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Hearts and Minds: Writing, Speaking, and Storytelling   

Microphone on a stand with a crowd of people in the background.Writing, speaking, and storytelling are related skills--and anyone can learn them. Whether you write for fun, want to create better content, or hope to improve your public speaking, you'll learn practical techniques from a professional speechwriter and former journalist.
  • Hearts and Minds: Writing, Speaking, and Storytelling
  • Fee: $40.00
    Dates: 5/6/2026 - 5/20/2026
    Times: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 3
    Location: Grays Harbor College
    Building: 800 Building (opens in new tab)
    Room: 802
    Instructor: Guy Bergstrom

    Microphone on a stand with a crowd of people in the background.Writing, speaking, and storytelling are related skills--and anyone can learn them. Whether you write for fun, want to create better content, or hope to improve your public speaking, you'll learn practical techniques from a professional speechwriter and former journalist.

    You'll focus on these topics each week:

    • Class 1: Writing -- How to write to inform (journalism), persuade (speechwriting), or entertain (storytelling).
    • Class 2: Speaking -- The three kinds of speeches, three kinds of audiences, and three steps to persuasion.
    • Class 3: Storytelling -- How narratives work, and why they're the best structure for any form of communication you use.
 

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