4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Learn to create story-driven presentations that persuade stakeholders and unify teams. Adopt a proven workflow to shape your vision.
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Learn to create story-driven presentations that persuade stakeholders and unify teams. Adopt a proven workflow to shape your vision.
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Course overview
Does this sound familiar?
• You’ve pitched promising design solutions that never gain traction.
• Teams remain siloed, missing the bigger picture behind your vision.
• Stakeholders nod, but don’t fully commit to supporting your ideas.
• Organizational resistance and skepticism block even your best concepts.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Now imagine if you could:
• Present your product vision in a compelling way that gets buy-in from every stakeholder.
• Tailor your narrative to each audience, anticipating objections and earning support.
• Utilize a proven workflow that takes your ideas from messy text to a structured, story-driven presentation.
• Move beyond just designing aesthetics and turn your presentations into powerful persuasion tools that inspire action.
How You’ll Learn
This live, hands-on course is not about theory. It's about how to do storytelling. In four weeks, you'll go beyond just learning the importance of storytelling and instead actively apply it to your work. You'll be guided through exercises and receive personalized feedback as you build tools to make an immediate impact: stakeholder maps, structured story frameworks, storyboarding templates, and more. By the end of the course, you'll have the confidence and skill to create story-driven presentations that will resonate with your teams, influence decision-makers, and spark lasting action.
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You’re a mid-career designer whose ideas often face resistance, ready to learn how to effectively push your vision forward.
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You’re frustrated by organizational silos that stall your projects, seeking strategies to unify teams and accelerate progress.
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You struggle to clearly convey your product vision, wanting to master storytelling to make your ideas compelling and heard.
Craft a Reusable Narrative Framework
Tailor Your Vision to Diverse Stakeholders
Build a Cohesive Storyboard for Structural Clarity
Adopt a Proven Workflow for Story-Based Presentations
Overcome Organizational Resistance
9 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
11 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
4 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Design Storytelling: Turn Resistance into Buy-in
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Design executive with 20+ years mentoring hundreds of designers worldwide
With 20+ years leading design teams at top companies like Google, Dropbox, Square, and Salesforce, I’ve seen firsthand how a well-structured, story-focused presentation can move ideas from concept to consensus. I’ve helped hundreds of designers move beyond basic “confidence” tips—showing them how a text-first approach, careful narrative structuring, and thoughtful visual design produce presentations that truly persuade. By sharing this proven workflow, I’ll empower you to build presentations that resonate with stakeholders, foster alignment, and elevate your influence as a designer.
Nisha Desai
Soumya Sahu
Jerry Gordinier
Kevin Tunc
George Baier IV
Paul Hepworth
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