Storytelling is one of the most powerful skills you can learn. The people who have the most influence on this planet are good storytellers.
Teachers use them to convey important concept. Comedians use them to make us laugh.
Companies use them to sell their products and politicians use them to campaign and take power. A recent study even found that good storytellers are seen as significantly more attractive, and are even considered more important.
So how exactly do you become a good storyteller? Well, every good story is told in the same exact format.
That is comprised of three parts. If you can learn and master these three parts, you can become a significantly better storyteller.
The first part is to setup. This is where you set the scene for your story.
You give the listener enough details for them to know what you're going to talk about. Think of it as the cover of a book.
If you don't have a proper setup, a proper cover, people will not listen to your story. They're not going to pick up that book.
You'll hear comments like, "oh you're so random" or "haha you're so weird". If you do not have a proper setup, what you want to make sure to is that your story is relatable to the subject at hand.
For example, if my friends were talking about their crazy college roommates, I could bring up a story about my old roommate. If my friends are talking about people they looked up to in the past, I could bring in a story about my boss who I used to look up to.
