Comunicación y Presentaciones Digitales
Two-day, six-hour workshop equipping fourteen NGO professionals with clearer storytelling, slide design and public speaking tools.
Project dossier
- Title: Comunicación y Presentaciones Digitales
- Tagline: Facilitating better storytelling and visual communication within local NGOs.
- Period: April 2025 (two-day workshop, six hours total)
- Location: San Marcos, Guatemala
- Host organisation: Pastoral de la Tierra de San Marcos
- Program link: Caritas Italiana – Servizio Civile Universale
Role & contributions
Workshop Designer & Facilitator.
Responsibilities
- Designed the curriculum, theory notes, workbooks and interactive slides entirely in Spanish.
- Led two three-hour sessions for fourteen staff members spanning coordination, fieldwork and leadership roles.
- Facilitated playful group challenges using Mentimeter, paper prototyping and storytelling prompts.
Tools & materials
- Tools used: Mentimeter · Canva · PowerPoint · Paper-based group exercises.
- Deliverables: Slide decks, exercises, infographics and printable guides on presentation design.
Motivation
The workshop responded to a direct request from colleagues who wanted to communicate better with communities and donors. It was a chance to merge my background in storytelling and teaching with their day-to-day field experience.
Approach & content
- Core principles: defined communication foundations with Start With Why, key message pyramids and audience mapping.
- Playful practice: used absurd challenges (from aliens on holiday to penguin invasions) to train clarity and confidence.
- Digital design lab: guided participants through Canva and PowerPoint to create professional presentation.
Learning design
- Alternated interactive teaching with group facilitation to mix ages and experience levels.
- Closed with reflections and take-home guides to sustain the shift in communication habits.
Results & impact
Key results
- Fourteen participants increased their confidence and clarity in public speaking.
- Delivered workshop kits and visual guides that remain displayed in the NGO’s office.
- Strengthened collaboration across departments through shared exercises and reflection.
Impact
The workshop shifted communication from informational to engaging, giving the team a playful yet structured way to present their work.
Learnings
- Preparation and empathy are the backbone of effective facilitation.
- Recognition comes from usefulness: serving colleagues through clarity builds trust.
- Play can dismantle hierarchy and invite everyone into the conversation.
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