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Storytelling in Presentations For Dummies
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Storytelling in Presentations For Dummies

by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts
September 2023
Beginner content levelBeginner
384 pages
9h 7m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 4

Mining and Crafting Great Stories

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Searching for compelling stories

Bullet Creating a narrative from data

Bullet Curating your own repertoire

Bullet Adding finesse to your stories

Bullet Coining a catchphrase

You’re never going to kill storytelling, because it’s built into the human plan. We come with it.

–MARGARET ATWOOD, AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID’S TALE

Open your eyes. Open your ears. Open your mind. Stories are all around you. The key is to be aware and pay attention to your life and the lives of others. Be curious. Look about. Observe with all your senses. Try new things. Take up a new hobby. Explore different places. Talk with people. Ask lots of questions. Everyday life offers an endless plethora of experiences — all of which are potential stories.

This chapter helps you figure out how to mine experiences and craft great stories so you can make your point seamlessly and entice your audiences to heed the call to action.

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