GDG Santa Clara

Learning Objectives:
Learners will have the opportunity to:
1. Explore a practical framework for building audience-centered presentation narratives
2. Use AI tools to develop and refine story structure, messaging, and key takeaways
3. Practice techniques for making complex information accessible and memorable
4. Experiment with AI-assisted approaches to drafting, editing, and strengthening persuasive language
5. Evaluate AI-generated drafts and story structures critically, identifying where data evidence, human judgment, or audience knowledge should take precedence
6. Apply storytelling principles to a sample scenario and develop a presentation outline

Topic Outline:
Foundations of Persuasive Storytelling
- Why stories persuade: the role of narrative, emotion, and logic
- Understanding your audience and what they need from you
- Defining your core message before you build
AI as a Storytelling Partner
- Where AI fits in the presentation development process
- Using AI to brainstorm, outline, and pressure-test your narrative
- Prompting strategies for clearer structure and stronger messaging
- Iterating with AI feedback to sharpen your argument
- Recognizing when AI gets it wrong, flat narratives, overconfident logic, and missed audience cues
Structuring Your Story
- Frameworks for organizing complex information
- Information hierarchy: leading with what matters most
- Building tension, context, and resolution into your narrative
- Matching your structure to your audience: technical, executive, and general readers
Language and Delivery
- Writing for a listening audience, not a reading one
- Using AI to refine word choice, tone, and concision
- Weaving data and evidence into a narrative structure
- Anticipating questions and objections
Putting It Together
- Applying the workshop frameworks to a sample scenario
- Developing a presentation outline with AI assistance
- Peer review and reflection

Prerequisites:
No prior experience with AI tools is required. Participants should be comfortable creating and delivering presentations in a professional setting.

Date & Time:
5/26/2026 : 9am - 12 pm PST
5/28/2026 : 9am - 12 pm PST