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1. Introduction to the course ?: Hello everyone. Are you looking to improve your communication skills and capture the attention
of your audience? Do you want to learn
how to craft and tail engaging and
impactful stories? In this course, you'll learn
the key elements of a story and how to identify and craft
a compelling narrative. You'll also learn
techniques for creating engaging and
relatable characters, using dialogue, sensory details, and other literary devices to bring your story to your life. But telling story isn't
about the content. It is about the delivery
and presentation. That's why we will also cover the techniques for
using body language, voice, and other nonverbal cues to enhance the impact
of your story. But it's not enough just
to learn these techniques. You need to practice them too. And that's why we'll
provide opportunities for you to tell you stories and receive
feedback and guidance, which will help you to
improve your skills. So don't miss this opportunity
to learn the art of storytelling and take your communication skills
to the next level. Let's sign up for
this course today.
2. What you will learn ?: Hello everyone. Let's talk about how we are going to learn the
art of storytelling. Well, we'll first define
what a story in how it plays an important role in improving and making your
communication skills better. We'll discuss the
elements of story. What is the character,
plot, setting, conflict, and resolution will help you to learn how to
identify your story, will learn how to craft a story with a
compelling narrative, will explore techniques
for creating engaging and
relatable characters. Will discuss how
to use dialogue, sensory details, and other literary devices
to bring your story to life. We'll learn how to
tell a story in a very engaging manner, along with learning how to use
your body language, voice, and other nonverbal cues to enhance the
impact of history. And at the end, we will
do lots of practice, which will help us to improve
our storytelling skills. So it's a comprehensive
learning program which will help you to develop the skill of being a
better storyteller.
3. What is a story ?: So what is a story in? What is storytelling? Storytelling is the art of telling a story or
a narrative that describes a series of events or experiences that are
connected in some way. Stories can be used to
convey information, persuade, entertain,
or inspire people. They are ineffective tool for communication because they
engage the listener and reader that helps them
to make the concepts and ideas more relatable
and more memorable. Well, if you watch a
science fiction movie, Had, you have a concept of, let suppose blockchain
technology. You'll be able to understand this concept in a better manner if you go through a story, if you watch the content visually in That's the
beauty of storytelling. And that's why the big movies, which are blockbusters,
are the reason for their success,
a good storyline. So storytelling has been important part of
human culture for thousands of years and still today in various
forms and contexts. It is used to effectively
communicate with people, people who are good in
communication skills. Know how to tell the
story in their own words. No matter where you go. In advertising and marketing, you will see stories. Every ad campaign has
a story background. That ad will make you
relate personally. And that's how you will
start using that product. That add will create an emotional connect
with the audience. Also, it is used in the
field of education. Stories can be used to make your learning more engaging
and memorable. You may remember the best of your professors or teachers
in your school days. Now these teachers helped you to learn the difficult concepts
by telling stories. And those stories
are still memorable. You still remember them and you understand the
concepts even today, storytelling is widely
used in entertainment, different forms
of entertainment. Movie books, TV shows, even a small reality show, might have a story behind it. The most effective
and efficient way to communicate is
through storytelling, through conveying your personal
experiences and inside, you must have heard veterans from army who
retired and who tell their stories of how they afford their
enemy in the world. The way they narrate this story. And you somehow tend to
relate how they must have gone through the experience of fighting the enemy
in the border. And that's how you feel related. That's how you feel connected. Overall, storytelling
is an important tool of communication because
it helps you to engage, inspire the audience, and make the ideas more relatable
and memorable.
4. What are the elements of a story ?: Let us discuss the various
elements of a story. How important is the
characters of the story? What is plot? What do you mean by setting,
conflict, and resolution? Well, a story typically includes characters who are the people involved in the story of plot, which is the sequence
of events that makes the story a setting, which is the time and the place where the
story takes place. Conflict is the problem or the obstacle that the
characters must overcome, and resolution is the outcome or the conclusion of the story. Let's discuss each of
these elements one by one. Now, what are characters in y, the most important part of
any story or the characters, the characters or the people or the entities involved
in the story. They could be main
characters, side characters, or maybe certain
characters which are just introduced in the story for a very short period of time, these characters drive
the action of the story. They play the most
important role in convene the entire narrative. Now characterization
involves creation and development of characters. What would be their
appearance, personality, motivation, flaws, how
the character would look. So you would see different
kinds of movies. Every movie would have the hero and a different character
in different role, e.g. if it's a gangster movie, the character of the person, the appearance of the person will be flamboyant
with guns and pistols, a great car in a lot of
ammunition for good body as well. So these are certain
qualities that define a character of a person who is an action
hero or a gangster. So these kinds of characters in a story you can
relate to e.g. the Great Gatsby, the main
character, Jay Gatsby, a wealthy young man
who was obsessed with the past and with a
woman named Daisy. Gatsby's characterized
through his action dialogue, interaction with
other characters. She's a complex and
multifaceted character with both positive and
negative qualities. So I hope this concept
of characters and how characters play an
important role in conveying the entire
story is understood. The second important
element is the plot. Now the plot is the sequence of even that makes up the story. So many times, once
you start the story, you might not feel interested or the beginning
might not be clear. However, once you go
to the middle part, you slowly tend to understand the story and at the end you
get the final conclusion. So the plot is driven by the characters and
their actions. It involves rising
and falling action, twists and turns, outcomes. E.g. in the story
of Great Gatsby, the plot involves Gatsby
attempt to win back Daisy. Daisy is now married, tom Gats be pursuit of Daisy
and the main conflict. This is the main conflict
of the story and this leads to the series of events that eventually results
in Gatsby step. This is the plot. A plot is a sequence of events
that makes up the story. Let's talk about the third and the most important element. One of the most important
element is setting. Now settings, the time and the place where the
story takes place. It can include both physical
and social elements. It can have an impact on the characters and
events of the story. They setting can be realistic
or fictional and it plays an important element
in the story atmosphere. Taking the example
of The Great Gatsby, the setting is the East Coast of the United States in 1920. And it is characterized by the decedent's and excess
of Roaring 20. The setting is an
important element of the story and it helps to create the atmosphere in context of the characters and the
evens playing around them. So setting is what
will define the story. During which time, which
plays, whether it's America, Germany, Italy, or France, which place of the story is that this will be
defined by the setting. Another important element
of a story is conflict. Now just imagine a story without any conflict,
without any problem. Would you watch that
movie? Obviously, not. Every movie, every
story has a conflict, has a problem, and that problem
is solved in this story. And this problem is
solved by the character, which is the part of the
plot and the setting, the place where this
conflict takes place. This is how the story can words, the conflict can be internal, it could be an external
struggle with the characters. Mostly once you see movies, you find the actor trying
to win over the actress. There is a conflict
with the family of the girl who do not allow
them to marry together. That's the problem,
That's the conflict. And the boy will try to get through the family of the
girl and in different ways, the last and the most important element of the
story's resolution. Now this is the outcome of
the conclusion of the story. Now story may have a good, a positive or a
negative resolution. You might like the ending and you might not like
the ending as well. This happens in many of
the movies which you watch on TV and also in cinema. So the resolution is the final, even though the outcome that
brings history to a close. So I may be telling a story, but what happened at the end? E.g. I. Might have helped a woman a one-year back
now with the help. Now she's in a position to open her own business and
now she's doing good. So the character is that woman. The story is how she has
overcome the problem. How have helped the setting
is the place where she lives. What were the resources
she had earlier and now, how she has managed to run
a business successfully. And the conclusion is that now her business
is successful. This is how you define all
the elements of the story. I hope this concept
is absolutely clear.
5. How to identify a story ?: So in this video, let's
learn how to identify the most compelling
and relevant story. Just imagine you have
to deliver a speech in front of thousands of people. There is a story
you want to convey. Now which story you would
choose so that it connects with the people that
the message you want to convey gets conveyed. Let's take e.g. the speech is related to a
successful business, which essentially is
a motivation speech. You would go through
the entire process of how you have evolve your business and how you have become successful
in that business. This would involve different
types of stories while starting or in the middle of the business when
you are struggling, in how you pulled it off, how did you get funding
for your business? So all these stories are there, but which story should you tell convey in an effective manner that it resonates
with the people. This is how the
identification of the most compelling
and relevant story plays a very important role. Now this may involve
asking yourself questions, what is the message which the audience should take
away from my story? Who are the main characters? What are the motivations? What is the setting and how does it contribute to the story? What is the conflict and how
does it shape the story? By identifying the key
elements of your story, you can better focus
your ideas and craft a more compelling
and irrelevant narrative. E.g. you are
delivering a speech to students or to people who have
come for personal finance. They want your advice
on personal finance. You are an entrepreneur
who have made, who has made lots of money
and now is in a position to tell people how you
have made that money. That this is up to you what kind of story you would choose, how you would relate
that story to the person who's sitting,
listening to you. And that is why identification, getting what the audience will
take away from this story. How will my story of personal finance in
garbage the other person to start a journey of maybe saving and doing
better and investments. So what are these
important aspects or steps which you can take to identify the most compelling
and relevant story. Firstly, most important is to brainstorm and
outline your ideas. Now this is a very
important step. Brainstorming involves
generating of ideas or concepts
related to your story. Now at this point of time, you're not worrying
what would be the order or the
structure of those ideas. You have nodules
also decided which store your idea you
wouldn't want to take. Now once you have these
ideas in front of you, through the process
of brainstorming, you can start outlining and organizing those ideas
into a logical sequence and structure that's slowly
this will start creating a rough timeline or a
summary of a story. So this brainstorming and outlining will help you
organize your thoughts, identify any gaps
or inconsistencies. You will develop a clear
and cohesive narrative. Now you'll be able to
tell this story in a better manner which people
will be able to relate to. You can explore techniques for brainstorming and
outlining is story. Once you have identified the
key elements of your story, it can be helpful to
brainstorm and outline your ideas to get a better
sense of structure, the flow of the story. You might also create list
of key events or scenes, can sketch out a rough timeline, create a mind map. You can visualize the entire
elements of your story. You can outline this story which will help you to
organize your thoughts. This is how this simple process of brainstorming and outlining your ideas will
help you to deliver that compelling story in
front of your audience.
6. How to craft your story ?: Now let us discuss
how do we craft our story will crafting
a compelling narrative involves organizing the
evens and the elements of your story in a way which is clear, cohesive, and engaging. The audience needs to
connect with your story. Now this may involve
using a clear, beginning, middle, and end. Clear conclusion could
also involves including clear conflict or the problem
that needs to be resolved. It is important
to create a sense of progression or
development throughout the story so that
the audience stays engaged and invested
in the outcome, creating engaging and
relatable characters. There's also an important
element of crafting your story, the characters, or the
essential part of any story. And they can help
to make the story more compelling and memorable. The techniques used for creating characters may include giving them distinct personalities,
more relatable personality, someone who would
motivate someone in a better manner,
using flaws, dialogues, and action to reveal
the character trait, help them make to relate
to the audience by giving them relatable
desire or struggles. Any struggle which are
common man would phrase. And if your character is facing the same struggle
or the problem, that people would be able to
relate it to the character. And hence they
will be engaged by creating engaging and
relatable characters, you can help to make your story more
engaging and immersive. For the origin, a
compelling narrative is essential for engaging
your audience and keeping them
interested in your story. You need to have good amount of clarity
in what you want to convey to the person and
to the audience who's listening to you in crafting
your story plays a very, very important role once you
have found out how you're going to tell the story in
the most engaging manner. You need to craft your story. You need to bring
the characters, the elements, the
structure, the conclusion, the problems,
everything cohesively, clearly and in an
engaging manner. Once you start to do that, you would be a great storyteller with people would
want to listen to.
7. How to tell your story ?: Let us learn how
to tell a story. Well, the way you tell
your story can be an important part of
the story itself. Your delivery and
presentation can effect the impact of the story, whether it resonates or
it doesn't resonate with the audience depends entirely upon the way you communicate. So it's important to
consider certain factors, such as the tone of your voice, the pace and the
volume of your voice, your body language and
facial expressions. Just imagine if you're telling a motivational story and you yourself don't appear
to be motivated. Why would the people listening
to you feel motivated? So that body language, that passion, that energy, that, that vibrant look
from your eyes, from your body language should
reflect in the audience. So you need to explore techniques for using
body language, voice, and nonverbal cues to enhance the impact
of your story. Body language, and other
nonverbal cues can be powerful tools for enhancing
the impact of your story. These techniques can be used
for expressing gestures, making eye contact, using a facial expressions to
convey the emotions. Your voice can also be used
to convey emotions and add emphasis to the key
points in your story. You can modulate your voice or the nonverbal cues
such as pauses. Silence is an icon
tag can also be used to enhance the
impact of your story. Now the way you deliver
your story also effectively plays a
very important role in how successful you
are as a storyteller, don't base in volume. It is important
to understand how you're going to use
all three of them. E.g. if I speak in
a monotone voice telling the people not to listen to my story, what we are doing. Why would one be interested? I am speaking in a
voice with no energy, but monotonous sound,
no modulation. And it becomes very
boring for the audience. The audience will not tolerate. And we'll not like the way
I'm telling this story. Forget about being motivated. They might leave
the hall as well. Now presentation reference
to the way in which the storyteller present
themselves and their store. It includes factors such as body language,
facial expressions, nonverbal gestures such as your posture, your eye contact, the way you dress, the way you speak, the kind of body movements
which you do while making the Orwell telling the story plays a
very important role. Overall, it's
important to consider delivery and presentation
when telling a story, they can help you to enhance
the impact of the story and make it more memorable
for the audience.
8. Let's Practice Storytelling !: This is the most important
section of this course, which is a practice. Now whatever things we have
learned in this short course, this is the time for you to implement it in your own life. This can be done
through exercises such as telling a story in
front of your class, recording yourself and
listening back to the story or receiving feedback
from your peers or instructor in this course, you can also convey your story. And I would personally
give feedback and guidance and how your
story can be more effective. There are many ways in which
you can practice depending upon the preference and the
resources available with you. You can tell your story
through an order. Creative writing can create a visual or written a
representation of your story. You can create a
storyboard or a video. You can use storytelling games or improvisation exercises. You can tell a story through
a role-play or acting. You can create your own way of expressing yourself
through a story. It could be any form, can use your own creative ways. And this is what this
course will teach you, the knowledge required
to craft and tail engaging and impactful story by learning about the
elements of a story, how to identify and craft
a compelling narrative, and how to deliver and present
your story effectively. You'll be able to
effectively communicate your message and engage
with the origins. I want you to practice these
skills and take feedback from us will guide you to make your storytelling skills better.
Satish Kumar Sahani, Learn to Earn and Earn to Learn
