What really tells the story?
May 25th, 2011
Here is a video coaching I did for a presenter and we worked on that missing ingredient necessary for telling your story effectively.
Important note: This missing ingredient was originally driven home to me by my good friend and fellow World Champion, Darren LaCroix. So the credit for this message goes to Darren. Enjoy the video:
Thoughts to remember:
- It’s the look before and after that line that really makes the line work
- Both posture and positioning of your characters are important when delivering their lines
- Paint the picture of where each character is located. Should he/she be looking up, down, near, or far away, etc. when delivering his/her lines?
- Make sure we (the audience members) know which character is talking. Posture, positioning, and using the other character’s name in the line of dialogue all contribute to this clarity.
- Make sure you take on the persona of each character. For example, the Police Officer should come across as authoritative.
- Posture, Positioning, and Persona will breathe life into each scene.
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Ha…ha… Craig, loved it! “Your Dream is Not for Sale!” story setup. Brilliant. Thanks for the tip!
Very instructive video. To make it even better, you could give the subject a few minutes to practice what you’ve taught him, then show us the “after” version of the story. We can see how good Craig is when telling the story. What we really want to see is this: can the subject actually apply the lessons learned. This will really bring out the effects of your teaching.
Thanks Joe. I do have some videos like that so I’ll make sure I post a few. All the best.
Thanks Ricky!
Thank you so much for that Craig. It was brilliant. Really liked the way you demonstrated it through actually coaching
It reminded me of an acting class I did, where the only words the two characters had were “yes” and “no”. Two simple words of dialogue yet there were hundreds of different stories that could be told just by using different postures, facial expressions and distance. The non-verbals can be so much more important than what you actually say.
Thanks Amr. You’re absolutely right. So much can be said with the eyes and face. Thanks for your input.
Bravo, fast, easy and efective example of how it has to be made, I’ve learned too much from you, by the way I am in Toastmaster in Mexico since Augost 2010 and I’m going to apply everything in my club, Thanks I apreciate all yours tips, you’re doing a great job Craig
Craig love your work, please come and speak to us at our Australian District 73 convention in May 2012!!! We need you!
Thank you very much Victoriano. I appreciate it!
Thank you. I do hope to get back out to Australia to speak.
LoL – “how many chests do you have?”
Craig, you’re a great teacher. Even when you’re telling your student he is doing something wrong, you manage to do it positively and with humour!