From Boring to Bold: Visual Design Skills for Trainers
Event Details
This session is part of the Design for Deeper Learning Annual Series hosted by Nancy Bacon Consulting. More information about the two additional sessions:
- Trauma Informed Instruction (Sep 30)
- Stories That Stick: How Real-World Scenarios Spark Change (Nov 13)
Did you know you can improve your visual design skills even if you can't draw? If visual design feels like a challenge or you’re ready to take your skills to the next level, come immerse yourself in this interactive and energizing workshop.
Training and presentation slides are visual mediums, and their design has a direct impact on learning and motivation. In this session, we’ll explore the essential components of visual design, and you’ll learn practical ways to optimize graphics to support learning. You’ll leave with the ability to design with intention instead of relying on guesswork or haphazard choices.
You’ll gain confidence in your visual design skills by learning how to:
- Think like a visual designer so your choices feel intentional, not random.
- Quickly create layouts that are clean, balanced, and easy to take in at a glance.
- Choose and customize images that enhance your message (no more generic stock photos).
- Pick the right fonts to improve readability and reflect your tone.
- Transform bullet points into visuals that clarify ideas and support understanding.
Design Better Learning is the 6th annual fall series for nonprofit and social sector educators who want to create more inclusive, engaging, and effective learning experiences. Now more than ever, we need learning that meets the moment—learning that helps people not just understand, but take action. The people in our workshop and webinars have carved out time to learn because they care about doing their work well. We owe them well-designed experiences that lead to lasting change. This series offers practical, adult learning research-informed strategies to help you deliver learning that truly makes a difference.
The Design for Deeper Learning Series is moderated by Nancy Bacon, a teacher, instructional designer, and learning strategist who has worked for over 25 years in the nonprofit sector.
BONUS: Design for Deeper Learning builds on the information presented through The Trainer Academy, an on-demand course which has trained hundreds of people over the past three years. Participants in the Design for Deeper Learning Series will receive a discount code to access The Trainer Academy at a $50 savings.
You are encouraged to register for the full series to experience the full collection of knowledge and tools; you may register for just one of the sessions if you prefer.
Closed captioning will be available in all sessions in the series. We will do our best to accommodate any other accessibility needs expressed through the registration system.
For More Information:
Cost + Registration
- MANP Members save 10%!
- $63 Members | $70 Nonmembers
- Save by attending the entire series! The full 3-session series is available for $135.
- Enter promo code MANP2025 to receive discounted registration rate. This code is valid for individual session registration as well as the full series.
- This is a virtual event. You will receive an email with a Zoom link in advance of the event
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All sessions will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recordings and have access for 3 months. If you are unable to attend the session, we encourage you to register anyway so you receive all of the related materials.
About the Presenter
Connie Malamed helps people learn and grow instructional design skills that make them stand out through her courses and community, Mastering Instructional Design. She’s a consultant, author, and international speaker specializing in learning experience design, visual design, and professional visibility. Connie is the author of Visual Design Solutions and Visual Language for Designers. She shares practical insights through her long-running site and podcast, The eLearning Coach. She was recognized as a Guild Master from the eLearning Guild for her contributions to the learning technologies industry.
In conversation with:
Nancy Bacon is a teacher, instructional designer, and learning strategist who has worked for over 25 years in the nonprofit sector. Nancy began her career in international education, leading an ESL school in Boston and teaching social studies in the Philippines. She worked for ten years leading nonprofit fundraising and capacity building efforts alongside a community of Afro-Brazilian women in Salvador, Brazil. Nancy collaborates with diverse communities and organizations to design and deliver relevant outcome-based learning tools and experiences. Nancy co-hosts the Nonprofit Radio Show with Sarah Brooks, offering free, practical nonprofit learning for rural and small nonprofits.