Storytelling can be used to motivate students, create an environment for
learning, establish a safe space and a sense of purpose. Currently,
storytelling has been used in business, science, politics, media,
technology, environmentalism, marketing, social change and so on. It is a
skill that is necessary in the modern world and can be adapted to a
variety of situations, occupations, and majors. This course develops
English language and oration skills for storytelling in order to advance
participants’ listening and speaking skills by learning and utilizing
oration elements such as: structure, vocabulary, connotation/denotation,
presence, blocking, tone, pronunciation, colloquialisms and
code-switching. Participants will develop a variety of public speaking
techniques for memory, anxiety, and adaptability, as well as listen to
and engage with a variety of storytellers in order to establish
purposeful and motivating stories of their own on a variety of themes.
The skills in the course are highly transferable.
- Course owner: Allia Sadeghipour