How to tell a story
Storytelling is the
most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.
Story telling is also an art! Anyone can tell a story, but everyone cannot tell a story in an interesting way. The purpose of telling a story is to retain the attention of the audience on us. We can make a story from our own experience also. For example, we can explain what interesting experience we had when we were trekking last summer.
You may note
the following tips for telling the story in an interesting way:
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Make the story short. If it
takes too much, the audience may switch off.
·
Make use of simple words and sentences
so that everyone understands it.
·
Make the story relevant to the
context.
·
The story should not offend the
sentiments of the audience in any way.
·
Use variations in pitch and
voice modulations to retain the attention of the audience.
·
Make eye contact and ensure
rapport while telling the story.
Let there be a
beginning, the body and the end. Explain how this story is relevant for the
subject of your speech. Have a good collection of short stories and have them
handy. Keep updating the list. Ensure you don't tell the same story everywhere
you speak!
Practice story
telling regularly and get the skill.
NC Sridharan
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