Visual Storytelling 101
Creating WOW Slide Decks
This learning experience is designed to teach the team how to create persuasive slide decks with engaging visual narratives. The team will learn how to craft a storyline that ties everything together and uses data visualizations to reinforce key points on each slide. Through hands-on exercises, the team will practice strategic title selection, layout design, iconography, and imagery integration.
Outcomes
Following the session, the team will be able to...
- Identify the narrative arc of the central message
- Find, evaluate, and use images to reinforce data points
- Design slide layouts that leverage imagery, data displays, and minimalist text to grab and orient the audience’s attention.
- Make optimal data visualization choices: chart, graph, timeline, etc., to clarify and convince.
What it could look like
Here is a suggested agenda for this session. It can be customized to align with the team’s specific needs including learning outcomes, session duration, and job scenarios to ensure effectiveness.
Setting the Stage45 minutes |
The session will start with a warm-up and focus exercise, for example: I See Literary The group will analyze a bold, surrealist painting to understand the artist’s perspective and intent. |
Building the Tool Kit90 minutes |
Next, the team will learn through interactive activities that focus on these specific skills aligned to on-the-job situations.
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Putting into Practice75 minutes |
Then the team will show their work. Dynamic Deck Showcase The team will work in small groups to create a three-slide deck and present the rationale behind their narrative and style choices to the full group. |
Moving Forward15 minutes |
The session ends with time to reflect on what has been learned. Our Implementation Plan The team will identify strategies to apply what they’ve learned to their job-specific goals. |
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