ENG366 Week 2 Narratives in Speeches

1. ENG366 WEEK 2
NARRATIVES IN SPEECHES
DR. RUSSELL RODRIGO

2.  What stories have you heard that made you laugh,
empathize, cry, or angry?
 What makes a good story teller?
 How do we integrate story telling in speeches or
conversations?
 Are you a good at story telling?

3. WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS.
1. Why is Storytelling so powerful?
2. And how do we use it to our
advantage?
3. What is the greatest emotional
investment?
4. What is functional story telling?
5. What are the angel cocktails
mentioned by the speaker? Explain
each of them.
6. What are the devil’s cocktails?
7. In whatever character you build,
what should you create?

4. WHAT IS A NARRATIVE TEXT?
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5. TIME AND SPACE ORDER PATTERNS:
NARRATION, PROCESS AND DESCRIPTION
 Clear communication between a writer and a reader comes from clear organization. Clear
organization is based on logical connections between ideas. Transitions and patterns of
organization are used to organized and express these logical connections.
 Time order, also known as chronological order, presents ideas based on that time I which they
occurred. Time order enables us to tell about and understand an event, a series of actions, or
a process.
 Space order tells where something occurs. Space order creates a clear visual image of a
person, place, object, or scene.
 Time and space are closely linked in our thinking. Action occurs in both time and space.

8. Write down your stories.
Which of your stories made people LAUGH? EMPATHIZE?
Pick the story you want correlating to the hormone that you want
and tell it to the person you are talking to create the desired
effect.
PRACTICE

9. ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE TEXTS
1. Theme
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Point of view
5. Characterization
6. Dialogue
7. Plot
 exposition statement
 rising action - conflict
 climax
 falling action
 resolution

10. ELEMENTS
1.Theme
 The main idea of a story,
usually expressed as a
generalization. It’s the big
message, the big idea.
2.Setting
 The time and place in a
story.
3. Characters
 Protagonist-The “good guy” or
hero/heroin in the story who
struggles against the conflict,
usually the main character.
 Antagonist –The “bad guy” or
villain in the story that creates
conflict for the protagonist.

11. 4. Characterization - The description of the personalities of the characters in the
story and the way in which an author reveals their personalities.
5. Point of View
 First Person –the story is told from the main character’s point of view and uses
the pronouns “I” and “we”.
 Second Person -usually for instructions; uses the pronouns “you” and “your”
(the author is speaking to the reader)
 Third Person –the story is told from an outside point of view and uses the
pronouns “he” and “she” and “they”.
6. Dialogue - Characters talking using quotation marks.
“May we ask where you’ve been, Miss Everdeen?” Effie asks.
“So where haven’t you been?” Says Haymitch in a bored voice.

12. PLOT
 The series of related events that
make up a story.
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution

13. PLOT
1. Exposition
 - The part of the plot that tells how the
story begins.
 You learn….
 Characters
 Setting
 Conflict (problem)
 Background information
The rest of the story is based on this
information
2. Rising Action
The events in the story that lead up to
the climax.
 Readers learn more about the
characters and the conflict.
 Each event that happens leads the
reader closer to the climax of the
story.

14. 3. Conflict- A struggle between an
opposing force.
 Internal conflict- the character
struggles with his or her own needs,
desires, or emotions.
 External conflict- a character struggles
with an outside force such as another
character or something in nature
Man vs self Man vs man
Man vs nature Man vs society
4. Climax
The point of crisis in the plot.
 When the outcome of the conflict is
decided one way or the other. – the
turning point
 The event of highest interest or excitement
in the story.
 Nothing is the same in the story after this
event because the main character changes
or learns something that changes
everything.

15. 5. Falling action - The events that
lead to the conclusion after the
climax.
 These events are a result of the
changes in, or the decisions made
by, the main character during the
climax.
 Everything in the falling action
leads to the conclusion of the
story
6. Resolution
 The part of the plot that
reveals the final outcome.
 The conflicts are solved and
all questions are answered.

16. WHAT ELSE IS AN ELEMENT?
 Voice- the way a piece of writing sounds
 Mood- the overall emotion created by a work of poetry or literature
 Tone- the attitude that a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a
character
 Sensory language/Imagery- writing that appeals to one or more of the
five senses

17. PRACTICE: WATCH THE VIDEO AND MAKE A DIAGRAM
SHOWING THE ELEMENTS OF NARRATION LISTED
BELOW.
Elements of Narration
1. Theme
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Point of view
5. Characterization
6. Dialogue
7. Plot

18. CLASS 2

19. ELEMENTS OF NARRATION
1. Theme
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Point of view
5. Characterization
6. Dialogue
7. Plot

20. NARRATIVES IN MEDIA

21. ELEMENTS OF NARRATION
1. Theme
 If you have great people in your life, no matter how broken you’ve become, they can piece you back together.
2. Setting
 Arrested in high school (down times)
3. Characters – mom, dad, dad’s friend, wife
4. Point of view – First person. Simply narrating his own story.
5. Characterization – dramatic mom, cool dad, very cool and positive uncle, wife with unconditional love.
6. Dialogue – E.g. “I see something in you, but I don’t know what that is.”
7. Plot – From high school arrest, to meeting his cool dad’s friend, realizing he likes public speaking, became a teacher, got
married, and became a public speaker.

22. THE REASONS STORIES FASCINATE AUDIENCES
1. Immerse your audience in a story.
2. Tell a personal story.
3. Create Suspense
4. Bring characters to life
5. Show. Don’t tell.
6. Build up to S.T.A.R. moment.
7. End with a positive takeaway.
“A successful talk is a little miracle—people see the world differently afterward.”
-TED curator Chris Anderson

23. HOW AND WHENTO USE NARRATIVE
 Whatever the purpose of your speech, you're going to need a way to support your statements to
prove their accuracy, but a good speech also makes its points interesting and memorable.
 The most common forms of support are facts, statistics, testimony, narrative, examples, and
comparisons. In this unit, we are going to address narrative .
The Narrative
 Narrative takes the form of a story.
 Presenters use narratives to support a point that was already made or to introduce a point that will
soon be made.
 Narratives can be combined with facts or statistics to make them even more compelling.

24. KEYSTO GREAT STORYTELLING (TEDTALKS)
1. Be vulnerable to make yourself relatable. (The Power of Vulnerability, Brene Brown)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Power+of++Vulnerability%2C+Brene+Brown
2. Give well known examples to illustrate your point. (How Great Leaders Inspire Action, Simon
Sinek) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4
3. Answer your audience’s questions with anecdotes. (The Game that Can GiveYou 10 MoreYears of
Life, Jane McGonigal) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfBpsV1Hwqs&t=1s
4. Reinforce your narrative with a visual story. (This is what happens when you reply to spam email,
JamesVeitch )
5. Hold something back to draw your audience in. (The Clues to a Great Story,Andrew Stanton}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxDwieKpawg

25. KEYSTO GREAT STORYTELLING (TEDTALKS) CON’T
6. Focus your theme with props. (The Mystery Box, JJ Abrams) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKs-
sTZLPKs
7. Make your brand story personal. (Theranos CEO at TEDMED 2014, Elizabeth Holmes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho8geEtCYjw&t=1s
8. Master writing to master speaking. (Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator,Tim Urban)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU
9. Break the ice with an amusing personal story. (The Happy Secret to Better Work, Shawn Achor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0]
10. Compare what is to what could be. (The Power of Introverts, Susan Cain)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4
11. Uncover the interesting through research. (Your Elusive Creative Genius, Elizabeth Gilbert)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA

26. WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT
Record a TWO-minute Inspirational speech of any of the topics below. Ensure that your speech has an introduction, body, and
conclusion. Use narratives or story telling in developing your speech. Use TIME/SPACE order signal words and the Elements of
Narration. Your response to this task weighs 80% and your comments to other posts weigh 20%. BE CREATIVE!
1. Relationship
2. Sexuality
3. Travel
4. Personal Growth
5. Online Learning
6. Language Learning
7. University Life
8. COVID-19
9. Others
Due: Saturday, 11:59 p.m. Comment to THREE other posts.

27. WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT
Record a TWO-minute Inspirational speech of any of the topics below. Ensure that your speech has an introduction, body, and
conclusion. Use narratives or story telling in developing your speech. Use TIME/SPACE order signal words and the Elements of
Narration. Your response to this task weighs 80% and your comments to other posts weigh 20%. BE CREATIVE!
1. Relationship
2. Sexuality
3. Travel
4. Personal Growth
5. Online Learning
6. Language Learning
7. University Life
8. COVID-19
9. Others
Due: Saturday, 11:59 p.m. Comment to THREE other posts.

28. A. STORY = The message is integrated
into the story
Elements of narration
Introduction
 hook, setting, characters , dialogue
Body
 Plot (exposition, rising action, climax,
falling action, resolution) dialogue
Conclusion:
 Theme (takeaway, dialogue )
B. MESSAGE (MAIN POINTS) = Stories are
integrated into some parts of your speech.
Introduction:
 Hook, topic, opinion/stand (setting,
characters)
Body
 MP1-MP3 (details e.g. story (plot), dialogue
Conclusion
 Summarize the main points
 Theme (takeaway, dialogue)
Choose how you would like to organize your speech.
See descriptions below.