Want to tell a stronger ROI story to your execs? Start here. 

If you attended ATD25’s session on L&D ROI storytelling, you’ve just seen how Duarte’s DataStory® framework transforms how you can communicate your impact.

Learning and development leadership requires you to be a strong data storyteller. One ROI story at a time, you need to convince the decision makers – the people who will greenlight your strategies, approve your budgets, and trust you to lead.

Duarte DataStory® is a repeatable methodology you can use to ensure your ROI story will resonate. If you missed our L&D ROI story session at ATD25, it’s accessible on the ATD site for 3 months after the event.

Now take it further with a free extra set of tools designed to help you shape your own high-impact data story — one your senior leaders will actually listen to.

These are the same kinds of tools Duarte clients use to win funding, secure buy-in, and accelerate strategic initiatives. And now, they’re yours.

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Here’s what’s inside this bonus toolkit:

The “Money, Market, Exposure” Framing Grid

Not sure how to connect your learning program to what your execs care about most? This chart gives you dozens of real-world ways you can link common L&D initiatives to strategic decision drivers like revenue, market position, and risk reduction.

A Bank of High-Impact Strategic Verbs

Your execs need clarity — fast. Use this list to sharpen the language in your data slides and recommendations so it’s unmistakably clear what action you propose and why it matters.

The Skills Roadmap for Data Storytelling

Wondering where you or your team are on the data storytelling journey from analyst to strategic advisor to visionary leader? This roadmap helps you self-assess, spot your growth edge, and plan next steps with intention.

 

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These tools build on the Duarte DataStory® method. We hope they help you apply it inside your org, starting now. 

✅ Clear next steps
✅ Actionable language
✅ Templates you can make your own 

Fill out the form to download your free toolkit. 

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And if you want to learn more about DataStory® or you’re ready to bring these skills to your team or a business unit you serve, this is just the beginning! Let’s talk!

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