Storybook Reading Feedback
- Don’t like your voice. Changeable?
- Pace
- Facial Expressions
- Vocal Expressions (for character clarification)
- Connecting with the audience - Events (ask questions, interventions) - Checks for Understanding
The Science of Storytelling and your Brain
Readings (print friendly Google Doc here)
Videos
Discussion Questions (for Week#10)
- The Science Behind Storytelling
- Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling - Paul J. Zak - Harvard Business Review
- The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains
Videos
Discussion Questions (for Week#10)
- Can you think of times when hearing a story has affected your behavior or actions?
- Describe significant experiences you’ve had learning via ‘fact presentation’ (e.g. reading bullet points or simple lecture). Which ones were effective or ineffective? Why?
- Describe significant experiences you’ve had learning via ‘storytelling’ (e.g.dramatic videos or a professor who told a lot of stories). Which ones were effective or ineffective? Why?
- In your past and present workplaces, how have bosses and supervisors gotten their message out via fact presentation vs. storytelling? Has it made a difference?
- What are some topics you currently teach via storytelling? How do you do it?
- What are some topics you currently (or will likely teach) via fact presentation that might be taught via storytelling instead? How would you do it? What would the challenges be?
