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Learn the art of captivating storytelling from the comfort of your own home with online classes that cover everything from character development to plot structure.

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Pitch Deck 2 with John Herrera & Nina Fiore

Writing Pad See all classes by this school

Elevate your pitch to the next level by refining your content and honing your delivery for maximum impact. This course guides you in crafting a sharp, engaging 15-minute presentation using powerful storytelling, visuals, and acting techniques. You'll also develop the skills to handle follow-up questions with confidence, ensuring you're ready to impress executives and sell your series in the room.

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So You Want to Host a Podcast

Los Angeles City College See all classes by this school @ 855 N Vermont Ave, 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,...

(818) All levels 18 and older
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$59

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Podcasting 1: Start Your Podcast with David Weinberg

Writing Pad See all classes by this school

Launch your podcasting journey with expert guidance as you learn the fundamentals of storytelling through audio. This course covers everything from interviewing techniques and audio editing to field recording, helping you develop and refine your podcast idea. By the end, you'll have a solid outline for your pilot episode and a recorded teaser to kickstart your podcast project.

(62) All levels 16 and older
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$495

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Storytelling for Business People

The Story Source See all classes by this school

You may think you’ve got a unique product, service or business idea but if you can’t tell a compelling story, your message will get lost in translation. In this online workshop, you’ll learn how to use stories and narrative techniques to capture the attention and interest of your audience. In this online workshop, you'll gain knowledge of the different types of stories in business before delving into techniques for becoming a more confident...

(298) All levels 18 and older
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Conducting User Research Bootcamp

General Assembly See all classes by this school @ 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....

(2,637) All levels 18 and older

How to Use Storytelling for Personal Branding & Career

General Assembly See all classes by this school @ Online Class Livestream, Online, MA

How to Use Storytelling for Personal Branding and Career Success Understanding who you are and what stories you tell the world dramatically affects the way that you present yourself at work and at home. Whether you're interviewing for a job, leading a meeting, giving a speech, or you want to communicate more effectively with friends and family, aligning your unique personality with your goals is the first step on the path to confident self-expression....

(2,637) All levels 18 and older

Story Development 101

Studio Arts See all classes by this school @ 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

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Storytelling II: Advanced Beginners

Irish Arts Center See all classes by this school @ 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...

(53) Beginner 18 and older
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$243

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Developing Your Story

DCTV See all classes by this school @ 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...

(238) All levels 18 and older
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$115

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Brand Storytelling: Powerful Story that Inspires

General Assembly See all classes by this school @ 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...

(2,637) All levels 18 and older

Reported Essay

Writing Pad See all classes by this school

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!

(62) All levels 18 and older
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$485

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TV Vs Film: Serialized VS Singular Storytelling

Meditative Writing See all classes by this school - Virtually Online

WHICH FORM IS MOST EFFECTIVE FOR YOUR STORY? During this three-hour class, we will delve into the psychology of both forms of storytelling to uncover the secrets behind their powerful effect on viewers. We will explore the differences between serialized storytelling, commonly found in TV shows, podcasts, franchises, and singular storytelling, typically used in films. ​Whether you join us in-person or online, you will gain a deeper understanding...

(5) All levels 18 and older
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2-Day Storytelling for Business Workshop

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The Story Studio See all classes by this school @ 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. Our 2-Day Level 1 Workshop is perfect for dipping your toes into storytelling waters for...

(67) All levels 18 and older
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$150

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2 Day Level 1 Storytelling Workshop

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The Story Studio See all classes by this school

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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2-Day Storytelling for Personal Growth

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The Story Studio See all classes by this school @ 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

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5-Session Live Online Group Storytelling for Business

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The Story Studio See all classes by this school @ 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

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2-Day Storytelling for Business Workshop

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The Story Studio See all classes by this school

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

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2-Day Level 2 Storytelling Workshop

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The Story Studio See all classes by this school @ 50 Broadway 4th Fl, New York, NY

Open to all who have completed a Story Studio workshop. You will workshop one story in a supportive group setting with other advanced students. Prompting and brainstorming will be given as warm-up exercises at the beginning of the class, but you are also welcome to bring in one story, around 7-8 minutes long, to workshop. Whether your goal is to breathe new life into a story you have already crafted or discover a new story to work on, this class...

(67) Intermediate 18 and older
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Reviews for Storytelling Classes Online

Storytelling Classes Online are rated 4.4 stars based on 4,181 verified reviews from actual CourseHorse.com purchasers.

  • 2-Day Storytelling for Business Workshop

    Reviewed by Andrew M. on 4/26/2021
    Oh my god, just the best storytelling course with the best teacher. Bryan Kett's (our teacher) mastery gave me a glimpse of what it would be like to practice and practice at the craft for years -- and now more than ever, it's a future I'm inspired to claim for myself.
  • 2-Day Storytelling for Personal Growth

    Anonymous review on 10/26/2020
    Awesome workshop! Gail is an amazing instructor.
  • 2-Day Storytelling for Business Workshop

    Anonymous review on 8/13/2019
    Great class and community! Cindy is an amazing facilitator and brought out the best in all of us.
  • 2 Day Level 1 Storytelling Workshop

    Anonymous review on 9/10/2018
    Interesting! The instructions and insights are very helpful...thanks Giulia!
  • 2-Day Storytelling for Business Workshop

    Anonymous review on 3/13/2017
    Our teacher Gail was Great! The feedback she gave on our stories was really thought out and critical in a good way. The best part of the class was the actual practice of telling our stories to the group. The intensive, rapid 2 day format probably isn't the best option unless it is the only one that fits into your schedule. Also the room got a bit noisy at times from things happening in nearby rooms. Still the class was very helpful. I would recommend this class!
  • 2-Day Storytelling for Business Workshop

    Reviewed by Samira Nazzar on 6/2/2014
    I missed 1 and a half hour of the first day, but I still got basic important information on the story structure and had the chance to tell my story on day 2. Very good to know basics about storytelling when your time is limited

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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