The secret to you becoming a great communicator is Storytelling.

Engage, inspire, lead, transform.

Communication matters, with theWholeStory’s training you can excel.

At the heart of what we do is helping people use storytelling to bring out their natural strengths: to be more human, more empathetic and more impactful in the way they communicate and lead.

We believe the best communication is not about presentation, but connection.

That’s what we help people build.

"You’re never going to kill storytelling, because it’s built into the human plan. We come with it.”

Margaret Atwood.

Storytelling:

Your Communication Toolkit

With theWholeStory’s approach to storytelling, you’ll confidently and effectively:

  • Deliver project updates that engage your team and drive alignment

  • Present to the board with clarity and impact to influence key decisions

  • Lead change across your organisation by connecting with hearts and minds

  • Build strong, collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders

  • Share messages that are relevant, purposeful, and inspire action

Our workshops and coaching are experiential, person focused, work relevant and techniques are easy to apply and repeat.

Our Story

Our curiosity about how the practical, enduring and dynamic methods of storytelling could support modern working life led us to found theWholeStory in 2006.

With backgrounds in storytelling performance and theatre direction, we brought a wealth of lived experience, insight and hands-on skill. We’ve since shaped those into powerful, practical tools our clients can use to communicate with greater clarity, authenticity and impact.

We love seeing people grow in confidence, mastering creative approaches to connect more meaningfully with others and move their work, teams and ideas forward.

Lily & Josh

With our workshops and coaching you can:

Investigate and Understand.

In complex, fast-paced or changing environments, leaders and teams often struggle to find a shared understanding of ideas, like strategy, purpose, or direction. theWholeSory uses storytelling so they can make sense and plan, understand the big picture, find the detail they were missing and make the unknown tangible.

Connect and Engage.

Disconnection across teams and a lack of shared culture can lead to low engagement and weak collaboration.  theWholeStory’s application of storytelling builds trust, connection, and a sense of belonging. It helps people understand each other, share values, and feel part of the same story, creating a stronger, more unified culture.

Communicate to Make it Happen.

Great ideas and strategies often fail because they aren’t communicated in a way that connects to emotions and drives actions. Messages get lost, misunderstood, or fail to inspire. We help you use your inbuilt storytelling tools make ideas clear, relatable, and motivating, so people not only understand what needs to happen, but feel compelled to make it happen.

Who we work with

Since founding in 2006, we’ve worked across the public and private sectors, with charities, museums, heritage and cultural organisations.

We relish the challenge each new client brings. Our first step is always to understand their people and context, then adapt our approach so storytelling becomes a practical tool they can apply to communicate with clarity and purpose, solve problems and build stronger connections.

Whatever the industry, our clients share a common need: to communicate well. They consistently find real value in our training, because it works. It helps them be more human, more effective, and more impactful in how they lead, collaborate, share ideas and make things happen.

“I have to be honest: I was a sceptic.  But I was so wrong.  It’s hard to overestimate the impact theWholeStory had with my charity.”

Chief Executive, Crimestoppers