Build A Poem - Lego for Verse
Our Build a Poem tool is a rigorously tested tool which enables complete novices and even skeptics to formulate original words, phrases and images.
For many people, poetry is a subject from their school days. They might remember reading Shakespeare or examples of other historical writing. Our Build a Poem tool is a rigorously tested tool which enables complete novices and even skeptics to formulate original words, phrases and images.
The tool takes the hard work of structuring a poem away. We provide a series of prompts carefully designed to match the issue you want to work on. Step by step we build a poem unique to each participant. Every stage of the poem builds a new layer of meaning, using participant's own words, phrases and images.
Each poem is unique to every individual. This means we can deliver the same tool too multiple people the same time, but still achieve something each individual can call their own.
Along the way participants discover new ways to think about and discuss the issue they have been working on. The result is when they are asked to explain the concept under discussion to someone else, they are empowered to do so using words, phrases and images they chose for themselves. In our experience this is not only delightful for the participant, it also begins to build new skills such as concision, comparison and original thinking.
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Adam Cairns runs Poetry Works, a new kind of service bringing the tools and techniques of poetry (concision, imagery, evoking emotion, memorability and more) to organisations. With four decades of corporate experience Adam heads up a team of published poets all qualified to Masters level in poetry who combine their passion for poetry with their own direct experience of working at C-Suite level.
Organisations what a language their target audiences Notice, Use, Enjoy and Remember. At Poetry Works we help turn what you already know into language that cuts through, that is memorable, emotive, playful and distinctive.
To inquire about Poetry Works for keynoting or working with your organisation, or event, or to find out more about what Poetry Works can do, please email adam@poetryworks.co.uk or visit poetryworks.co.uk.
Message Crafting
If a picture once sailed a thousand ships, so can the right words in the right order. Our Message Crafting tools will help you discover how to refresh your language, supply you with vibrant comparisons and rich vocabulary you will be able to use immediately to increase reach and engagement.
A distinctive feature of what we do is how we combine leadership and communications experience with our mastery of poetic tools. We understand the challenges leadership faces, and we do not underestimate or seek to minimise the difficulties you face when designing your messages.
We know from our own practice as poets how hard it can be to discover the best words, phrases and images to illustrate as concisely and vividly as possible whatever we are trying to express. We take this hard won experience and will work with you and your teams to discover entirely new ways to talk about the issues you are facing.
If a picture once sailed a thousand ships, so can the right words in the right order. Our Message Crafting tools will help you discover how to refresh your language, supply you with vibrant comparisons and rich vocabulary you will be able to use immediately to increase reach and engagement.
We have experience of working with large numbers of people and can support your conference and larger people facing events.
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About the author:
Adam Cairns runs Poetry Works, a new kind of service bringing the tools and techniques of poetry (concision, imagery, evoking emotion, memorability and more) to organisations. With four decades of corporate experience Adam heads up a team of published poets all qualified to Masters level in poetry who combine their passion for poetry with their own direct experience of working at C-Suite level.
Organisations what a language their target audiences Notice, Use, Enjoy and Remember. At Poetry Works we help turn what you already know into language that cuts through, that is memorable, emotive, playful and distinctive.
To inquire about Poetry Works for keynoting or working with your organisation, or event, or to find out more about what Poetry Works can do, please email adam@poetryworks.co.uk or visit poetryworks.co.uk.
Story Garden
The Story Garden tool is how we harness the techniques of story telling. The tool provides a structured approach to building a consistent narrative you can use in your organisation to describe the future.
The best vision statements are an invitation to begin a journey together to somewhere new. As writers we have honed our story-telling methods and learned how to match the journeys in our work to sharp, concise and punchy vocabulary.
Our deep academic engagement with story telling methods means we understand the importance of a story arc. The best stories have survived for centuries, in part because of their successful use of a set of conventions people understand intuitively.
The Story Garden tool is how we harness the techniques of story telling. The tool provides a structured approach to building a consistent narrative you can use in your organisation to describe the future. Whether this is a completely new vision, a revised strategy or a desire to drive employee engagement with values or attitudes, Story Garden can help.
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About the author:
Adam Cairns runs Poetry Works, a new kind of service bringing the tools and techniques of poetry (concision, imagery, evoking emotion, memorability and more) to organisations. With four decades of corporate experience Adam heads up a team of published poets all qualified to Masters level in poetry who combine their passion for poetry with their own direct experience of working at C-Suite level.
Organisations what a language their target audiences Notice, Use, Enjoy and Remember. At Poetry Works we help turn what you already know into language that cuts through, that is memorable, emotive, playful and distinctive.
To inquire about Poetry Works for keynoting or working with your organisation, or event, or to find out more about what Poetry Works can do, please email adam@poetryworks.co.uk or visit poetryworks.co.uk.