Narrating The Hero's Journey

Learn how to inject compelling storytelling and dynamism into your public speaking with this virtual course taught by a TED Talk lecturer and USC professor.


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In Just 8 Weeks, You'll Learn

  • Clearly define your narrative purpose

  • Communicate effectively in-person and on-camera

  • Understand your audience, their needs and desires

  • Apply audience engagement techniques

  • Add value through your story

  • Make an impact that drives your income

Learn How to Tell Your Story

Tell a Compelling Story to Any Audience

This eight-week online course will teach you the nuts and bolts of engaging storytelling to any audience.

Learning to tell your story in a compelling way will serve you well whether interviewing for a job, internship, or undergraduate or graduate admissions, pitching your business to investors, delivering arguments in court, or any number of other scenarios where you’ll be appealing to an audience. To be successful as a storyteller, you need to connect with your listeners to make an impact.


You’ll learn:

  • how to craft an experience that opens people's minds and pierces their hearts, and 
  • explore the techniques that will let you overcome any fear of public speaking, powerfully tell your story, and 
  • make a lasting impact on your audience.


The Hero's Journey is an approach to storytelling for a specific purpose: to make the biggest intellectual and emotional impact on any audience. Utilizing pathos, ethos, and logos, with the classic Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey cycle, we will explore storytelling techniques that make the speaker the hero of their own story, influencing your audience and achieving your goals.

Public Speaking

Narrating The Hero’s Journey

  • Jeremiah's Bio

    Meet your Instructor

    Instructor of Theatrical Practice and Public Speaking - Performance Techniques at the University of Southern California. TEDxUSC speaker and coach to annual TEDx speakers. Read More here.

    Jeremiah O'Brian

    Instructor of Theatrical Practice - USC School of Dramatic Arts

The Course Breakdown

Your Training Guide

  • 01
    Class Access: Located in 'My Dashboard'
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    • Step 1: Welcome!
    • Step 2: Getting Your Bearings
    • Step 3: A Technical Note (Virtual Classes/ Coaching)
    • Step 4: Virtual Class Best Practices
  • 02
    Module 1: Introduction to On-Camera Public Speaking & Actionable Goals
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    • What Should I Know
    • What All Great Talks Have in Common
    • Examples of Speeches and Their Purpose
    • Types of Talks to Avoid
    • Structure Your Talk
    • Types of Presentation at the Workplace
    • Tools for Successful Talks - Connection
    • Tools for Successful Talks - Narration
    • Tools for Successful Talks - Explanation
    • Tools for Successful Talks - Persuasion
    • Tools for Successful Talks - Revelation
  • 03
    Module 2: The Audience
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    • What Should I Know
    • Overcoming Fear Part 1
    • Overcoming Fear Part 2
    • Overcoming Fear Part 3
    • Know Your Audience
    • Key points in Knowing Your Audience Part 1
    • Key points in Knowing Your Audience Part 2
    • Practice Your Talk Using The Full Script
    • Solutions for Sounding Memorized
    • Memorization Technique Part 1
    • Memorization Technique Part 2
    • Memorization Technique Part 3
    • Bullet Points
    • Using Slides with Your Talk
    • Utilizing PowerPoint and Other Presentation Software
    • Using Videos and Worksheets
    • Benefits of Using Videos
    • Using Worksheets
    • Designing Your Worksheet
  • 04
    Module 3: The Problem
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    • Introduction
    • Public Speaking Matters More Than Ever
    • Preparing for Your Presentation
    • Designing Your Presentation
    • Look At The Information
    • Presentation Styles
    • Facilitating A Presentation
  • 05
    Module 4: The Solution
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    • What Should I Know
    • The Rhetorical Triangle
    • Utilizing Ethos, Pathos and Logos
    • A Writer of Character and Credibility
    • Establish Your Credibility
    • Consider the audience's expectations
    • Appeal to the Audience's Emotions
    • The Role of the Text
    • Consider the Context
  • 06
    Module 5: The Reward
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    • What Should I Know
    • The Cider House Rules
    • Convincing-I-D-E-R
    • C-Interesting-D-E-R
    • C-I-Different-E-R
    • C-I-D-Educational-R
    • C-I-D-E-Relevant
    • Coming Up with Brilliant (Unstructured) Content for Your Presentation
    • Start Your Talk
    • Establish Rapport to Your Audience
    • Starting your speech with Thank You
    • Starting with Inspiration and Motivation
    • Starting with Quotes
    • Starting with an Interesting Relevant Facts or Personal Story
    • Starting by Asking the Audience a Question
    • Starting by Mentioning Interesting Historical Events
    • Starting by Introducing Yourself
    • Starting by Giving an Outline of Your Speech
    • Starting with a Powerful Image
    • End Your Talk
    • Different ways To Powerfully End Your Talk
    • How to End Your Speech
    • Ending with a Conclusion and Next Step + Call to Action
    • Ending by Saying Thank You and Giving Credits to Others
    • Ending with a Quote/Inspirational/Motivational
  • 07
    Module 6: Telling Your Story- Round 1
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    • What Should I Know
    • Answering Questions + Reading the Audience Intro
    • Answering Qualitative General Business Questions Using Frameworks
    • Help! How Do You Answer Questions When You Have No Idea! Use This Framework
    • Answer Any Questions that You Have No Idea How to Answer
    • Structuring Logic with Transition Words and Words to Use the Will Buy You Time
    • Words to Say that Your Audience Will Remember and Appreciate
    • Words or Things to Never Say When Answering Questions
    • Transition Words to Use When You Want to Politely Disagree with the Question
    • Introduction to How to Know What the Next Question is that They Will Ask You?
    • Dealing with Challenging Participants
    • Taking Questions
    • Taking Questions using Category
    • After the Q&A Session
  • 08
    Module 7: Telling Your Story - Round 2
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    • What Should I Know
    • Go to the Room You Will Present in the Day Before You Present and Do This
    • What to Do the Morning of Your Speech
    • Getting in an Ideal, Confident and Relaxed Peak Mental State (“The Zone”)
    • How to Know What to Wear
    • Nutrition and Rest Before the Presentation
    • Professional NewCast Appearance Secrets to Make You Look Less Tired, Better etc
    • Post Presentation To Do’s
    • Send the Event Organizer Your Slides to Distribute to the Recipients
    • Keep USBs in Your Pocket with the Presentation (for Huge Potential Prospects)
  • 09
    The Culmination and Next Steps
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    • What To Do Next
  • 10
    Bonus Module: Pitch yourself! Learn to Ignite Curiosity + Inspire Action
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    • An Introduction to Market Your Message
    • The Power of Your Spark
    • What’s Blocking You
    • Your Impact
    • Connect To Your Why
    • What Do You Love
    • What is Energy Muscle Testing
    • How Do You Typically Described What You Do
    • Your New Definition
    • What is an Elevator Pitch?
    • What Do You Do?
    • Your New Pitch
    • Six Keys to Success

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Testimonials

“Best experience ever!! Mr. Jeremiah is hands down THE BEST professor I have EVER come across! Learned SO MUCH during the course! We REALLY enjoyed EVERY week! Thank you so mmuch for your time and effort!”

Kamiya Collins

“This was an amazing experience! Life-changing to learn these great skills and tips in the course and awesome one-on-one coaching!”

Lajada Box

“Awesome teacher, awesom learning experience! I'm so proud to be in this class. There is so much being taught to us, not just by the teacher but also by other students eager to learn as well. ”