Haritosh SrivastavFounder & Head Coach, Confident Storytelling Hub

Use these 3 storytelling techniques

2 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise instructional segment, the presenter shares three practical storytelling techniques designed to make narratives more engaging and persuasive. The first technique, "sell your point," advises opening a story with a curiosity‑generating hook—a single sentence that piques interest before the main narrative unfolds. The second technique, "share inner dialogue," suggests verbalizing a character’s or narrator’s internal thoughts, turning silent self‑talk into spoken words to deepen emotional resonance. The third technique, "share dialogues," recommends replacing generic narration of speech with actual quoted dialogue, allowing characters to speak directly and creating a more vivid, dynamic scene. The speaker provides brief examples for each method and urges viewers to apply these tactics to shift their storytelling from flat to compelling.

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Steal these 3 storytelling techniques to move from this to that. Number 1, sell your point. Before you move into your actual story, you need to say one sentence which generate the curiosity. For example, last year I had an experience which completely changed my perspective. Technique number 2, share inner dialogue. Now we all have those experiences when we are talking to ourselves. But if you can verbalize that, it can really add value. So instead of saying, I was nervous, you say, I said to myself, how is this happening to me? Why I am feeling so much of shiver? Technique number 3, share dialogues. Lot of us get into the narration mode. She said this, then I said this, then he said this. Instead of that, share actual dialogue. Haritosh Srivastav, are you sure you want to do this? Yes. My dear, I am very sure I want to take that step. Did you see this difference? Apply these techniques to move your story from this to that.