Narrative Authority
4.8 (27)
1 Day
·Cohort-based Course
Become known and trusted for your unique expertise
Narrative Authority
4.8 (27)
1 Day
·Cohort-based Course
Become known and trusted for your unique expertise
Delivered Inside
Course overview
Credibility is the ultimate currency.
Course Outcomes:
Apply a unique storytelling method that positions you as a forward-thinking authority
Craft an Origin Story that creates instant trust, connection, and authority
Build credibility even when you're not an expert or have all the answers
Learn 5 story listening techniques that create immediate rapport and resonance
Unlock your inner authority and confidence in a way that is difficult if not impossible to reject.
Why Narrative?
Think about it: We’re all hired because of our story.
Storytelling is one of the top skills you need to advance and accelerate your career
It’s what you need if you’re trying to build trust, get buy-in, or shared agreement on anything
To storytell effectively is the #1 competency required to sell any vision, idea, or outcome
Format
Two hour interactive zoom session
Go beyond theory to direct application with interactive breakouts and peer to peer feedback
Laser coaching hot seats with mentorship from Michael and your other participants
Access the recording, workbook, & templates to develop confidence in your Narrative Intelligence ™
After-Party Hangout - “unofficial” extended Q&A; nobody is allowed to leave feeling stuck 🙌
Your Peers
Join executives, product managers, design leads, marketers, data scientists, people ops, and other disciplines. Plus change-makers, coaches, and consultants from 17 countries. Leaders from companies including Asana, Google, Meta, Autodesk, Mozilla, Cruise, Genentech, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Microsoft, Moody's, Zillow, Uber have taken our recent courses and found them to be a career difference-maker.
Who is this course for
01
Product Builders
who want to overcome imposter syndrome and get better at influencing without authority
02
Systems Thinkers
who need to drive key projects yet are frustrated by the out-dated methods of collaboration & politics of transformation
03
Coaches & Consultants
who want to differentiate their services by being the trusted mentor who can offer breakthru results to their clients
What you’ll get out of this course
Apply a proven storytelling method that positions you as a forward-thinking authority
Reveal the red thread that connects the dots to convey your unique expertise and radically propel your career forward.
Craft an Origin Story that creates instant trust, connection, and authority
Deepen trust and connection, especially when working with people that are different from you or that don’t know you.
Build credibility even when you're not an expert or have all the answers
Talk about yourself without having to brag, boast, or sound like a wanker 🤦🏻♂️
Learn 5 story listening techniques that create immediate rapport and resonance
Discover how to build the "trust battery" and turn strangers into your new BFFs.
Get paid more of what you're worth, by being more of who you truly are
Unlock your inner authority and confidence in a way that is difficult if not impossible to reject.
This course includes
Interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
1 in-depth lesson
Direct access to instructor
Projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Narrative Authority
Course syllabus
Week 1
Narrative Authority 002
4.8 (27 ratings)
What students are saying
Nerdy 🤓 Explainer Video + Testimonials
Recorded in 2017 at Cooper Design, this is an earlier version of our signature SFB Narrative Method
What people are saying
Robert Tercek
Elisabeth Hendrickson
Heather Schoell
Jason Strom
Mike Wittenstein
Eva Manole
Meet your instructor
Michael Margolis
CEO and founder, Storied
Michael Margolis is the founder of Storied; a narrative transformation company. Michael is a narrative teacher and tech philosopher. He leads the world's first learning platform for Narrative Intelligence ™ with courses, coaching, and community for people leading change and transformation.
With a specialty in disruption, he's advised 300+ organizations including Autodesk, Google, Meta, NASA, Uber, and Zillow on some of their most ambitious initiatives. Since 2016, Michael has worked with 15 product teams at Meta, including Groups, Newsfeed, Monetization, Messenger Kids, Social Impact, and Global Business Group. He also has served as faculty for Google UX’s Leadership Development Program and worked closely with the growth and data science orgs at Shopify.
His latest book, Story 10x: Turn the Impossible Into the Inevitable, is available in bookstores, on Kindle, and Audible. Michael is left-handed, color-blind, and eats more chocolate than the average human.
Course schedule
2 Hours
Tuesday, January 30 2024
1:00pm - 3:00pm PT
- Meet once for 2 hours via Zoom
- Lots of peer to peer feedback
- Live Q&A and laser coaching
- Access to learning platform with additional resources
Fancy Intro Video / Story 10x Book Launch 🚀
Recorded in February 2020 at NASDAQ Center in San Francisco, CA
Words are the New Code
This is a recording of a keynote that Michael delivered at Microsoft's PM Con 2023. With an audience of 3,000 product managers. It generated a 99% CSAT score, 600+ testimonials. It introduces our thesis for why Narrative Intelligence™ is your greatest superpower in an AI-driven future.
Free resource
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course comes to life via live workshop and direct application
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and our online discussion forums
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you