We Hate PCI Training! So I Used Comic Panels to Break Things Up (ELH Challenge #541)

Most employees dread PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) training; it often feels too technical, dry, and overwhelming (my employees’ words).

To make our training easier to digest, I focused on two core ideas:

1. Show employees how the standards protect them as consumers.
2. Bring the standards to life through an everyday, relatable scenario.

For ELH Challenge #541, Comic Book–Inspired Designs in eLearning, I’m sharing a snippet from our PCI course where I used simple comic panels to follow “Fantasia,” a customer success manager, through a typical workday.

This approach supports the second pillar, helping learners see PCI requirements in action.

The comic slide templates likely came from the ever-amazing ELH community (since I don’t recall). 😂😉

“Fantasia” is actually Nicole from Storyline’s character library, paired with a native Storyline AI voice as the course’s narrator.

• I added simple entrance/exit animations to bring the comic panels and story to life.

One of our course’s avatars on the final slide is “Sarah,” also from Storyline’s character catalog. I changed her appearance using OpenArt (dot) ai (back when I had a personal account and was experimenting - explaining her striking blue eyes).

You can experience the short demo here.

I hope it offers a fresh, engaging take on a usually intimidating topic!

Blessings,

Thomas

PS: If you'd like to examine the Storyline slides, see the attachment. ⬇️