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Make GREAT Stories in 7 Minutes

In this video, I’m going to give you 4 clear, actionable steps to tell better stories in any medium. It’ll only take a few minutes and, don’t worry, it’s A LOT easier than you think. So, what makes a story and how do you use it in your projects? There are 4 key story elements you need to convey to the audience. Story element number 1 is location. You need to give them the location of where the story happens. The location gives the audience context of the events coming up and the situation where the story takes place. This should be super simple. If you start the story with “I was in a sandwich shop,” I visualize something like a Subway restaurant. However, if you start the story with “I was in a deli,” now I’m thinking of an older mom and pop type restaurant with aged counters and tables. A lot of people make the mistake of over-describing the location. You only need to give specific descriptions if it’s important to the story. For example, if your story is about how you accidentally broke the window at that sandwich shop we mentioned earlier. You may want to say “I was in a sandwich shop with these huge floor to ceiling windows by the door.” Then the audience can imagine whatever sandwich shop they want, but it will have huge windows by the door. Story element number 2 is characters. We need to introduce the people who are involved in the story. The big mistake we see here is that the storyteller will run through a list of people who were there, like a big roll call. That’s not what we want. The audience isn’t going to remember all these people you name and describe because their brain doesn’t have a reason to remember them. Right now, the characters aren’t important. So we introduce the characters as they become important. You do this by introducing them with action. So, getting back to our story, you may say “I was in a sandwich shop with these huge floor to ceiling windows by the door. I was just leaving with my sandwich when the teen behind the counter yelled something at me.” Now we have two characters, me and the teenager who works at the sandwich shop. The part of the teenage character that matters is that they yelled to me because it leads to the next part of the story. Story element 3 is climax. There’s a reason why you’re telling this story, it’s because something happened and you want to share that experience. Not only do we want to introduce characters with minor actions, we need to get to the main action that prompted this story in the first place. That’s the climax of the story. So make sure you get to that point without wasting a bunch of time. “I was in a sandwich shop with these huge floor to ceiling windows by the door. I was just leaving with my sandwich when the teen behind the counter yelled something at me. I couldn’t quite hear him, so I turned my head to see what he was saying. As soon as I did, I walked right into the big window and cracked it.” Efficient storytelling. We got to the climax quickly without wasting a bunch of time. Now we just need to move on to story element 4, results. This is where you make the story relatable or share the lesson or whatever the intention behind your story is. It’s super simple. Again, you’re just keeping it brief, but you want to share how you felt or what you want to convey in a simple way so the audience can absorb it and recall that when they think about the story. “I was in a sandwich shop with these huge floor to ceiling windows by the door. I was just leaving with my sandwich when the teen behind the counter yelled something at me. I couldn’t quite hear him, so I turned my head to see what he was saying. As soon as I did, I walked right into the big window and cracked it. I’ve never felt more embarrassed in my entire life.” In this case, the point of the story is just to share an experience we had. There’s no moral or important information to give the audience, so we’re saying how we felt. Because we’re making it relatable (everyone has felt embarrassed), the audience is more likely to remember the story. They may even bring it up and share it when someone else is telling an embarrassing story. So the storytelling elements are: Location. Say where you are. Characters. Introduce relevant characters through action as they become important. Climax. Have a climax in the story and make sure you get to it. Results. Include the reason WHY you’re telling that story to round it out. Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to like the video and subscribe to my channel for more tips and tricks to help you finish writing your book. #books #writing #storytelling #tips ----- Subscribe to this channel for writing tips and free audiobooks. Buy my books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/cameron... Contact me for advertising or collaborations: [email protected]