Storytelling Superpowers for Persuasive Conversations with Jeff Gothelf

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Doing great work isn’t enough. The ability to clearly communicate why it matters — and move people to action — is what turns good ideas into real outcomes.

Whether you’re aligning stakeholders, influencing decisions, sharing complex updates, or motivating teams to move in a new direction, persuasive storytelling is one of the most valuable skills you can develop. In today’s environment — where data, analysis, and AI-generated output are abundant — the teams that succeed are the ones who can transform information into clear, compelling narratives.

This talk shows you how to do exactly that.

You’ll learn practical storytelling techniques that help teams make sense of complexity, connect strategy to execution, and communicate decisions in ways that build alignment and drive momentum. Rather than focusing on presentation theatrics, we’ll explore storytelling as a practical tool for everyday conversations — helping you guide discussions, influence outcomes, and reduce organizational friction.

What you’ll learn:

1. Why storytelling becomes more valuable — not less — in an AI-driven, information-heavy world
2. Narrative structures that connect strategy, data, and execution into a clear story
3. How strong storytelling accelerates alignment and improves decision-making
4. Practical frameworks you can immediately use to structure persuasive conversations
5. Techniques for turning complex work into clear, outcome-focused narratives

🎤 Speaker
Jeff Gothelf
Co-founder, Sense & Respond Learning
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gothelf

Jeff Gothelf is the co-author of Lean UX, Sense & Respond and Who does what by how much? He is the co-founder of Sense & Respond Learning. Over his 25+ year career as a designer, product manager, team leader and entrepreneur he has been a tireless advocate for building products that customers love.

📍 Location
Mindera
R. de Gonçalo Cristóvão 347 s404, 4000-270 Porto

🗓️ Agenda
🕕 18:45 – Doors open
🎤 19:00 – Intros and Talk
❓ 20:00 – Q&A
🤝 20:15 – Networking
🍻 21:00 – End

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