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So You Want to Host a Podcast

Los Angeles City College @ LACC Online Classroom, Los Angeles, CA

Do you have something to say? Are you passionate about storytelling? Could you spend hours discussing the pros and cons of glassblowing, Stephen King, or social media dog influencers? Maybe it’s time to fuse those brilliant thoughts into one brilliant audio experience. Taught by the hosts of the podcast, “Spin the Bottle,” this course serves as an introduction to podcasting where you’ll learn everything from how to come up with a show concept,...

(782) All levels 18 and older
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$79

5 sessions

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Connecting Stories to Storylines (Virtual)

Sally Williamson & Associates @ Interactive Online Classroom

Everyone is a storyteller whether you’re on a stage, across a conference table or on a video conference. Impactful presentations leverage the power of storylines to reach an objective. The best approach is to start with a compelling message, and then learn to develop a storyline that proves it out. Specific stories are tied to points within the storyline to engage the audience. This program introduces the fundamentals of a compelling storyline...

(4) All levels 21 and older
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$1,100
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Video Storytelling

UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute @ Live Online

Compelling visual stories grab your attention, spark discussion and pull at your emotions. Great video storytelling takes both narrative skill and technical understanding. Learn how to engage your audience and craft video stories that hold on to the very end.  In this certificate-earning online video production course, you’ll learn the foundations of storytelling and  filmmaking from professional filmmakers and multimedia journalists....

(1) Beginner 21 and older
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$995

2 sessions

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Visual Storytelling with Photography

UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute @ Live Online

As digital media becomes more visually oriented, having the expertise and understanding of how to engage audiences through visual media becomes more important. Whether you’re a budding photographer, artist, videographer, or visual communications professional, being skilled in communicating messages, emotions, narratives and information in a way which reaches viewers at a deep and lasting level is critical for every profession.  In this course,...

(1) Beginner 21 and older
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$595

2 sessions

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Podcasting: Telling Stories in Sound

UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute @ Live Online

In this certificate-earning production course, you’ll gain practical skills for producing distinctive podcasts. Learn the essentials of audio storytelling from professional radio producers and podcasters as you plan, write, record and edit your own podcast. This foundational course will guide you through reading and listening exercises, practical assignments, and live instructor-led sessions.  Develop your own voice with our helping hands....

(1) Beginner 21 and older
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$840

2 sessions

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Data Visualization for Storytellers

UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute @ Live Online

In this interactive online certificate course, you’ll develop the skills to communicate complex information through beautiful visualizations. Learn how to create effective graphs and charts directly from professional science journalists, with personal feedback and hands-on instruction. Tell stories with data. Craft clear and meaningful visualizations, interactive maps, charts and graphs using publicly available data. Learn the language of data...

(1) Beginner 21 and older
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$840

2 sessions

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Storytelling for TV Writers

Writing Pad

Want to have an engaging short story to pitch yourself on the fly when running into a creative exec, showrunner or agent at a party, networking event or in a meeting? How do you use your stories to pitch in a room or get staffed? Let 2x Moth GrandSLAM winner, Moth Host and successful screenwriter Matteson Perry share his tips for turning moments of your life into riveting elevator pitches that will leave listeners begging for more. You’ll practice...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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Storytelling I: Storytelling Workshop

Writing Pad

Want to tell powerful true stories without schmaltz to a packed audience of adoring fans? Let comedic storyteller and Moth host Corey Rosen share his tips for turning heartbreak, humiliation, and tragedy into a riveting five-minute piece that is the perfect mix of vulnerability and comedic vavoom. In this five week Online storytelling workshop, you’ll learn how to find what’s funny in your foibles, structure a compelling story and connect solidly...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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$425

5 sessions

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Conducting User Research Bootcamp

General Assembly @ 125 Summer St, Boston, MA

Explore the vital role of user research! Despite what many might think, getting to the heart of user experiences isn’t easy. It’s a cerebral adventure that requires preparation, innovative methods, artful interviewing skills, sharp analysis, and empathy. This bootcamp will teach you how create an effective research plan, manage the logistics, recruit the right participants, craft research questions that unearth meaningful insights, and more....

(2637) All levels 18 and older

2 Day Level 1 Storytelling Workshop

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The Story Studio

These online workshops will be conducted very much like our in-person workshops, with storytelling exercises and opportunities to share your stories and get feedback from your instructor and fellow students. We’ll be using the Zoom online platform to host our video calls, and we’ll send you all the info you need on how to join your class when you sign up.  Our 2-Day Level 1 Workshop is perfect for dipping your toes into storytelling waters...

(67) All levels 18 and older
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$150

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Reported Essay

Writing Pad

Learn the secret techniques to craft a compelling and award-winning essay in this five-week class taught by NY Times and Rolling Stone alum Nicole Pajer at Writing Pad. Discover the unspoken expectations of this elusive format, create a captivating hook, and develop a clear theme that will leave readers wanting more. Don't miss your chance to perfect your essay and secure publication opportunities in just a few weeks!

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$485

5 sessions

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2-Day Storytelling for Personal Growth

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The Story Studio @ Online, Los Angeles, CA

These online workshops will be conducted very much like our in-person workshops, with storytelling exercises and opportunities to share your stories and get feedback from your instructor and fellow students. We’ll be using the Zoom online platform to host our video calls, and we’ll send you all the info you need on how to join your class when you sign up. Our 2-Day Personal Growth workshop creates a safe and nurturing space for those who are...

(67) All levels 18 and older
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$150

2 sessions

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Storytelling from the Heart

Writing Pad

Want to tell powerful true stories without schmaltz to a packed audience of adoring fans? Let Moth GrandSLAM winner and This American Life Story Scout and Contributor Elna Baker share her tips for turning heartbreak, humiliation, and tragedy into a riveting five-minute piece that is the perfect mix of vulnerability and comedic vavoom.  In this six week class, you’ll learn how to find what’s funny in your foibles, structure a compelling...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$395

7 sessions

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Improvised Storytelling 1

Writing Pad

Want to be that person who can bust out an amazing story on the fly, riff off another’s tale in a seemingly spontaneous way or host your own show? Let comedic storyteller and Moth host Corey Rosen share his tips for developing characters, using status, unleashing your imagination through spontaneous story creation and honing your stage presence in performance. In this four week Online improv storytelling workshop, you’ll learn everything you...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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$340

4 sessions

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5-Session Live Online Group Storytelling for Business

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The Story Studio @ Zoom online platform, New York, NY

These online workshops will be conducted very much like our in-person workshops, with storytelling exercises and opportunities to share your stories and get feedback from your instructor and fellow students. We’ll be using the Zoom online platform to host our video calls, and we’ll send you all the info you need on how to join your class when you sign up. Story Studio Storytelling for Business workshops demystify the storytelling process and...

(67) All levels 18 and older
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$350

5 sessions

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Story Development 101

Studio Arts @ 570 W Avenue 26, Los Angeles, CA

There has never been a better time for you to try and get a story of your own creation produced. The business is seeking a wider range of content than ever before, and if you know how to take your idea and develop it into a well structured Intellectual Property, the possibilities are endless. This class shows you how. Using class exercises, group discussion, and with a focus on individual one-on-one instruction, students in Story Development will...

(3) Beginner 18 and older
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$1,500

9 sessions

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Storytelling II: Advanced Beginners

Irish Arts Center @ Virtual Classroom

Two-time Moth GrandSLAM winner Brad Lawrence facilitates a class for graduated level I students who want to develop specific stories or storytelling-related projects.  Whether you’d like to hone in on that one special narrative, weave several stories of the same theme into a one-person show, create and perfect an engaging presentation or speech, or simply dig deeper into the art of storytelling, level II will offer the instruction and support...

(51) Beginner 18 and older
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$243

7 sessions

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Developing Your Story

DCTV @ Virtual Classroom

You have a great idea for a documentary, and maybe even some great footage. But how does it fit together? Are you telling a clear or most impactful story? Explore different ways of shaping documentary films, including three-act structure, theme, plot, and character arcs, using specific films as case studies. You will then have up to 15 minutes each to discuss your own documentary stories in development or early production and solicit feedback from...

(237) All levels 18 and older
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$115

2 sessions

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Brand Storytelling: Powerful Story that Inspires

General Assembly @ Remote Online, Online, CA

Brand Storytelling: Creating a Powerful Story that Inspires "Marketing is no longer about the stuff you make, but the stories you tell.” - Seth Godin Traditional marketing is dead. Consumers today are highly skeptical of corporate-style disruption advertising. In the age of Instagram and direct-to-consumer commerce, you build a brand by building a following first. But how do you rise above the noise to attract these passionate fans? Start...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

2-Day Storytelling for Business Workshop

Special School Offer!
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The Story Studio

These online workshops will be conducted very much like our in-person workshops, with storytelling exercises and opportunities to share your stories and get feedback from your instructor and fellow students. We’ll be using the Zoom online platform to host our video calls, and we’ll send you all the info you need on how to join your class when you sign up. In this 2-day workshop, participants apply the principles of compelling storytelling to...

(67) All levels 18 and older
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$150

2 sessions

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Best Storytelling Classes Online

People tend to think of storytelling as something related to fiction in books, movies, or TV shows. However, storytelling is an important element for any area of communication, including news, marketing and advertising, and education. In a nutshell, storytelling structures ideas by allowing people to present information in a comprehensive form.

The narration for a story is what stitches together information into a coherent unit for presenting experiences, testimonies, and anecdotes that help others make sense of what is being discussed by connecting with a subject. There are virtual learning courses for storytelling available to help students develop more effective ways of connecting with audiences for writing, teaching, and marketing through communicating in writing, images, or digital media. Enrolling in live online courses might be a good idea for optimizing skills with storytelling for opening up new ways for communicating.

Why You Should Learn Storytelling Online

Anyone can benefit from taking live online courses for improving skills with storytelling. Becoming a good storyteller can help in virtually any line of work or activity. Good storytelling involves developing good habits for being able to organize and present information. 

Developing skills for storytelling are crucial with public speaking, editing audio and video, storyboarding, marketing and advertising, or making public service announcements. Virtual learning can help with improving skills for storytelling through hands-on training from expert instructors who can provide students with the same level of education that they would get from sitting inside a classroom without ever having to leave home. Storytelling helps people connect not just for entertainment but for staying informed.

Virtual Storytelling Classes 

For anyone working in any busy city who would like to learn new skills, it’s understandable that some might not look forward to getting back out into traffic to find a classroom somewhere to get that training after a long day at work. This is why virtual learning provides an appealing option. Live online courses in storytelling offer hands-on lessons for improving a person’s skills for communicating with training from expert instructors who help students learn how to improve their narrative flow for connecting with any audience. 

Virtual learning provides a convenient option for training in how to organize information to improve communication.

People can enroll with the American Management Association for the Storytelling Power: Secrets for Exceptional Comm. online program. This course helps students develop engaging and motivating stories that help them communicate in various occupations or activities. Stories connect people by creating bonds through shared experiences. Therefore, developing strong storytelling abilities can enhance any speaker or writer’s rapport with any audience by influencing how information is organized.

Upon completing this course, participants will have developed better skills for combining objective facts with subjective storytelling to help build trust with any audience. 

This two-session course costs $2,695. 

Prerequisites: This course lists no prerequisites.

Anyone interested in podcasting can enroll at the UC Berkeley Media Institute for the Podcasting: Telling Stories in Sound online course. This course trains participants in key techniques for producing podcasts, which includes helping them develop a distinct voice and approach to storytelling. Students will have access to exclusive resources along with getting feedback for learning how to produce a podcast from an idea to its eventual upload.

This five-week course costs $840. 

Prerequisites: This beginner-level course requires no podcasting experience. However, basic computer literacy is encouraged along with an ability and willingness for learning tech-related skills and working with new equipment and software.

Anyone interested in using storytelling for marketing as an approach for connecting with potential customers can enroll with the Digital Workshop Center, which offers the Video Marketing Strategy course. This course focuses on applying storytelling for marketing to audiences along with using digital technology for creating and editing content. Through this course, students will gain an understanding in how to use storytelling in video marketing as a way for creating messages that connect with their customers. 

This four-session course costs $895. 

Prerequisites: Participants must be digitally literate, which includes being able to manage computer files.

People who have considered improving on skills for engaging an audience can enroll for the Storytelling 101 live online course from Writing Pad. This course teaches students about how to tell concise and relatable stories from their own experiences to connect with audiences. The class uses exercises that emphasize developing stories focused on a central theme. Upon completing this course, participants will be able to captivate an audience by telling relatable stories in presentations, advertising, and lectures.

This single-day class costs $95.

Prerequisites: This course lists no prerequisites.

Anyone who would like to improve on skills in storytelling can enroll for online courses at the Columbia Business School, which offers Strategic Storytelling: Maximum Impact in a Digital World. This course focuses on storytelling as essential for communication by helping people make sense of the world around them through organizing information. Participants will learn about frameworks, methodologies, and real-life examples that allow them to better communicate in today’s complicated digital landscape. Upon completing this course, students will have a better understanding of the role of narration, which includes balancing objective facts with subjective input for effectively communicating with audiences for education, entertainment, and marketing.

This three-session course costs $4,250. 

Prerequisites: No prerequisites have been listed for this course.

People more visually inclined may feel more comfortable expressing themselves by drawing instead of writing or speaking. Anyone who prefers communication using pen and ink can find online training at 92nd Street Y, a performing arts center that offers a variety of classes related to arts and crafts, including the Comics & the Graphic Novel online course. This virtual learning class provides lessons on creating characters and illustrating body language and facial expression with an emphasis on storytelling from developing strong storylines for creating comic books and graphic novels. 

This six-session course costs $335. 

Prerequisites: This course has no prerequisites.

Private Online Group Storytelling Classes

Anyone interested can use CourseHorse for staging team building events using live online courses that cover a variety of subjects. For example, CourseHorse offers storytelling team building events like the Storytelling for Business: Presentations to Pitches, which is a workshop focused on different types of storytelling techniques for use in business for helping individuals improve on public speaking and presentations.

Any organization that cannot find a group event that fits their needs can use the website’s contact form for booking storytelling-related courses for their own private events. CourseHorse also allows clients to adjust group size after booking the event if needed. CourseHorse provides customers who have booked team building events with access to the education provider’s existing network.

Online vs. In-Person Storytelling Classes

Improving skills for storytelling could present many challenges, so figuring out the best approach for training could be the right first step. People can choose among options to improve on speaking in front of audiences, including in-person classes, virtual learning, and other online learning options. Some people might feel more comfortable with on-demand courses available online along with free web seminars or video tutorials for getting initiated with techniques for improving on communicating with an audience before moving on to formal training.

Students can enroll in storytelling courses taught inside classrooms with virtual learning options available. However, in-person classes allow students to interact with instructors and classmates within the same physical environment for a learning experience that has a long-lasting positive effect.

Taking a live online course that focuses on storytelling allows anyone to train from the comfort of their own home, which can be especially advantageous for anyone who has been working all day. Online courses typically provide training through teleconferencing platforms like Microsoft Teams or Zoom that can give enrollees a virtual hands-on learning experience.

Can I Learn Storytelling for Free Online?

While some people may be interested in improving on skills with storytelling, work schedules and other obligations sometimes get in the way of being able to enroll in a traditional class. However, there are free online options available for anyone interested in finding help with improving on any skill, including telling stories. Many online education providers offer free seminars, YouTube videos, and blog posts.

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