Storytelling in Lectures (B/C)

Dates and work units: 8 WU

• Tue, 04.11.2025, 9:00 – 17:00 o'clock online

Registration:
Please register until Tue, 21.10.2025.
Later registrations may not be taken into account.

Content:
„Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories“, cognitive scientist Roger Schank once said. Even more: We remind stories better than information. The workshop „Storytelling in Lectures“ shows how we can use this knowledge in lectures. You learn not only to tell stories for a better learning experience, but you will use the possibilities of storytelling and story structures to plan and realize your lessons and lectures in a way, that make your lectures more engaging and easier to follow and remember.

Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to

• use stories in their lectures as opener, cliffhanger, relief;
• use stories as a way to keep important informations remembered by students;
• identify aspects of their lecture which are suitable for storytelling;
• use story tools and structures for planning and realizing lessons and lectures to create an engaging learning environment.

Venue:
Online: you will receive information on the meeting details before the workshop.

Used methods:

• trainer input
• practical storytelling
• individual and group work
• discussion

Course Language: English

Facilitator:
Stefan Keller : As a storytelling expert, Stefan Keller supports writers, institutions and companies, particularly from the media and cultural sector, education and the start-up scene, in their storytelling.
As a writer himself, he writes professionally stories for over 25 years, including novels and crime thrillers, stage plays, radio plays and screenplays. As a non-fiction writer he published three books, including „Vom Mythos zum Seflie“, a history of storytelling from Stoneage to our contemporary media culture.