The Fastest Way to Become a Master Storyteller — Transcript

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1. 0:00most people think of Storytelling as
2. 0:02this big complicated thing but what if I
3. 0:05told you that you could get great at
4. 0:07storytelling just by answering one
5. 0:09simple question in a slightly different
6. 0:11way every single day we ask one question
7. 0:14countless of times how are you now how
8. 0:17do most people respond they say
9. 0:19something like good how are you or oh
10. 0:21yeah I'm good finally the sun is out now
11. 0:24there's nothing wrong with that but it's
12. 0:26a missed opportunity if you struggle to
13. 0:29tell interest interesting stories it's
14. 0:31not because you're bad at that but it's
15. 0:33because you haven't had enough
16. 0:34repetitions so what is the solution any
17. 0:38time that someone asks you how are you
18. 0:40share a tiny story that shows a little
19. 0:42bit more about you as a human but let me
20. 0:45give you an example actually today a
21. 0:47friend asked me how are you this is how
22. 0:49I responded I'm good but actually this
23. 0:53morning I had this little weird moment
24. 0:55this morning I was interviewing this guy
25. 0:57for my YouTube channel like this speaker
26. 0:59that I admire and before the interview I
27. 1:02was fine but the moment that he popped
28. 1:04up on screen I was like oh man this guy
29. 1:06is so good like he speaks much better
30. 1:09much more eloquent than me and so
31. 1:11immediately my mind just started going
32. 1:13crazy um anyway what about you when was
33. 1:16the last time that you got a little bit
34. 1:18more nervous and how did you actually
35. 1:20handle that did you see it wasn't like a
36. 1:23super polish story it wasn't crazy just
37. 1:26a tiny story but there are actually a
38. 1:28few things that you want to keep in mind
39. 1:30first tip share relatable moments now
40. 1:33often times we want to share those big
41. 1:34moments like a lifechanging car accident
42. 1:37whatever is like don't do that share
43. 1:40those small relatable moments something
44. 1:42that show a little bit more about you as
45. 1:44a human for example has there been
46. 1:46anything interesting that has happened
47. 1:47lately have you maybe picked up this new
48. 1:49skill that it's interesting to share or
49. 1:52is there this small thing that annoys
50. 1:54you but it's still kind of funny to
51. 1:55share those are the moments that you
52. 1:57want to share but that's really anything
53. 1:59that is not the weather or traffic
54. 2:02second tip share short stories sure
55. 2:04there is a time and place for longer
56. 2:06stories but not here if someone asks you
57. 2:08how are you and you start with this five
58. 2:11minute life-changing story that
59. 2:12obviously is way too much so you want to
60. 2:14share this 30 second story maybe a
61. 2:1760-second story if it's that incredible
62. 2:19story but keep it there actually on that
63. 2:22note I'm curious if someone were to ask
64. 2:24you today how are you how would you
65. 2:27respond let me know in the comments with
66. 2:29your short story third tip ask the right
67. 2:31question now that exercise is not only
68. 2:33about you sharing a story but it's about
69. 2:35making the other person comfortable to
70. 2:37share a story in return now how do you
71. 2:40do that by asking the right question by
72. 2:43asking a question that gets a story in
73. 2:45return so for example if you talk about
74. 2:47a fun trip well then ask the other
75. 2:49person hey what about you what has been
76. 2:52your most fun trip this year well for
77. 2:54example if you talk about spending a
78. 2:56weekend with your family well then ask
79. 2:58them um what what about you when was the
80. 3:00last time that you spent some time with
81. 3:02your family do you see like ask a
82. 3:04question that gets a story in return if
83. 3:08you want to become the best Storyteller
84. 3:09in the shortest time possible tell those
85. 3:12tiny stories anytime that someone asks
86. 3:15you how are you but hey once you've then
87. 3:17put in a few repetitions you then at one
88. 3:20point1 to make sure that you also tell
89. 3:22more interesting stories and for that
90. 3:24you may want to check out the next video
91. 3:25in which I share some of my favorite
92. 3:27storytelling techniques enjoy
93. 3:31[Music]