Haritosh SrivastavFounder & Head Coach, Confident Storytelling Hub

3 Unbelievable Things You Never Knew About Storytelling Tips

3 Sept 2020 · 3 min

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In this concise instructional video, Distinguished Toastmaster Haritosh Srivastav shares three practical strategies for enhancing storytelling skills. He first advises creating a dedicated "story file"—a physical or digital collection where all personal anecdotes, observed stories, and media‑derived narratives are stored for easy retrieval. Second, he emphasizes the power of incorporating dialogue, illustrating how conversational exchanges make a story more vivid and engaging compared to plain narration. Third, he stresses the necessity of iterative practice: write, rehearse, solicit feedback, and rewrite the story repeatedly, echoing the adage that great speeches are rewritten. The talk concludes with a brief recap of the three tips and gratitude to Central Noida Toastmasters for the platform.

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How can you improve your storytelling? Hello friends, my name is Haritosh Srivastav and I am a Toastmaster since 2016 and a Distinguished Toastmaster since 2019. And today I'm gonna give you 3 quick tips to improve your storytelling. Tip number 1: Use a story file. Now we are We all come across stories. Most of them are our personal stories, but then there are stories that we read, that we listen, that we watch. So use a story file to collect all those stories. It could be a physical story file like this. It could also be a software like Microsoft Word, Evernote, mobile phones, etc. But use a story file to collect your stories. Tip number 2: How do you improve your stories? Now consider two scenarios. Number 1: My mother was really annoyed when I used to wake up after 9 AM. Scenario 2: Hey, Hari, I'm really annoyed and frustrated when you sleep until 9 AM. Now both convey the same idea. But when you use dialogues, your story becomes more interesting. So my tip number 2 is use dialogues. Tip number 3 is practice, practice, practice, practice. As one of the world champions of public speaking said, the great speeches are not written, but it's rewritten. Similarly, a great story is not written, it's rewritten. So write your story, practice it, take feedback, and improve it. So tip number 3 is practice, practice, practice. So friends, just to summarize, our tip number 1 is creating a story file, number 2 is using dialogues, and number 3 is practice, practice, practice. I hope you found these tips useful. And thank you, Central Noida Toastmasters, for providing this opportunity. Have a wonderful day ahead.