Persuasive Communication: Telling Stories of Personal Purpose and Impact

The Center for Social Impact Strategy is a research and action center based in the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice. Our mission is to make tools and resources for social impact available to anyone, anywhere.

Center for Social Impact Strategy

The Center for Social Impact Strategy invites you to join us for a workshop on storytelling in our personal and professional lives.

“Were it not for the storyteller, civilization would destroy itself.” -Albert CamusStories shape our world. They are powerful and pervasive-- and yet, oftentimes start from a single person. In this workshop, we’ll explore how we might leverage our truth to move ourselves and others towards action. We’ll explore some tested frameworks, ranging from Aristotle’s rhetorical appeals to recent studies around the most influential presidential speeches of our time. Participants will leave this workshop with a series of storytelling tools and best practices, but also with an emerging personal story that feels equal parts authentic, empowering, and grounding. About the FacilitatorKaveh Sadeghian. Kaveh develops and facilitates transformative educational experiences for mission-driven leaders using trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and equity-centered pedagogies. Through his work, Kaveh has trained over 6,000 academic and industry innovators, and the online programs he’s designed have reached over 150,000 learners to date.Kaveh is currently a Lead Strategist at 2U, where he directs the company’s learning strategy for undergraduate programs. Prior to 2U, Kaveh helped create Penn’s Center for Social Impact Strategy and served as its Creative Director during the Center’s initial 8 years. Today, Kaveh continues his work at Penn as an instructor, where he teaches courses on design-thinking, social innovation, and social impact strategy. As an independent consultant, Kaveh develops and facilitates leadership programming for high-impact organizations, including the Obama Foundation, the Aspen Institute, and the World Bank. He is also a regular speaker and facilitator at mission-driven conferences.Kaveh has a BBA in Marketing from the College of William &amp; Mary. He currently resides in Denver, CO.Accessing the WorkshopThis event will take place over Zoom. To access the workshop, please register for the event in advance. Registrants will be given access to the Zoom link prior to the event.

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