HR Power Lunch: Using a Storytelling Approach to Master Business Communications and Influence Others


Date and Time:

Starts: 04/23/2026 12:00 PM

Ends: 04/23/2026 1:30 PM

Registration Closes:04/22/2026 8:00 AM

Event Type: Webinar Series

1.5 Hour(s)

Location:
ON24

Price:

HRPA Members Exclusive Benefit: FREE (included in membership dues)



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Additional Information

HRPA Southwest Chapter is pleased to host this HR Power Lunch webinar.

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In an era of increasing data complexity and reliance on AI tools, the ability to communicate with clarity and purpose is the ultimate differentiator for HR professionals. Spark Storytelling is a structured method that puts strategic thinking at the center of projects, presentations, and decision-making cycles. 

This session covers storytelling principles that will help HR professionals scope and plan communications and presentations that strengthen stakeholder relationships and generate buy-in for programs and change management. 

Whether you are pitching a new talent initiative to leadership, delivering insights to drive business decisions, or coaching teams on organizational priorities, your success depends on how you structure your message. This interactive webinar provides an easy to learn storytelling approach and practical tools to immediately improve how you plan, structure, and communicate ideas. 

Learning Objectives:

  • Audience-and outcome-focused communication: Shift from information sharing to driving strategy and high-quality collaboration based on your audience; turn "walls of data" into valuable insights by providing the human context and business context senior audiences require
  • Storyboarding as a planning and project management tool: Learn how to use storyboard co-creation to reduce editing cycles and facilitate early alignment across multiple teams
  • Influence & Accountability: Leverage storytelling as a discipline to fuel a culture of accountability and commitment-based management

Agenda

Noon to 1:30PM Presentation

Registration Difficulties or Questions: Please reach out to our Specialist Member Engagement Bobbi-Lyn at BLSmith@hrpa.ca

Speaker bio(s)
Claudia Nakhla

Claudia is the founder of Spark Storytelling, a structured method that puts strategic thinking at the centre of how organizations communicate. With a focus on moving teams beyond data and slides, she specializes in helping professionals distill complex information into crisp, impactful messages. A leader with a passion for strategy development and implementation, Claudia has navigated everything from large, organization-wide transformations to smaller-scale, impactful decision-making paths for better execution over the past 15 years of her career. She is an advocate for the power of thoughtful, outcome-oriented communications through storytelling principles as an essential skillset for people at any level. Claudia created the Spark Storytelling method specifically to help teams and businesses improve decision-making, relationship development, and project management. In prior consulting and industry leadership roles, Claudia implemented her method with large national teams, from strategy and finance professionals through to large field sales teams. Today, she partners with organizations to empower their teams with foundational communication skills, ensuring that every conversation leads to better business outcomes.