At Simply Told Stories, we believe that video is one of the best tools in your toolbox to connect with audiences -- and all you need to create compelling videos is most likely already in the palm of your hand. It's your smartphone, and we'll show you how to harness its video and editing capabilities.
Our team is led by Denise Prichard who has been using storytelling to reach audiences for over two decades, including producing and writing for the National Geographic Channel, Smithsonian Networks, Discovery Networks, HGTV and more. Today she uses her skills to empower people all over the world how to use the power of video to tell -- and share -- their stories.
Simply Told Stories offers tailor-made workshops for any size organization. We focus on each set of participants' goals and experience levels to design engaging virtual learning opportunities that deliver tangible outcomes.
"Denise Prichard’s storytelling workshops have been an absolute game-changer for our grantees. Knowing how to package the results of one’s research into easily digestible media content is an essential skill that can feel difficult to master in today’s world. Denise, though, has a gift for cultivating a warm, inclusive, and fun learning environment that immediately puts people at ease. She’s incredibly generous with her knowledge, which is backed by years of experience, and it’s clear that she truly cares about each individual under her tutelage. If you have a story and need help telling it through media, I highly recommend going to Denise! "
– Emerald Nash, Director of Grants, The Explorers Club
"Denise Prichard is a consummate professional with excellent presentation skills, and the ability to teach the many aspects of video production to people at a range of experience levels. With her warm demeanor, she connected immediately with our audience of health-oriented community-based organizations, sharing her knowledge of production approaches, from capturing photos and video in the field through editing, all on a smartphone. Her presentations received very high ratings from participants, and helped the organizations feel more confident about making their own videos. Thank you, Denise, for everything!"
- Courtenay Singer, MPH Director of Production & New Media, Infectious Disease Programs, CDC Foundation
"Denise Prichard's deep knowledge and delightful approach to making scientists and explorers into more powerful storytellers has been a true gift for our Explorers Club grant recipients. Within one or two sessions, our grantees have learned to visually craft and summarize the essence of their work in a truly compelling way. Clearly, Prichard's years of experience developing and leading storytelling workshops at National Geographic has broad applications for other organizations. And her wonderful enthusiasm for her craft is contagious!"
- Rebecca Martin ,Consulting Director of Grants, The Explorers Club and President, Exploration Connections