Storytelling Courses and Certifications

Presentation skills: Speechwriting and Storytelling

391 reviews

“99% presentations suck!”, — said Apple former evangelist Guy Kawasaki in 2005. Up to now the situation hasn’t improved yet. Why? Most public speaking courses focus on “how” instead of “what & why”. How to stand, walk and talk during delivery with little…

• Coursera
• 35 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 14th Mar, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Story and Narrative Development for Video Games

9 reviews

In this course, you will examine how storytelling acts as a vital mechanism for driving video gameplay forward. Looking at several historical and contemporary games, you will be asked to evaluate and interpret different story styles with the goal of iden…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of New South Wales

Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences

2 reviews

Transmedia storytelling is the practice of designing, sharing, and participating in a cohesive story experience across multiple traditional and digital delivery platforms - for entertainment, advertising and marketing, or social change. Have you ever r…

• Coursera
• 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Storying the Self: (Re)Claiming our Voices

Engage with lived experiences and identities that have often been denied a public voice. Consider the nuanced contexts of race, gender, class, language, ability, and how these impact your position as a leader and creator. You’ll question what it means to…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Storying the Self: How Stories Shape our Identities

Explore how artists have come to understand their identities over time, through creative media and scholarly discussions. You will connect with your own sources of creative inspiration, and revisit a major moment in your life that has shaped who you are…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Storying the Self: Telling our Stories

Ask for and give constructive feedback on your work, and consider venues for sharing your stories as both a leader and creator. In leadership contexts, this translates to authentic purpose, vision, and values. You’ll engage with a creative assignment wit…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing Stories About Ourselves

In this course, creative nonfiction writers will explore traditional storytelling methods, especially those which overlap between fiction and memoir.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing in First Person Point of View

If you have always wanted to tell your own story—in a memoir, first-person essay, or any other form of autobiographical non-fiction—but felt you lacked the tools or the framework, this is the class for you.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Storytelling / Re-brand your Brand

In this fascinating online course you will be able to explain the concept of storytelling, how can be used on any organization or personal brand. Also, you will acquire the tools to create brand stories through traditional and new media communication cha…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Storytelling for Social Change

Use stories to deliver messages that affect people. Learn how to craft a story that develops empathy and delivers impact.

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Storytelling for Social Change

Discover how crafting an engaging story can deliver a message that inspires audiences and effects real change.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Houston System

Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling

5 reviews

Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling introduces educators to digital storytelling and explores ways to use digital stories to enhance students’ learning experiences. The course is designed to be comprehensive yet fundamental. By…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Leadership Communication for Maximum Impact: Storytelling

1 review

Storytelling is an essential part of leadership. Effective leaders communicate to inspire talent to excel; to partner with investors and communities; to engage with customers and clients and to grow their impact in the world as part of a global communit…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Storytelling That Delivers Program and Project Outcomes

2 reviews

Storytelling is how leaders lead other leaders. Tell your project’s story to inspire your project teams, encourage your stakeholders, and gain customer commitment to project and program success.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Interactive Narrative

Learn how to use player choice and interactivity to create compelling game experiences

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)