Cross-Cultural Rhetoric Workshop
LESSON PLAN
April 15, 2008 with John Paval, Sweden
9:00-9:10 am -- Introductions
John mentions: Speak about today's modern shift from literary communication to virtual communication
parallel to classical shift from oral to literate culture
9:10-9:15 am -- Exercise I: Drawing
9:15-9:30 am -- Exercise II: Story telling: 6 people: 3 Swedes, 3 students
9:30-9:45 am -- Words of wisdom from John Paval
* Little bit on factors Distortion - connect points into leadership (e.g. point making to employees, etc)
* Speak about oratory and leadership: connections between classical leadership and oratory and stories
* Identify there must be a clear beginning, middle, and end
Then, Alyssa chimes in and offers concrete directions on the last exercise
9:45-10:00 am -- Exercise III: Group work on Story telling
 Use the story to help show values related to your topic? As an example of a principle. Advanced
use of story telling. Has to be beginning, middle, ending. Pick a specific audience.
3 minutes maximum per group or will be cut off. Suggest: each person take a role: beginning,
middle, end. Looking at argumentative versus storytelling.
10:00-10:30 am – Group Presentations: 3 minutes each x 5 groups = 15 minutes
Plus feedback from John and/or Alyssa on each one?
One point of feedback from each?
10:30-10:40/10:45 am – closing open question session with our expert John Paval!
**break for John; walk Swedes over to Helle’s classroom**
Cross-Cultural Rhetoric Workshop
LESSON PLAN
April 15, 2008 with John Paval, Sweden
11:00-11:10 am -- Introductions
John mentions: Speak about today's modern shift from literary communication to virtual communication
parallel to classical shift from oral to literate culture
11:10-11:15 am -- Exercise I: Drawing
11:15-11:30 am -- Exercise II: Story telling: 6 people: 3 Swedes, 3 students
11:30-11:45 am -- Words of wisdom from John Paval
* Little bit on factors Distortion - connect points into leadership (e.g. point making to employees, etc)
* Speak about oratory and leadership: connections between classical leadership and oratory and stories
* Identify there must be a clear beginning, middle, and end
Then, Alyssa chimes in and offers concrete directions on the last exercise
11:45-12:00 pm -- Exercise III: Group work on Story telling
 Use the story to help show values related to your topic? As an example of a principle. Advanced
use of story telling. Has to be beginning, middle, ending. Pick a specific audience.
3 minutes maximum per group or will be cut off. Suggest: each person take a role: beginning,
middle, end. Looking at argumentative versus storytelling.
12:00-12:30 pm – Group Presentations: 3 minutes each x 5 groups = 15 minutes
Plus feedback from John and/or Alyssa on each one?
One point of feedback from each?
12:30-12:40 pm – closing open question session with our expert John Paval!