Pune Knowledge on Tap

Storytelling  ·  No. 9

Make Your Ideas Stick

Can stories be telling?

Ravishankar Iyer

Thursday, 18 December 2025  ·  Wynkk, Aundh

Have you ever presented your ideas or findings only for the audience to ignore them, or forget them in a few minutes? Storytelling coach Ravi shares some timeless techniques to ensure that your ideas are heard, remembered and acted upon.

Held on the third Thursday, to stay clear of Christmas.

About the speaker

Ravi helps leaders sharpen their storytelling skills. Since 2016 he has trained over 9,000 mid-to-senior leaders at companies such as Accenture, Flipkart, JP Morgan Chase, Shell and Unilever, and has guided over 150 nonprofits on crafting a better pitch. He writes a weekly newsletter and hosts a podcast on storytelling. A Chartered Accountant and an IIM Ahmedabad MBA, he spent twelve years in finance, consulting, the social sector and a startup that tried to make history exciting for tourists (spoiler: it didn’t work). He is the author of “Story Rules” (2025), and one of the co-founders of Pune KnOT.

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