Speak Up Storytelling

Storytelling Forensics: "Naked and Wet"

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Nov 21, 2019
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Prioritize A Strong Beginning

  • Craft a strong opening to promise your audience their time will be well spent.
  • Spend heavy effort on the first 12–60 seconds to create curiosity and set tone.
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Prime The Audience With A Heads-Up

  • Use preview lines to prime listeners for a remarkable moment and keep them listening.
  • Give a clear hint you are about to say something important to increase engagement.
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Match Humor To Tone

  • Choose joke tone to match the story's overall mood; use self-deprecating humor to keep seriousness intact.
  • Recycle effective jokes across stories sparingly when they fit tonally.
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