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I wrote a post about public speaking (amazingly, I'll refrain from self-promoting it here /s ) and part of that was reviewing other "advice" on speaking. One o
by AlbertCory 3y ago
I wrote a post about public speaking (amazingly, I'll refrain from self-promoting it here /s ) and part of that was reviewing other "advice" on speaking.
One of the things they almost always say is, "tell a story."
The problem is that everyone does it these days. You're listening and thinking, "oh, he's telling a story now."
Maybe the New Yorker's moved on, but for years, their standard template was,
1. Introduce a person A who does X
2. Expound on X, occasionally mentioning A
3. Finish the story about A.
- seanc 3y agoThat's not just the New Yorker, you see it all over.
- kibwen 3y ago> The problem is that everyone does it these days. You're listening and thinking, "oh, he's telling a story now." I think there's something about the human brain that is hardwired prefer things that are framed as stories. It's only natural that this practice should be widespread.
- AlbertCory 3y agoYeah, it IS useful. You don't want to be too obvious about it, though. It's like hand gestures when speaking. Yeah, they're important, but you don't want to look like a robot, either.