Many claims have been made about the learning benefits of communicating strategies in multi-media picture plus text formats, rather than mono-media text-only formats. However, there is little theorization and empirical evidence to support these claims. Drawing upon Cognitive Load Theory to develop learning-related hypotheses, this manuscript reports on a multi-country experiment that tests the effects of different modes of strategy communication on student learning. The results show the learning benefits to students of multi-media presentations of strategy and suggests how strategy professors should further encourage students to draw strategies in class.