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VisualStory® workshop

Harness the power of visual storytelling

With this workshop, learn to transform complex ideas into impactful visual stories. You’ll use design thinking to organize your content, then you’ll convert ideas into a visual storyboard for your presentation.

Upcoming course dates and details

Craft a compelling visual narrative in your presentation

Engage and inspire your audience.

For those who have tried to build compelling presentations, you know it’s not an easy feat. Maybe your mind goes blank when you sit down to generate ideas. Or maybe you struggle to organize fragmented thoughts into a cohesive message.

Either way, you’re tired of seeing your presentations fall flat. So, if you want to get better at persuasive visual communication, where do you start?

The most persuasive presentations in the world today combine a compelling story with visual story design. VisualStory® gives you the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of both narrative and visuals in a consolidated format. This interactive workshop is built on the principles in Nancy Duarte’s best-selling books, Slide:ology® and Resonate®.

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Recommend VisualStory®

We survey every class and work hard at consistently improving our learners’ course experience.

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Immediately apply VisualStory® principles

Not only do they recommend, but the majority of learners state that this course helps them do their job better.

Ways to learn

Learning formats for your visual storytelling training

Whether in person or live online, these workshops provide facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice. Designed for visual learners, our sessions focus on creativity, emotion, and effective visual storytelling.

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Live online workshop

$990.00

  • Spread over two days, with two 90-minute sessions each day
  • One 30-minute break per day
  • Physical or digital kit

Dates: July 9-10 or August 6-7

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In-person workshop

$990.00

  • One day, packed with four 90-minute sessions
  • Three 15-minute breaks and a 45-minute lunch
  • Physical kit

Dates: Coming soon
Location: Duarte HQ in Santa Clara, CA

10 or more on your team?

Schedule a chat on our Training Concierge’s calendar, we can answer questions, build packages, and set up trainings based on your team’s availability.

Course overview

Discover the power of visual thinking in storytelling

This course is not just about creating visual content; it’s about becoming a skilled visual storyteller who can convey complex ideas with emotional connection.

  • Analyze your audience before you write your content
  • Discover the story structure used by history’s greatest communicators
  • Identify characteristics of great slides
  • Start thinking like a designer

Download course overview PDF

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Workshop agenda

Take the first steps to achieving visual storytelling mastery over four sessions

Module one

Build a compelling story with empathy

A great presentation starts with understanding your audience by employing empathy. Learn what they want, and need, before you even begin.

  • Presentation spectrum
  • Target audience analysis
  • Find common ground
Module two

Techniques to enhance your visual narrative skills

Visual storytelling is just as important as narrative storytelling. Learn persuasive techniques to incorporate into your presentation to keep it engaging and supportive of your narrative.

  • Define the audience journey
  • How to apply story structure
  • Verify contrast
Module three

Create emotional connections with visual aids

Choosing visuals is both an art and a science. Learn best practices on when to employ visuals, and how to discern the best mediums, for your next presentation.

  • Signal vs noise
  • Visualize information
  • Get the core message
  • Turn words into diagrams
  • Wordmap novel concepts
Module four

Finalize your presentation with design techniques

You’ve picked your visuals, now it’s time to learn a bit about design principles. Learn common mistakes that make slides too cluttered or too busy so you can make a standout presentation, every time!

  • Design fundamentals
  • Eye flow
  • Whitespace
  • Hierarchy
  • Contrast
  • Unity

Transform your data into visuals

Train yourself or your whole team with scalable workshop options

Train your team

Interested in training your team of 10, 100, or 1000’s? We’ll help you choose and customize workshops or learning journeys to best meet your organization’s needs.

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For individuals

Enroll in our public Duarte courses. With a mix of story principles and design thinking, this course is best for sales pitches. It’s great if you need help articulating complex ideas into a clean, visual narrative.

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Kevin Friesen

Instructor highlight

Kevin Friesen, Academy Training Director and Master Facilitator​

For 13 years, Kevin has led over 800 workshops with over 200 brands across the world. As a Master Facilitator and Academy Training Director, he has taught thousands of individuals, and loves to help awaken natural talents, build confidence, and drive influence in speakers and communicators of all experience levels. He leads and trains the Duarte Facilitation Team of over 20 facilitators.

Real results from our visual storytelling workshop

Read how our participants transformed their presentation skills and storytelling techniques, making a real impact in their professional and personal lives.

“The VisualStory workshop was a great experience for our team. The facilitator was engaging and fun. We applied the information immediately to our presentations. Thank you to Duarte for excellent content that we will be using for years to come.”

“The flow of the training makes it very much practical and easy to implement. The quality, the dynamism, and the expertise of the facilitator made it seamless and inspiring.”

“This workshop was incredibly valuable – we learned simple and tangible methods to develop impactful presentations. I feel energized to revamp my approach.“

“I deliver presentations and speak at more than 100 conferences a year and I was amazed at how much I didn’t know, but learned about with Duarte.”

“During the break, I went to the website to see if I could take the DataStory class and ordered another book before the class even ended. Powerful stuff.“

“This session is a must have course for any individual, group, or business that is looking to transform their presentation effectiveness. The content is relevant, timely, and impactful.“

“This was an incredibly valuable workshop. Even though I’ve been part of other storytelling and deck building workshops in the past, this provided me new concepts and perspective about how to adjust my storytelling to be more impactful on my customer.“

“As a marketing professional I often take my communication skills for granted. This workshop was remarkably helpful in taking a step back and exploring the inner-workings of this skill and shed light on many aspects of visual communication.“

“To anyone who may be on the fence as to the value of a virtual classroom training on presentations, this class will definitely surpass your expectations and leave you empowered to deliver more effective and value added presentations.“

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