Kevin’s Tips to Telling a Good Story…
Ironclad truisms..
1. All stories have a beginning middle and end, like a piece of music. The end is never "that's my story" but the beginning can be "let me tell you a story."
2. Every word you say pushes the story forward. if it's there to add color, background, etc, it should be one sentence and quickly return to the main thrust of the story. Do not get caught up in side points, asides, pauses for jokes.
A story is a journey. It must go somewhere. No one travels looking backward.
3. When constructing a story, always bear in mind "why is someone listening to me? What are they supposed to get out it" If you can't answer that, you are telling a lousy story. Attention is a precious commodity. Do not spend it poorly.
4. What is the message you're trying to bring home? Please laugh? Please buy my product? Here's the lesson I learned? A story must serve its message but it must be a tale unto itself. Otherwise is a parable. a sermon or a commercial, not a story.
Finally, stories do not overstay their welcome. They hold a precious moment and vanish. Tell yours and sit down.
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Never introduce a story by telling your audience how they should feel
Never introduce a story by telling your audience how they should feel
The best way of telling story is Keep the story simple. The brain gets overwhelmed when trying to process too much information.
The best way of telling story is Keep the story simple. The brain gets overwhelmed when trying to process too much information.
Tell stories about the cute things that your children and animals have done recently. These anecdotes will brighten up your listeners’ day and warm their hearts
Tell stories about the cute things that your children and animals have done recently. These anecdotes will brighten up your listeners’ day and warm their hearts