英语

How to tell a story如何讲述一个故事

How to tell a story

• stare a story
  • set the scene
    • Who did (when where ) what
      • Someone stole my wallet last night…
      • A man who considered himself…
      • Some guys got locked out…
      • A guy in Los Angeles was…
      • A couple was sailing thire yacht from Hawaii…
  • opening sentence(开场句子）
    • What an awful story
    • That reminds me of…
  • Give some background informaytion(背景信息）
    • Add one or two background deteils,focus on the most important elements
      • Well it was when I was in Belguim,I was…
• Body Part
  • The first thing that happened
  • After that
  • And then
  • At the end of
• Set a goal in your story
  • Not too easy to reach
    • While they were crossing the Pacific
    • So he tried to get in through the chimney
    • Well I was working out,that I had put …
• Add some tension(情绪起伏、困难）
  • Add problems or difficulites-something between you and the goal
    • Their boat hit a whale…
    • He got stuck in the chimney…
    • When I came back…
  • Use foreshadowing(伏笔、铺垫）
    • But as he was escaping…
• Finish the story(videct)
  • Explain what happen in the end
    • and sank
    • He got cought in the revolving door
    • And he was still trying to …
    • I gusee I'd forgotten to lock the locker
  • Whether you or whoever reach the goal or not
    • 子主题
  • Retrospective comments/lesson you learned