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3.4 Assignment. Journal – Storytelling Techniques

Getting Started

As you may recall from PSY 520, TED talks are designed to inform listeners about an idea or topic that is important and to inspire them toward action. As you begin thinking about the TED-style talk, audio podcast, or multimedia communication tool, you will present in your final capstone course in your specialization track, you want that to be your two-fold plan: inform and inspire. The best method for informing and inspiring others is through telling a compelling story. A well-told story captures our attention and sparks our imagination. It typically has a beginning, middle, and end. Think of your favorite movie as an example. It most likely pulled you into the story by creating curiosity, then unfolded into a problem that had to be resolved, and ended with a resolution. The most popular TED talks (and there are thousands of them), similarly use engaging storytelling techniques to transmit their ideas into the minds of their listeners. Your TED talk will be a means of helping you to further explore and communicate the most important parts of your story. In doing so, it is hoped that you will also gain greater clarity on your life direction or calling.

In this journal entry, you will explore some of these time-tested storytelling techniques that you can use in your TED talk. You will be looking at these techniques through the lens of your personal story; the narrative of your life thus far, and what you want to become. That, of course, includes your personality but can also reflect important life events, relationships, aspirations you have for the future, etc. Use this journal entry to brainstorm what you might like to communicate in your TED talk that could both inform and inspire those who will hear it.

Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:

· Reflect on principles of storytelling as it relates to the TED talk that will be presented in the final capstone course.

Resources

· Article: Seven Storytelling Techniques Used by the Most Inspiring TED Presenters

· Website: Academic Writer

· Website: OCLS Evaluating Sources Page

Background Information

Before beginning this journal entry, first read the article, Seven Storytelling Techniques Used by the Most Inspiring TED Presenters. In addition to the text of the article, each technique includes a video example of the principle being discussed. You might also view those videos that are of interest to help you better understand how the technique is used.

Your TED talk can be about anything that is important to you and your life journey. But remember, you are striving to inform and inspire.

In PSY-520 you created your TED Style Talk Reflection Journal, in this assignment you are going to add to that journal. Then you will submit your journal entry to the Assignment page.

Instructions

1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.

2. Carefully read the article, 

Seven Storytelling Techniques Used by the Most Inspiring TED Presenters
, and watch any of the accompanying videos that are of interest.

3. Open your ongoing 
TED Talk Style Reflection Journal that you have saved in a Word document.

4. Title this new journal entry 3.4: Storytelling Techniques, <Day, Month Year>. As your write your journal during this session, reflect on the following questions:

a. Which of the seven storytelling techniques best helped you think about how you might tell your story? Explain.

b. Describe in a substantive paragraph a possible topic for your TED style talk. You are not committing to any particular topic at this point. You are only brainstorming.

c. In a second paragraph, explain in detail why this topic is important to you as it relates to your personal journey/story.

d. In a third and final paragraph, discuss how this topic could potentially inspire others to meaningful action.

5. All references and citations should be in APA format

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