1-1 COURSE FOR LEADERS
Personal Storytelling: 1:1 Training for Leaders
One-to-one work with a storytelling coach, for leaders and senior professionals who need to explain their value, journey and perspective with clarity and credibility, especially under scrutiny.
FORMAT
One-to-one, one-hour sessions
WHERE
Online, at your London workplace, or in Hackney Wick
COACH
Fay Beck, creator of BEATTM
APPROACH
Tailored to your role, pressures and goals
PROGRAMMES
From £1,450
Most storytelling training teaches you to perform.
Most storytelling workshops teach narrative structures and delivery techniques. They can raise confidence, but the result often feels artificial, and it rarely holds up in an interview, a board meeting or a tough question.
This training works on the story itself and on you telling it. The aim is a story that is true to your experience, aligned with your intent and proportionate to the room, so it comes across naturally and credibly, not performed.
The focus is on drawing out your authentic story as something felt and real, not just a performed idea.
How the Training Works
Personal storytelling is built on three steps. You work with your own material, get live feedback from Fay, and apply it to the situations that matter to you.
STEP 1
Find the story
Draw out the experiences, values and themes that actually shape your professional narrative.
STEP 2
Align it
Bring what you say, what you intend and how you come across into line, so the story and the person telling it match.
STEP 3
Hold it under pressure
Practise telling it in real contexts, with feedback, until it stays clear when the stakes rise.
How a Course Runs
Assess and set the target
A one-hour consultation to agree the story you need to tell, to whom, and what good looks like. Fay then builds a bespoke programme shaped to your role and goals, with a rationale and outcomes for each session and an action plan for the sessions and beyond.
Practise under pressure
Sessions use your real material and real scenarios, with feedback from Fay, plus a binder of personalised exercises for between sessions. Fay stays in personal email contact between sessions to track your progress and help with anything that gets in the way of applying the exercises.
Embed and sustain
Apply the story to your real situations and leave with an action plan you can keep using.
What we work on: your professional narrative; the themes behind your decisions and career; telling your story in interviews, presentations and difficult conversations; leading and motivating through your own experience.
THE METHOD
Built on the BEATTM framework
Created by Fay Beck, BEATTM draws on neuroscience to change emotional states and behaviour through simple, intuitive tools that replace unhelpful habits.
The BEATTM tools you will use
BEATTM Scales: Mapping behaviour and emotion in real time
BEATTM Intentions: Mindful directing of Action and Emotion
BEATTM POV & Embodiment Development: Practical, advanced tools to build long lasting change
What you will be able to do
Explain your value, journey or perspective clearly and with substance
Connect with audiences, teams and stakeholders through your own experience
Tell your story without oversharing or exaggerating
Use your story to motivate, inspire and lead
Stay credible under scrutiny, in interviews, boards and high-stakes meetings
Feel at ease with your own narrative, in the room and afterwards
WHO THIS IS FOR
Leaders and senior professionals who struggle to explain their value, journey or perspective clearly under scrutiny; whose communication feels lacking in depth or resonance; who want to tell their story without performance or exaggeration; and who need credibility more than charisma.
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU WANT
Marketing or brand storytelling, pitch decks only, theatrical performance techniques, or a group workshop.
Looking for a team version? See the Command the Room workshop.
Choose your Personal Storytelling Course
Every programme is aligned to your requirements: the structure stays the same, and the work is tailored to you. Not sure which fits? Start with a 30-minute audit (£60). We work out whether coaching or a course suits you best, and how many sessions you need. If you go on to book a programme, the £60 is credited against the price.
Foundation
6 hours in total
£
1,450
1-hour consultation + 5 x 1-hour sessions
- 1 x 1 hour consultation
- Bespoke programme built by Fay after your consultation, with a rationale and outcomes for each session
- Action plan for the sessions and beyond
- Binder of personalised exercises
- Personal email contact between sessions
Integration
11 hours in total
£
2,650
1-hour consultation + 10 x 1-hour sessions
- Everything in Foundation, plus:
- Psychometric assessment
- Final report
Recommended
Consolidation
17 hours in total
£
3,850
1-hour consultation + 15 x 1-hour sessions + 1-hour follow-up
- Everything in Integration, plus:
- One-hour follow-up a month after completion
- Extended integration commitment
Sessions run online, at your central London workplace, or at our Hackney Wick studios.
Your Coach, Founder Fay Beck:
Fay Beck
Founder & Artistic Director, BADA · Creator of BEAT™
Every session is led by Fay Beck, an award-winning filmmaker (Best Horror/Sci-Fi Short, Crystal Palace Short Film Festival 2023; selected at Cinequest 2023) and creator of BEAT™, who holds an integrated Master’s in Psychology and a major in philosophy, and is completing a Master’s in Neuroscience. You work with her directly, not with a junior coach.
NOT SURE WHAT YOU NEED?
Start with a £60 audit
A 30-minute audit to decide whether coaching or a course suits you best, and how many sessions you need.
Common Questions About our Personal Storytelling Training
Is this presentation or pitch training?
No. It builds the story and your ease in telling it. Delivery follows from that. For presentation skills, see Effective Communication course.
Is this about branding or marketing?
No. It is about your own professional narrative, not a brand story.
Will I have to share personal things?
No. You decide what is in the story. The work is about credibility and proportion, not oversharing.
Will it be designed for me?
Yes. The work is adapted to your role, the situations you face and how quickly your consistency stabilises.
Do I get support between sessions?
Yes. Fay stays in personal email contact between sessions to track your progress and help if anything gets in the way of applying the exercises.
How is it different from other storytelling training?
Most storytelling training teaches structure and delivery. This works on the story and on you telling it, so it holds up under scrutiny, one to one.
How quickly will I see results?
You can use the tools straight away. Lasting change comes from consistent practice. Sessions work best close together: Foundation typically runs several weeks, Consolidation several months.
Where do sessions take place?
Online, in person at your central London workplace, or at our Hackney Wick studios. Travel within central London is included.
What is the extended integration commitment?
If the outcomes agreed in your bespoke programme haven’t stabilised by the end of the 15 sessions, we add up to 2 integration sessions at no extra cost, provided you have attended and completed the agreed tasks. This is reviewed in your final session.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. Your employer can pay for any of the programmes.