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Student Resource
Gamble, The Public Speaking Playbook, 2nd Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Discussion Questions
Chapter 24: Storytelling
1. Review a speech of your choice; describe how the speaker utilized narratives within the
presentation.
2. Develop a story that could be utilized in your next speech.
3. Examine the speech. “If today were the last day of my life” by Steve Jobs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvA_4YkGNXc. Describe how Jobs used narratives
within this speech.
4. Compare and contrast one debate from a recent political campaign, how were narratives
used to support the speakers’ goals?
5. Is it possible to use too many narratives or stories in a presentation? Explain.
