This blog will give you more insights into how to create an interesting story when giving a presentation, because it has to make a good and long-lasting impression. It could be interesting to read about as this useful information could be helpful for your future career, whether it is in school or at work. If you are willing to improve the way you present, make sure to keep on reading.
Key takeaways
Usage of pictures
The crowd will probably forget the shown pictures when they disappear from the screen, therefore it is important to tell a story that will stick. People will mostly likely link stories to locations, for example, when you read something interesting about a destination, it will stick and you will link the story to that specific destination.
Relatability
It is important to tell a story where your audience can relate to and something they can recognize. You should engage your crowd and they should be able to relate to the story. This can be done by addressing your audience or using real-life actors.
Elements to take into account
Take plot, characters, familiarity, and voice into account while creating the story you want to convey. It is important to do so in order to make the story more convincing and make it last longer. People will most likely remember an intriguing story rather than a boring one.
Most interesting points
Useful tips to use
The text give some very interesting arguments of which you wouldn’t immediately think about when creating a story. Firstly, there are certain elements to take into account in order to make it interesting to your audience such as what happens, the way you use your voice, and the characters should be ones that the audience can relate to. It is about taking their emotions into account. People will most likely get boring after some time if you keep talking monotonously than when you talk with a voice that is not always the same tone.
Everbody can tell a story
Another interesting point that they discussed is the fact that people tell stories all the time, mostly unconscious, meaning that everybody is able to tell a story while presenting. This is something that you wouldn’t immediately think about, however, it is important to remember that. When you tell something that has happened to you or to someone else, you are telling a story without thinking about it too much. Concluding that everybody is capable of telling effective stories, for some it comes fluently, for some not so much. It is about practicing those skills.
Say less to communicate more
It is more important to have an intriguing story that says more than a thousand words. This can be done by using more pictures, quotes, highlight key words and such. This was an interesting point that they talked about, it is not the words that are convincing but the way you tell your story. Therefore, it is relevant to deepen your knowledge into this topic in order to give a long-lasting story.
Conclusion
I learned a lot from this text as I can utilize it in my future professional and personal life, in order to give more long lasting presentations. There are a lot of elements that should be taken into account, which I wouldn’t have thought about when I didn’t get this information. It is all about making an impression that makes your audience remember the presentation and there are several guidelines you can use when doing so. Taking all these tips with me will allow me to give better presentations as I will do my bachelor project next academic year.