6 Steps Towards Developing Your Personal Story From The Book "How To Tell A Story"
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Your personal story has the power to:
•inspire others
•bring them into your world
•create a strong sense of reliability
But only if you know how to tell it.
Keep reading for the magic storytelling formula and have them hanging off your every word...
•inspire others
•bring them into your world
•create a strong sense of reliability
But only if you know how to tell it.
Keep reading for the magic storytelling formula and have them hanging off your every word...
1. Stories create connections
Your story is unique, like your fingerprint.
Only you can tell it using your memory.
•Take them on your journey
•Make them feel what you felt
•Paint the picture of what happened
Create a connection by bringing them into your world.
Your story is unique, like your fingerprint.
Only you can tell it using your memory.
•Take them on your journey
•Make them feel what you felt
•Paint the picture of what happened
Create a connection by bringing them into your world.
2. Set the foundation
The goal of your story is to make them feel.
•Tell it with passion
•Embody the emotion
•Talk about how it made you feel
Your listener will feel it too.
The goal of your story is to make them feel.
•Tell it with passion
•Embody the emotion
•Talk about how it made you feel
Your listener will feel it too.
3. The materials
Listeners will hang off your every word if you pace your story correctly.
Focus on the:
•Critical pieces
•Specific moments
•Action steps and relevant information
Make sure it moves the story forward, has a purpose, and conveys a strong emotion.
Listeners will hang off your every word if you pace your story correctly.
Focus on the:
•Critical pieces
•Specific moments
•Action steps and relevant information
Make sure it moves the story forward, has a purpose, and conveys a strong emotion.
4. The emotion
Emotions are the glue and heart of your story.
A good story includes:
•Pain and growth
•A palette of emotions
•An inspiring transformation
Convey what you felt to make them feel it in the now.
Emotions are the glue and heart of your story.
A good story includes:
•Pain and growth
•A palette of emotions
•An inspiring transformation
Convey what you felt to make them feel it in the now.
5. Structuring your story
Your story should progress smoothly while creating curiosity.
The best structure:
•Flows smoothly
•Is clear and concise
•Paints a clear picture
Your audience should stay interested and have a desire to know how it ends.
Take them on a journey.
Your story should progress smoothly while creating curiosity.
The best structure:
•Flows smoothly
•Is clear and concise
•Paints a clear picture
Your audience should stay interested and have a desire to know how it ends.
Take them on a journey.
6. Beginning and ending
A good story has a clear start and end.
A strong start creates curiosity, intrigue, and interest.
A captivating ending finishes on a transformation, or lesson learned.
Nail these and they'll be begging you to retell it.
A good story has a clear start and end.
A strong start creates curiosity, intrigue, and interest.
A captivating ending finishes on a transformation, or lesson learned.
Nail these and they'll be begging you to retell it.
Summary:
6 steps of developing your story.
1. Stories create connections
2. Set the foundation
3. The materials
4. The emotion
5. Structuring your story
6. Beginning and ending
The end.
6 steps of developing your story.
1. Stories create connections
2. Set the foundation
3. The materials
4. The emotion
5. Structuring your story
6. Beginning and ending
The end.
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