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Storytelling

The science behind telling better stories to connect and engage more effectively with others.

Our Storytelling Training

FUN experiential storytelling workshops that build strong communicators and creative teams!

From team members to leaders, our Storytelling Workshops teach how to communicate effectively, connect deeply, and inspire through compelling narratives. Improve team dynamics, boost creativity, and lead with confidence by mastering the art of storytelling.

Get started with your storytelling training by booking a call.

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Workshop Objective: The science behind telling better stories to connect and engage more effectively with others.

For Teams That Are

Client – facing (sales, etc) or leadership-driven

Reliant on effective communication

Sell aspirational products/services or are in a high-relationship business

Skills Used For

Enhancing sales/marketing through relationship building & storytelling

Getting clear & concise on important messages or complex ideas

Creating emotional engagement & buy-in with key stakeholders

How We Add FUN to Your Storytelling Workshop

Experiential storytelling training for teams and leaders.

Storytelling is NOT just about talking – it’s about connecting!

Our digital storytelling workshop uses immersive games and activities to teach empathy, creativity, and team bonding. Learn how to create stories that resonate with diverse audiences and build stronger, more resilient teams.

Through experiential games, positive psychology, and playful story mapping exercises, we make storytelling FUN, engaging, and effective for all team members!

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How Other Teams Have Added PLAY To Their Workshops!

Candy Lee

157 days ago

Amazing experience and appreciate they were able to drive 2h outside the city!! Really amazing 3 hours spent on their PLAYshop with our marketing team. Total transformation!

Mostafa A

386 days ago

Incredible facilitator and a must do activity for every team

Aman Nehra

59 days ago

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We had a great experience with Fundamentals of Play! The staff are friendly, caring, and very welcoming. The environment is fun, safe, and engaging. I really appreciate the positive atmosphere and the variety of activities that encourage to learn, explore, and have fun. Highly recommends

Yuan Stevens

197 days ago

Fabulous, interactive, and heartwarming workshop held by Luis, and Phil. Brought our team together, focused on resilience and play. Well-paced, thoughtful, and a perfect amount of structure and flexibility. Would definitely rec to other teams! 🌟

David S

386 days ago

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Incredible experience Team building made effective by light and simultaneously insightful guidance Well done. Recommended and will do it again!

Eric Raab

170 days ago

Luis and his team delivered an elite experience. As with painting, 90% of the job is the prep — and Luis’ preparations were thorough and meticulous. When event day arrived, everything worked flawlessly. My team had tons of fun and absorbed some important lessons along the way. 100% would repeat!

Leandro Lemos

58 days ago

Super fun and engage team! They also adapted to our company innovation strategy ! Well done Team!

Aditya Bhole

338 days ago

We hired Fundamentals of Play for a workshop on communication. Luis and team were great - all the attendees thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. It was very well-paced, energetic, and fun! Would definitely recommend!

kstatikatya 1

87 days ago

It was a really great experience! The whole session was very well organized, engaging, and thoughtfully planned. It was a great opportunity for team building, getting to know each other better, and learning how to work together more effectively. You can really tell that the team is made up of true professionals. Everything felt well structured, positive, and enjoyable😊😊😊 Thank you!

Lenirose Espiritu

59 days ago

Loved the session our company leaders had with Phillip, Rachel and Leslie. It was actually a lot of fun and I left the session with a few meaningful nuggets that I am going to implement and add to my leadership toolkit. Thank you!

Ana Ochoa

87 days ago

Very inspiring talk and activities. Really set the tone for what should be done for a positive environment (not only at work but in life). Genuinely inspiring and moving, keep it up!!

Regina Ceceña

87 days ago

It was a very great and fun team building, amazing environment and the team was very kind.

Steven Boffa

157 days ago

Very good experience overall. United our team in ways I was not expecting. Highly recommend !

Amy Pawluk

532 days ago

We hired Fundamentals of Play for a team offsite. We’re a fully remote team of 72 with tons of new team members and we wanted an activity that. Let people interact and connect with as many people as possible, while doing some skill building and having fun and wow did they deliver!! The facilitator Philip was awesome at getting everyone engaged and we’re a big rowdy group but he kept us moving focussed when we needed to be and having fun all along. I also loved the way as you were having funny, they also share the research to back up what we were doing and why it’s important. If you’re looking for a team activity that can get everyone engaged and have some fun while learning this is it!

DHRUVIN PANDYA

87 days ago

They were really great and they reminded us to it is important to always have fun in little things. All the laughters that I might have not had in the last couple of months, it feels like I had it in these couple of hours!!! Thanks team!!!

Sandy Robinson

59 days ago

A fun concept for learning, collaboration, and connecting better as a team, thank you!

Benjamin Thunderchild

59 days ago

Thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent with Philip, Leslie and Rainbow. Their energy was infectious and kept our group of 150+ engaged and involved.

Marcel “Mars” Penton

177 days ago

They came to our team building session and to be honest the team was skeptical at first. Even the longest hold outs warmed up and by the end we were all laughing and having a great time. Highly recommend!

Dan Boileau

191 days ago

Great team building class in storytelling in a fun and interactive way!!

Xhina Kotobelli

81 days ago

We booked Fundamentals of Play for a corporate team-building workshop and absolutely loved the experience. The session was engaging and interactive without feeling overwhelming. The concepts were easy to understand, and the games made it fun and approachable to put the learnings into practice. Luis and Rachel did an excellent job facilitating the workshop and creating an environment where everyone felt comfortable participating. I would happily participate in another workshop with them and would highly recommend them to other corporate teams looking for a more unique and memorable team-building experience.

Rudro C

58 days ago

With Moneywise.com and Money.ca. The Play team brought a ton of energy + fun and inspired us to be creative in ways that truly created a lot of synergy. It was cool that they were able to customize their workshop based on our conference program and call back to it.

syed khan

59 days ago

Team Building, positive experience to be a more positive team leader/manager

Maura

397 days ago

Our team had a great and energizing experience with Fundamentals of Play! Their workshops create an environment where play becomes a powerful tool for learning, connection, and growth. The facilitation was outstanding and helped us connect and grow as a team.

Amy Kim

180 days ago

We had such a wonderful experience with Fundamentals of Play! They came to our workplace, “Muskoka Retreat Centre” and created such a fun, positive, and encouraging atmosphere for everyone. It was a great opportunity for us to get to know each other better and grow closer as a team. The whole session was filled with laughter, positive energy, encouragement and what I would call a real “happy virus” spreading through the room. Everyone was cheering each other on and leaving with smiles. Through sharing with one another, we even had moments of heartfelt emotion and tears. It made the experience feel even more meaningful and genuine. We truly enjoyed spending this time together. Thank you Luis and Philip for bringing such uplifting energy to our workplace!

Helen

58 days ago

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It was a pleasure to have you on our final day of the work conference. Your presence provided valuable motivation and inspiration, which I will carry with me. Thank you! ❤️

Daria Kuzema

87 days ago

That’s was very funny and interesting. I fill way more energetic and connected with my team. I got a chance to talk with so many people, and forget about any fear!

Surbhi Arora

59 days ago

Awesome experience at their session.. the team is super engaging and very excited about what they do and have definitely left a positive impact on us.

Laura E.K

157 days ago

Lovely experience with this team! Luis and Rainbow brought incredible energy, learnings, and fun games to our team's retreat.

Morgan Tait

58 days ago

Was a complete blast and really kept our team engaged with the activist and team building exercise. If you get the opportunity to book Phillip and his team, you won't be disappointed

Karim Abdulbaki

365 days ago

Great story telling session, very fun and engaging while developing our team’s ability to tell stories in a more impactful way!

Storytelling Training That Builds Strong
Teams – Fun AND Impactful!

Team building goes beyond occasional events- it’s about how your team applies visual storytelling skills and communication every day. Storytelling is the magic formula building trust, fostering creativity, and improving team cohesion.

Through our team building workshops – which we call PLAYshops , your team will experience a unique, engaging workshop that boosts creativity, strengthens connections, and enhances communication. There’s no better way to refocus and reconnect than through PLAY!

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Storytelling Workshop Outline

Intro: FOP Intro, How We’ll Learn, Aha’s Woohoo’s & Huh’s.

Opening Activity: A Story. Broken Stories (Story Swap). Why Is Storytelling Important?

Big Idea: Stories are universally impactful! (So let’s use them more)

KEY SKILL 1:
Thinking About the Audience

Content: Identifying the CCI’s (capacities, concerns and interests) of your audience, & how those are different from the speaker’s CCI’s

Sample Games: Changing Places/Near-Far, Interesting Email, My Story, Quintriplets (common/differences)

Discussion: If I were them…(If you were your target audience, what would be your capacities, concerns, and interests?). Relevant stories?

KEY SKILL 2:
Getting Audience to Listen

Content: Framing: Tell people why and how they should listen to what you’re about to say. Uncertainty makes it difficult/impossible to focus.

Sample Games: Story Half Life, Headlines, Swedish Storytelling, The Translator, Snapshotz, Improv PPT

Discussion (Partners/Group Share): Framing/Doorbell Tool. What is your story’s ‘Why’ or headline? Listener’s barriers to remove?

KEY SKILL 3:
Helping Audience Understand

Content: Speaker brain vs audience brain. How to make it “real” for the audience using sense experience and relevant examples

Sample Games: 3 Corner Story, Show & Tell, WGAA (TV Informercials), Rumors

Discussion (Partners/Group Share): ‘Wish You Were Here’ – Describe your sense experience/relevant examples. Where/when can you use storytelling @ work?

Playful Finale*: Storytimez – A 30-minute Experiential Activity to round out the PLAYshop! Each person will create their own great ‘story’ using art & the tools we learned in the PLAYshop. Some people will share their engaging stories with the group.

Wrap Up: All Playshops include a Recap, Takeaways, and HomePlay!

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* PLAYful Finales only available for PLAYshops longer than 3 hours

Pricing*

2 Hours

^{from $}4,000^**

Groups up to 20 People
+$40/additional Person

Opening Activity +
5 – 6 Group Games

1 Shortened Theme

3 Hours

^{from $}5,000^**

Groups up to 20 People
+$50/additional Person

Opening Activity +
6 – 8 Group Games

1 Standard Theme

1 PLAYful Finale

4 Hours

^{from $}6,000^**

Groups up to 20 People
+$60/additional Person

Opening Activity +
8 – 10 Group Games

1 Robust Theme

1 Robust PLAYful Finale

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*Discounts for large groups (100+), startups, schools, social enterprises, and non-profits. Let’s chat and figure out your needs.

**Customization, travel costs, or location rentals are extra. Reinforcement programs are available at $1000/hr.

Storytelling Workshop FAQ

Who should attend the storytelling PLAYshop?

The Storytelling PLAYshop is ideal for:
-Client-facing teams (sales, customer service, etc.)
-Leadership teams who rely on effective communication
-Companies that sell aspirational products/services or operate in high-relationship industries
This workshop helps participants refine their messaging, communicate complex ideas clearly, and create emotional engagement with key stakeholders.

How does storytelling improve team communication?

Storytelling goes beyond just delivering information – it’s about creating an emotional connection. When teams use storytelling, they don’t just share data; they share experiences that resonate with others. This helps improve communication by making messages more memorable, engaging, and easier to understand, ultimately fostering deeper team connections and collaboration.

What can I expect from a storytelling PLAYshop session?

Course content for each Storytelling PLAYshop includes:
-An introduction to the science behind storytelling and why it’s effective.
-Interactive games designed to enhance key skills, such as understanding your audience and creating engaging stories.
-Playful activities that help participants build trust, craft compelling narratives, and use storytelling in real-life scenarios.
For workshops over 3 hours, you’ll also experience a PLAYful Finale, where participants create and share their own physical stories using the tools they’ve learned.

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Storytelling

Our Storytelling Training

For Teams That Are

Skills Used For

How We Add FUN to Your Storytelling Workshop

Experiential storytelling training for teams and leaders.

How Other Teams Have Added PLAY To Their Workshops!

Storytelling Training That Builds Strong Teams – Fun AND Impactful!

Storytelling Workshop Outline

KEY SKILL 1:Thinking About the Audience

KEY SKILL 2:Getting Audience to Listen

KEY SKILL 3:Helping Audience Understand

Pricing*

2 Hours

from $4,000**

3 Hours

from $5,000**

4 Hours

from $6,000**

Storytelling Workshop FAQ

Who should attend the storytelling PLAYshop?

How does storytelling improve team communication?

What can I expect from a storytelling PLAYshop session?

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Storytelling Training That Builds Strong
Teams – Fun AND Impactful!

KEY SKILL 1:
Thinking About the Audience

KEY SKILL 2:
Getting Audience to Listen

KEY SKILL 3:
Helping Audience Understand

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