I like to tell stories about my family. They make a great story to tell because they’re unique to me. And also because they’re important to me.
Category Archives: The Art of WorkLife Storytelling
6 Tips to Help You Craft Great Opening Lines That Hook Your Audience the Moment You Begin Your Story
The opening line to your story can be simple, eloquent, informative, contradictory, startling, thrilling, curious, suspenseful … But it should propose a contract to your audience: If you keep listening, I’ll tell you a certain kind of story.
4 Steps to Creating a Strong Premise for Your Story
I considered extraneous words and details that I could eliminate and still get my point across. I wrote down several variations, and then said the words aloud until I was happy that I had achieved this.
How To Craft Great Turning Points Into Your Story
When you reach a turning point in your WorkLife this is a significant point in time that can cause an irrevocable change in direction. Consider that perhaps it’s the time to create the next chapter of your WorkLife story – to start something different and better. And remember, your act of kindness may lead to a turning point for someone.
3 Techniques To Use Metaphors to Make Your Stories More Personable, More Memorable and More Intriguing …
Mentally it’s been a long road to recovery too. Going out into nature and walking or sitting in silence helped not only to clear my head but also to change my thinking because it allowed me to create mental breakthroughs.
6 Tips to Help You Craft Great Opening Lines That Hook Your Audience the Moment You Begin Your Story
The opening line to your story can be simple, eloquent, informative, contradictory, startling, thrilling, curious, suspenseful … But it should propose a contract to your audience: If you keep listening, I’ll tell you a certain kind of story.
Three Tips For Great Six-Word Stories
A six-word story is an entire story which can be crafted to impart a moral lesson, evoke a certain mood, create a sense of intrigue, or capture an important moment.
Three Ways To Create Suspense in Your Storytelling
Your job as a storyteller is to get your character from point A to point B. Your character doesn’t have to be saving the world, but you have to get them there in the most interesting way possible. If you get them there by a straight line, that’s a pretty boring story. If you get them there by putting obstacles in the way, that requires going down unknown paths, which requires some bravery, then your story becomes more interesting … that’s Suspense …
5 Steps to Help You Craft Your Powerful Origin Story
Your origin story is your backstory that reveals how you – the protagonist, became the leading character in your WorkLife story. Like a comic book hero, your story needs a history that tells how you gained your superpowers and became a superhero in your WorkLife story.
6 Tips to Help You Craft Great Opening Lines That Hook Your Audience the Moment You Begin Your Story
The opening line to your story can be simple, eloquent, informative, contradictory, startling, thrilling, curious, suspenseful … But it should propose a contract to your audience: If you keep listening, I’ll tell you a certain kind of story.