narrative

Examples of narrative in the following topics:

• How and When to Use Narrative

  • Presenters use narratives to support their points and make their speeches more compelling.
  • In this unit, we are going to address narrative .
  • Narrative takes the form of a story.
  • Narratives can be combined with facts or statistics to make them even more compelling.
  • Limit your narrative to three or four minutes at the most.

• The Importance of Stories

  • Because human life is narratively rooted, incorporating story telling into public speaking can be a powerful way of reaching your audience.
  • Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and instilling moral values.
  • Berger says human life is narratively rooted, humans construct their lives and shape their world into homes in terms of these groundings and memories.
  • Because human life is narratively rooted, incorporating story telling into public speaking can be a powerful way of reaching your audience.

• Hold the Audience's Attention

  • Engage in narrative as a change of pace from message delivery.
  • Create a narrative that is relevant to the topic and is dramatic for the audience, and use a surprise ending to direct the audience attention to the message.

• Religion

  • Many religions have days of observance, narratives, symbols, traditions, and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or a preferred lifestyle from their ideas about the cosmos and human nature .

• Defining Emotional Appeal

  • Pathos is a communication technique used most often in rhetoric (where it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, alongside ethos and logos), and in literature, film, and other narrative art.

• Patterns of Organization: Informative, Persuasive, and Commemorative

  • Different goals call for different narrative structures and you may need to try a few models before you find one that suits.