The essential nature of crafting a story is simple. It applies no matter the final audience, from audience of children to corporate training seminars.
1. Start at the end. “Why am I telling this story? What is the point of my story?” Your listener may not hear the same point, but what is your point?
2. Break the story into parts for “Episodic Telling.” Don't memorize words, rather move through sequences of the story.
3. Dump the parts that are not essential to answering the questions in #1.
4. Use simple words to assemble the parts of the story into one flowing narrative.
5. Tell it to someone. Get feedback. Refine.
6. Repeat
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