Zynia - Motivational metaphors for Training and Development

What People Say

I’ve been using the Diversity pack and stories with a variety of groups during training sessions for about a year now and have found them effective in enabling discussion on a range of diversity issues. the stories really engage delegates and get them in the mood to discuss issues. I particularly like the story Shaking hands which is useful as an introduction to training on cultural awareness.

Source: Dave Manning Equality Advisor, Acas

Thank you for introducing me to Telling Tales!! The production is excellent, the performers’ voices very clear and the stories are well-constructed and thought-provoking.

Source: Heather Ross CIPD Glos Branch Diversity Advisor

Telling tales supports and complements your own training, adding an alternative dimension

Source: Chris Phillips CPA Management Development and Consultancy

The stories are a really effective tool, mainly because they not only get the point across they also give your mind a break from the company you work for, to give you more of a general scenario which in turn lets you see things in a bigger picture.

Source: Delegate at a training event at Personnel & Care Bank

Listening to the stories is a right-brain activity. Learning is more quickly observed, and it’s fun. It tends to put you in child-state, the stage when you’re most receptive to new ideas. Very effective.

Source: Delegate at a training event at Personnel & Care Bank

By listening to the stories you can look at behaviour traits and apply them to live situations, to develop strategies from those scenarios in the workplace.

Source: Delegate at a training event at Personnel & Care Bank

Thank you for your recent training session and for introducing us to the Zynia training package. The Zynia stories were very illustrative and accessible to my staff, helping them to understand more clearly the issues raised by showing them in every day situations.

Source: Ray Marshall Marshall Carpets

(The stories) Crystallise thinking on potential situations that we may encounter. They stimulate general thinking around issues such as disability and ethics.

Source: Business delegate on a Mentor Training Programme at Derby University

Both stories we heard were good and relevant. They started a discussion which aired different view points. I liked the fact that there were no ‘wrong’ answers, just alternatives.

Source: Business delegate on a Mentor Training Programme at Derby University

Relevant: Entertaining: Memorable: In context.

Source: Business delegate on a Mentor Training Programme at Derby University

The stories were entertaining and thought provoking. Listening to them led to very good relevant discussions which helped to reinforce what we had been looking at previously.

Source: Business delegate on a Mentor Training Programme at Derby University