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The Top 10 Story Telling Mistakes
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The Stories You Want To Hear
Don’t Tell The Stories That Are Just Interesting To
You, You Will Bore Your Readers. Create Stories
That Are Interesting To Your Audience And Target
Market.
Guessing About Your Audience
Rely On Hard Data About Your Audience's Likes,
Dislikes, Interests, Values & So On. Get Direct
Feedback From Them Rather Than Guessing
What They Link.
Faking It
Authenticity Goes A Long Way In Telling Stories
Effectively. Make Your Stories As Real As
Possible. Use Real People And Real Events When
You Can
No Conflict
Every Story Needs A Good Conflict. Conflict Is
What Moves It Along And Keeps The Audience
Tuned In.
Promoting
If Products Appear In A Story. They Should Be A
Subtle And Used Tastefully. Focus On Telling The
Story And Getting And Emotional Reaction And
This Will Translate To Sales.
Too Long
The Best Stories For Marketing Are Short And To
The Point. Set The Scene, Present The Conflict
And Get It Resolved In A Way That’s Concise So
You Don’t Bore Your Audience.
A Week Opening
Sometimes The Best Place To Start Isn’t At The
Beginning. Start Instead With A Key Moment
That Sets The Scene, And Then Fill In The
Details.
No Emotions
The Emotion Your Story Triggers In Your
Audience Is What Inspires Them And Drives
Them To Take Action. Make Sure Your Stories
Pack An Emotional Punch.
Too Many Facts
Since Stories Appeal To Emotions, You Don’t
Have To Pack Your Story With Too Much Data,
Or Many Facts. To Many Statistics Will Just Get
In The Way Of The Storyline.
No Main Character
Every Story Needs A Protagonist. This Is Who
The Audience Will Identify With And They Will
Cheer Them On As The Story Unfolds. Create A
Strong, Relatable Character Your Audience Will
Root For.
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The Top 10 Story Telling Mistakes

  • 1. The Top 10 Story Telling Mistakes Guru Technolabs
  • 2. The Stories You Want To Hear Don’t Tell The Stories That Are Just Interesting To You, You Will Bore Your Readers. Create Stories That Are Interesting To Your Audience And Target Market.
  • 3. Guessing About Your Audience Rely On Hard Data About Your Audience's Likes, Dislikes, Interests, Values & So On. Get Direct Feedback From Them Rather Than Guessing What They Link.
  • 4. Faking It Authenticity Goes A Long Way In Telling Stories Effectively. Make Your Stories As Real As Possible. Use Real People And Real Events When You Can
  • 5. No Conflict Every Story Needs A Good Conflict. Conflict Is What Moves It Along And Keeps The Audience Tuned In.
  • 6. Promoting If Products Appear In A Story. They Should Be A Subtle And Used Tastefully. Focus On Telling The Story And Getting And Emotional Reaction And This Will Translate To Sales.
  • 7. Too Long The Best Stories For Marketing Are Short And To The Point. Set The Scene, Present The Conflict And Get It Resolved In A Way That’s Concise So You Don’t Bore Your Audience.
  • 8. A Week Opening Sometimes The Best Place To Start Isn’t At The Beginning. Start Instead With A Key Moment That Sets The Scene, And Then Fill In The Details.
  • 9. No Emotions The Emotion Your Story Triggers In Your Audience Is What Inspires Them And Drives Them To Take Action. Make Sure Your Stories Pack An Emotional Punch.
  • 10. Too Many Facts Since Stories Appeal To Emotions, You Don’t Have To Pack Your Story With Too Much Data, Or Many Facts. To Many Statistics Will Just Get In The Way Of The Storyline.
  • 11. No Main Character Every Story Needs A Protagonist. This Is Who The Audience Will Identify With And They Will Cheer Them On As The Story Unfolds. Create A Strong, Relatable Character Your Audience Will Root For.