, dry communications get ignored, change initiatives stall, and employees disengage. Without the ability to craft compelling narratives, HR risks becoming seen as out-of-touch and ineffective. Learn the art and science of storytelling to make your HR communications impossible to ignore and impossible to forget.
Areas Covered in the Session
- Why storytelling is a critical HR leadership skill in today's workplace
- How to craft authentic stories that resonate with diverse audiences
- Storytelling frameworks you can use for performance reviews, change initiatives, onboarding, and more
- Using storytelling to drive DEI, leadership development, and culture-building programs
- Techniques for making policies and data memorable through narrative
- How to coach leaders and managers to tell better workplace stories
- Real-world examples of storytelling success (and missteps) in HR contexts
- Building a storytelling toolkit: templates, prompts, and storytelling exercises
Who Will Benefit
- Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs)
- HR Business Partners
- Learning & Development Leaders
- Talent Management Directors
- Organizational Development Practitioners
- DEI Officers
- Employee Communications Managers
- Leadership Coaches
Speaker Profile
Amber Vanderburg is a multi-award winning international businessperson, keynote speaker, author, and founder of the international learning development company, The Pathwayz Group. This global organization has led 800,000+ learners in more than 75 countries in action-focused leadership and team development learning journeys.
Amber's history in talent development includes acting as the only female, only American, and only blonde football coach for the Adidas Gameday Academy and Paris Saint Germain Academy in Bangalore, India, authoring top-reviewed online learning courses for platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, Lecturio, and PluralSight, and acting as HR Director of Paradigm Shift Leadership. In 2022, she published her ?rst business adventure book "Uniquely Better" about building higher team performance. Vanderburg has a MA in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Oklahoma and is on an ardent journey to ?nd the best ice cream in the world
Instructor
Amber Vanderburg