Stories are 1,000x more persuasive than facts.
But how do you get better at storytelling?
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But how do you get better at storytelling?
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1. Collect stories
Every time you hear a good story, write it down.
Memorise it and add it to your repertoire.
Look at WHY you found it so engaging.
- How did they hook you?
- How did they keep you?
- How did they end it?
(Standup comedians are great for this.)
Every time you hear a good story, write it down.
Memorise it and add it to your repertoire.
Look at WHY you found it so engaging.
- How did they hook you?
- How did they keep you?
- How did they end it?
(Standup comedians are great for this.)
2. Practice stories
Stop reading content about storytelling.
And just tell some stories.
Tell your kids about a dragon.
Tell your spouse about your day.
Tell your friend what happened at the shop.
Make your next tweet a story, or write a few out.
Practice...
Stop reading content about storytelling.
And just tell some stories.
Tell your kids about a dragon.
Tell your spouse about your day.
Tell your friend what happened at the shop.
Make your next tweet a story, or write a few out.
Practice...
...But what are you practicing?
Four skills will make you better:
A) Getting to the point
B) Building drama
C) Maintaining suspense
D) Showing, not telling
Let's look at all three 👇
Four skills will make you better:
A) Getting to the point
B) Building drama
C) Maintaining suspense
D) Showing, not telling
Let's look at all three 👇
Skill A) Getting to the point
When you're storytelling, get to the point.
Especially when it's verbal storytelling.
"Let's see, so it was 2010, no, 2011. No, 2010 because I had the yellow Fiat then..."
Nobody cares.
Your audience does NOT need all the details.
When you're storytelling, get to the point.
Especially when it's verbal storytelling.
"Let's see, so it was 2010, no, 2011. No, 2010 because I had the yellow Fiat then..."
Nobody cares.
Your audience does NOT need all the details.
Skill B) Building Drama
Nobody cares about your shopping...
...Unless something unusual happened.
Lead with that.
"I was at the Butcher's, and normally it takes 5 minutes, but..."
Nobody cares about your shopping...
...Unless something unusual happened.
Lead with that.
"I was at the Butcher's, and normally it takes 5 minutes, but..."
Skill C) Maintaining suspense
Suspense is what you don't know.
(Or what you know and the character doesn't.)
So don't give it away until the very end.
Back to our butcher,
"...normally it takes 5 minutes, but this time was weird..."
Suspense continues.
Suspense is what you don't know.
(Or what you know and the character doesn't.)
So don't give it away until the very end.
Back to our butcher,
"...normally it takes 5 minutes, but this time was weird..."
Suspense continues.
Skill D) Showing, not telling
Don't just tell your audience you were startled, try and startle them
Paint them a picture in broad strokes instead of just delivering information.
If they can picture it, you're winning.
Don't just tell your audience you were startled, try and startle them
Paint them a picture in broad strokes instead of just delivering information.
If they can picture it, you're winning.
This is just an introduction to storytelling.
Now you have to go out and practice it.
I'd appreciate if you scrolled up to the first tweet and retweeted it to help others learn too.
But then go and apply tip 2...
Now you have to go out and practice it.
I'd appreciate if you scrolled up to the first tweet and retweeted it to help others learn too.
But then go and apply tip 2...
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