When you cut details from a story, don't cut the character's dreams and fears. A bland presentation story becomes gripping when you add that nailing it means a promotion you've waited for, while failing delays your future years.
I am a huge fan of cutting down unnecessary details, but lately I see a pattern. People tend to actually chop down the necessary details as well, and that makes their story dry and not attractive. Sometimes when you're talking about a character, you just can't say the name or the gender. You need to also show their dreams, their desires, their achievement, their fears. And when you add that, it gives credibility. So instead of giving an example that, okay, I had to give this presentation. If you say that this presentation was going to be a game changer for me, if I deliver this presentation well, I was going to get that most awaited promotion. But also on the other side, I was fearful that if this presentation doesn't go well, I might have to wait for years for the next opportunities. Did you correlate with me in the second example?
