Storytelling
People are born storytellers and relate to storytelling at a very personal level. In our formative years, our environments are rich with storytelling at home, in school and through audio and visual media. Analagies, anecdotes, parables, fables, metaphors and idioms are all storytelling methods for imparting wisdom or making a point. Frequently, such methods represent a far more effective way to achieve this than through a plain presentation of facts.
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Five Storytelling Tips
Speaking Tips | April 12, 2004
Historians, lawyers, physicians, economists and psychologists use the power of stories to help people better understand their subject matter. Professional speakers have been using stories to illuminate their messages long before and after slides became the vogue. On the other hand, occasional presenters are often reluctant to incorporate stories into their formal presentations or their reports, proposals, briefings, training and meetings.