Dan Harmon Story Circle Diagram Template for PowerPoint & Google Slides

Description

Elevate your storytelling presentations with this Dan Harmon Story Circle Diagram slide, featuring an eight-segment circular infographic that maps out the essential narrative arc from “You” to “Change.” Each segment is labeled numerically (01 to 08) and color-coded for instant visual differentiation, guiding audiences through “Need,” “Go,” “Search,” “Find,” “Take,” “Return,” and “Change” phases. The central “Order ↔ Chaos” motif highlights the hero’s transformation journey, while subtle dashed lines and directional arrows reinforce movement around the circle. Designed with clean sans-serif fonts, modern icons, and flat design principles, this template ensures legibility and brand adaptability. Easily modify text placeholders, swap icons, or adjust segment hues to align with corporate palettes or unique project themes. Built with dynamic placeholders and master slide controls, this template accelerates slide production and ensures consistency across your deck. Its flexible design supports translations, icon customizations, and easy reordering of segments, making it ideal for global teams and multilingual narratives. The high-resolution vectors guarantee crisp output on projectors and retina displays, eliminating pixelation and preserving visual fidelity during animations. Optimized for both PowerPoint and Google Slides, this slide leverages master layouts and editable vector shapes to deliver consistent results across devices and presentation platforms. Explore more circular layouts and infographics in our circular templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides to expand your visual storytelling options.

Who is it for

Screenwriters, novelists, and creative directors can harness this diagram to outline character arcs and plot developments. Storytellers, marketers, and content strategists will find it invaluable for mapping customer journeys and brand narratives. Educators and workshop facilitators can also use it to teach narrative structure in a clear, memorable format.

Other Uses

Beyond fiction writing, repurpose this slide to illustrate product storytelling, customer lifecycle stages, change management processes, or employee onboarding journeys. For visually comparing multiple concepts or overlapping elements, the professional 6 circle venn diagram offers a clean layout to highlight intersections and shared insights. Additionally, the five layer concentric circles template    can be used to depict hierarchical processes or multi-tiered structures in training, marketing, or strategy sessions.