Use these to enhance your storytelling skills:

• Use a random word generator and write 3 simple sentences about the word

https://wordcounter.net/random-word-generator

• When you get comfortable extend the sentences into stories using

  • The setup - I went for a walk
  • Conflict - I got lost and was late for my appointment
  • Resolution - I called my friend to help find me

• Practice telling stories out loud to an audience. It can be friends, family, or a public speaking class.

• Engage with strangers in conversation and listen for verbs or nouns you can tell a story about.

  Example:

  Stranger - “My boss is an asshole”

  You - “Oh my Dad’s an asshole”

  A connection is born

• Free write short stories from your past for 30 minutes

  • This boosts the brain’s ability to recall stories

• Read a variety of stories, from classic literature to fiction, to study different storytelling techniques.

  • Take notes and combine them into your skills
  • Analyze stories to identify the key elements that make them effective.

• Use storytelling elements in your daily conversations and presentations.

  • Takes note of the outcome of each conversation
  • Then reflect and change

• Experiment with different writing structures:

  • Blogs
  • Emails
  • Threads
  • Ebooks

• Use a range of characters and settings in your stories to make them more interesting.

  • Don’t just right about yourself
  • Makeup characters that relate to your audience
  • Use different ones and record the results of what works, & what doesn’t