HACKER Q&A
📣 r_singh

How to Learn the Art of Storytelling?


I tend to view and present myself (and other events I've witnessed) in a very straight forward and uninteresting manner. So much so as to not do justice to the experience and learnings. My main fear is to make everyone (myself included) cringe. How do I overcome this and learn to tell or write stories that people want to hear?


  👤 moocthrow Accepted Answer ✓
If your goal is to learn how to tell a story to a live audience see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unzc731iCUY

Otherwise I'd suggest you read up a lot of literature, start with classic folk tales like those collected by the brothers Grimm. The more you read the easier it will become to write a proper story. Lastly as you're reading I'd suggest you start writing material yourself and maybe publishing it online on some web novel sites. At first people will be very critical of what you have written, but with time it should change for the better. Lastly, writing is a habit, just like coding. A habit should be repeated daily to become stronger. Read and write each day, unless you're feeling foggy or in need of rest. After a certain amount of time it should just click, but realize that that amount of time varies from person to person, some may never break that threshold, others are talented and are able to break through just like that. Best of luck!


👤 g3houdini
A very important part of the story is talk about the details leading up to the story. Try telling a fable or a small story first. Repeat that story to perfection and repeat it to others to see what they react to. Especially a story they have heard before. Comedians do this with a joke. Tell, retell, sharpen, retell.