Narration and storytelling for persuasive academic presentations

• What kind of narrative presentation forms and rhetorical stylistic devices exist and how can I use them as a scientist effectively and purposefully?
• How can I entertain a demanding audience with storytelling without being "unscientific" or "cheap"?
• What does "storytelling" actually mean?
• What effect do stories have?
• How do I build a good story?
• How do I recognize the linguistic images or figures of speech of my communication partner or a speaker, and how do I benefit from this insight?

The course participants:

• know structures and blueprints for using narrative elements and storytelling in scientific speeches.
• are able to use these structures to develop their own, individual and authentic narrative style in a scientific context.
• critically deal with storytelling and narration in the scientific context and recognize from this discourse, which conditions must be met in order to achieve a desired effect with ST@SS©.
• train linguistic and speaking strategies that enable them to achieve a desired and conscious effect on the audience or communication partner and receive individual feedback.
• recognize the connections and dependencies of the system voice - body - content and effect.

Michael Berndonner, Dipl.Betr.Oec. FH, Speech Communication Scientist, Vocal Coach and Rhetoric Coach, Lecturer at the University of St.Gallen