Spring 2019/Pasadena

CO522

Fong

CO522: NARRATIVE COMMUNICATION IN A VISUAL AGE (4 Units: 160 Hours). Ken U. Fong.

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DESCRIPTION: This course explores why narrative (story) moves people in ways that lecturing didactically often does not. It will equip students to create and deliver narrative lessons that aim to capture imaginations in compelling, memorable ways, utilizing beautifully-designed digital slides to enhance the narrative.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students completing this course will demonstrate the ability to (1) identify and define the essential elements of compelling stories, including the 4 Dimensional Narrative Framework; (2) apply these elements and the 4DNF in crafting and delivering narrative lessons; (3) design visually impactful computer-slides to enhance the narrative they are telling; and (4) confidently deliver narrative lessons using the visuals they’ve designed to enhance and amplify their content.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three-hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. Classes will involve lectures and demonstrations, online forums, technical instruction seminars, and student-presentations.

REQUIRED READING AND VIEWING: 1,502 pp. of required reading

Buster, Bobbette. Do Story: How to Tell Your Story So the World Listens. The Do Book Company, 2013. ISBN: 978-1907974052, Pub. Price $14.95 Available as an e-book via Kindle [112 pp. assigned].

Duarte, Nancy. slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. O’Reilly Media, 2008. ISBN: 978-0596522346, Pub. Price $34.99 Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [296 pp. assigned].

Frank, Ted. Get to the Heart: How Movie Storytelling Secrets Can Make Your Presentation Clear, Compelling, and Earn You a Seat at the Table. Backstories Studio, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-0997853407, Pub. Price $28.95 Not available as an e-book [222 pp. assigned].

Gallo, Carmine. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds. St. Martin’s Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-1250041128, Pub. Price $26.99 [288 pp assigned].

Gottschall, Jonathan. The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human. Mariner Books, 2013. ISBN: 978-0544002340, Pub. Price $14.95 Available as an e-book from the Fuller Library [272 pp. assigned].

Reynolds, Garr. Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. 2nd ed. New Riders, 2011. ISBN: 978-0321811981, Pub. Price $34.99 [312 pp. assigned].

REQUIRED VIEWING: (Links to all Ted Talks will all be on Canvas in assigned weeks)

Brooks, David. Should You Live for Your Resume or Your Eulogy?

Crenshaw, Kimberle. The Urgency of Intersectionality.

Duckworth, Angela Lee. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.

Giertz, Simone. Why You Should Make Useless Things.

Gilbert, Elizabeth. Success, Failure, and the Drive to Keep Creating.

Grant, Adam. The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers.

Hong, Dennis. Making a Car for Blind Drivers.

Jang, Jia. What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection.

Lux, Narayan. What I Learned from 2,000 Obituaries.

Nabourema, Farida. Is Your Country at Risk of Becoming a Dictatorship? Here’s How to Know.

Rucker, Paul. The Symbols of Systemic Racism, and How to Take Away Their Power.

Stevenson, Bryan. We Need to Talk About an Injustice.

Tang, Raymond. Be Humble, and Other Lessons from the Philosophy of Water.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Duarte, Nancy. Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform Audiences. Wiley, 2010. ISBN: 978-0470632017, Pub. Price $29.95 [272 pp.].

Lowry, Eugene. Doing Time in the Pulpit: The Relationship Between Narrative and Preaching. Abingdon Press, 1985. ISBN: 978-0687110346, Pub. Price not available. ***OUT OF PRINT [112 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. 1,502 pp. of required reading [86 hours].
2. View 13 TED talks and use online Forum to discuss specific questions (10%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome#1] [10 hours].
3. Preparation of three 2-3 page comparison/reflection papers on the following texts: (a) Buster & Gottschall; (2) Gallo & Frank; (3) Duarte & Reynolds. Via Canvas (30%) (This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-3) [6 hours].
4. Prepare and deliver one 15-min class-presentation of how they are planning the flow of their narrative project (with feedback for improvement) as well as the drafts of their five critical Powerpoint or Keynote slides to accompany presentation (with feedback) (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #3] [8 hours].
5. Prepare and deliver one 18-min narrative talk or sermon with self-designed slides (40%) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #4] [20 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Options to meet the Worship, Preaching and Communication (WPC) requirement in the 80 MATM Program (Fall 2015). Option to meet the Communications requirement (COMM) in MA programs.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change. Copyright 2019 Fuller Theological Seminary.