8 lessons learned from week 2 of Performative Speaking with @RobbieCrab.
A thread about storytelling 👇
A thread about storytelling 👇
Your own life is like a movie you're watching 365 days a year. It might not seem special or interesting to you. But others are watching it for the first time.
You always have a story to tell!
You always have a story to tell!
5 elements of a great story:
- Characters: Who's involved?
- Environment: Set the mood, e.g. day vs. night
- Conflict: What's at stake?
- Relationships: How do the characters relate to one another? The environment? The conflict?
- Resolution: Have a punchline. Then stop.
- Characters: Who's involved?
- Environment: Set the mood, e.g. day vs. night
- Conflict: What's at stake?
- Relationships: How do the characters relate to one another? The environment? The conflict?
- Resolution: Have a punchline. Then stop.
3-part story formula:
- Adventure: What's happening? Can even be an everyday activity.
- Adversity: What needs to be overcome?
- Triumph: What does success look like?
Adding humor is a bonus.
- Adventure: What's happening? Can even be an everyday activity.
- Adversity: What needs to be overcome?
- Triumph: What does success look like?
Adding humor is a bonus.
Whenever you tell a story, think of this first:
Who is your audience? And what is your goal?
Do you want to entertain? Inspire? Get them to take action?
Who is your audience? And what is your goal?
Do you want to entertain? Inspire? Get them to take action?
Tell your stories in the active voice and present tense.
It sounds more engaging, like it's happening right now.
It sounds more engaging, like it's happening right now.
Use visual language. Paint a picture with your words. Make your audience ...
see it
hear it
smell it
taste it
feel it
So they can fully experience it...without having been there.
see it
hear it
smell it
taste it
feel it
So they can fully experience it...without having been there.
Your audience doesn’t want to hear all the details.
Focus on the details that make your story easy to follow.
Get rid of all the impediments that make it harder to connect with your audience.
Focus on the details that make your story easy to follow.
Get rid of all the impediments that make it harder to connect with your audience.
Do you feel your audience's attention declining?
Ask a question in the middle of your story to bring them back.
What would they do in your situation? How would they feel?
Ask a question in the middle of your story to bring them back.
What would they do in your situation? How would they feel?
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