How to Tell a Great Story: A 5-Step Formula

Need to tell a story for work? Not sure how to start or what to include? Then watch our video with a simple 5-step formula for telling a clear and compelling story. This formula will make creating a story simple and easy.

[alexanderlyon]

This is excellent. Telling stories is so much easier with a basic framework like this. And, like all good frameworks, this one can be adapted to tell almost any story.

[dameanvil]

00:27 🎬 Dive into the action to captivate attention immediately, avoiding unnecessary context.
01:37 🖼 Use descriptive language that engages the senses to vividly paint the setting and characters.
02:59 ⚖ Introduce tension—internal or external—to keep the audience engaged and curious about what happens next.
04:08 🔄 Show transformation or change that occurred, emphasizing the shift resulting from the experience.
05:17 🔗 Connect the story to the audience's relevance, making it clear why the story matters to them and your message.

[_shahazmir]

Wow this is profound. Thank you so much for being a great help 😊

[abhudaysingh]

I watch alot of video understanding this skill but no make me satisfied like this video ❤ we deserve another video ( more detailed)on this skill from you 😉

[TheCoersum]

I love your videos. The information is well laid out, the video is brief, to the point and lastly, it is applicable immediately; whether in professional or casual settings. I will be forwarding this video to my coworkers!

[VexCipher]

Underrated skill, thanks for the information

[irascibe]

This channel rules. Each video is densely packed with smoking hot tips. I'm already thinking about what I'm going to say in my next meeting at work. Thank you

[robertbartram]

Thank you for this Lighthouse team - great ideas!

[dragonchr]

Two rules from my view watching many movies and TV shows:

1. People must like and sympathize with the Character and their goals

2. Introduce tension and up the stakes, which has more meaning when you do #1 correctly

Breaking Bad, Ozarks, stranger things, etc all have these

[sethNimbosa]

i would love to watch that original video, Thanks for sharing!

[pv]

You guys are always awesome. Anne is my all time favourite. ❤️💐

[simonekin]

Fabulous video and process, thank you! My only concern is that sometimes 'connect the dots/ /I share this because, ' can assume that the audience don't get what they need to get, and could be patronising in the act of spelling it out, rather than leaving it for the listener to join their individual dots. What do you think?

[hjbnew]

all is fantastic ... why did you add that fading filter effect to the main video -- it looks terrible

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