The Shocking Power Of Elite Level Storytelling

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The ability to tell a story can literally transform your life. It can land you a job in a crowded applicant pool, make you stand out on a first date, or be the difference between your business succeeding or failing.

Today I have a very special breakdown on storytelling. Not just because storytelling is so important to charisma and life, but because I am actually in this breakdown as the interviewer.

And the person I’m interviewing is without exaggeration one of the people I most admire on the planet. His name is Scott Harrison and as the founder of charity:water he has helped raise over 100 million dollars by telling stories for a good cause.

So in this video you’re going to learn the 3 high level principles that will help you to tell more engaging stories in any environment. And I should warn you, these stories are heavy and contain really sad, but important messages, which is necessary when you’re talking about the truth of why charity water exists. I’m also going to let the clips run longer so you can hear a bigger part of the story uninterrupted and comment later.

2:30 Take the listener to the same emotional journey you had when storytelling
4:18 Have a mystery to keep listener engaged like Charity Water story
5:47 Have a lesson at the end for personal development as the Scott Harrison interview

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[KiiroSagi]

1.Take listener on same emotional journey.
2. Constant element of mystery.
3. Lessons at the end.
Bonus:
4. Make anomalies stand out.
5. Set premise before starting journey.

[anonymouspapi]

for the people in a hurry 😜
1. you want to take the listener on the same emotional journey that you experienced
2. every story needs a near constant element of mystery to keep the listeners engaged
3. You need to know the purpose behind your story...What is the audience supposed to take away from your story?

[cup_check_official]

With the way people are today, i think we need to master story-listening

[VarshaManoj]

One of the biggest problems that I face when telling a story is that I often end up starting many different mini stories 😅 and in the end forget to complete my original story. This video was amazing. I will definitely work on it!

[aadeeshjain]

His story-telling skill is so amazing i always forgot i was in a video watching a lesson on story telling!

[nehathejedi]

I'm turning 20 this week and it feels like great turning point in life. I would love to donate my birthday too. Great video!

[jasonfrank]

I've been trying out my storytelling skills I've been learning from these videos by grabbing and holding the attention of my mom brother and wife. I have found its been really helpful to try it out on them and reviewing were I lost their attention, grabbed attention, what made them laugh. It's gonna be a fun journey to mastering storytelling

[iamchrisgoode]

This is so meta. It’s a story within a story teaching multiple things at once.

[Kothlan]

"At the end of your story don't just leave people hanging." Poor choice of words. heh

[KanyeZero]

THANK YOU. As someone who is socially inept, when I look up "how to get better at talking" all I see online is literally "get better at listening". I genuinely have problems telling coherent stories and actually needed help with this, of course people do need to listen more but nobody tells you how to tell stories better.

[Paulmazuk]

Clicked as fast as I could. See, I've been told I'm a horrible storyteller so - I needed this.

[kathrynstiles]

I love that you highlighted Scott Harrison. The story about the young woman and her broken water vessel was so impactful on its own. But he followed it up with action which must have been amazing to the people in that community. That fullness and action is really rare and why Scott and Charity Water are exceptional.

[arvindwee]

WTF 30!!!!???? He looks like he just got out of his teens.

[morninggracedevotionals]

I also love the way Scott says “when a guy like you has a birthday” Scott’s not insecure.. he points out the greatness of who he’s speaking too without it making himself feel less! You can feel he genuinely feels that way! Makes the person he’s speaking to feel important which immediately makes you like Scott more!

[movingear]

I can't remember a YouTube video that has moved me this much. I came here for lessons in storytelling and left with all kinds of emotions. Thank You!!!!

[anotherworld]

The world needs more storytellers who share humanity one person to another. YOU ARE IMPORTANT!!!

[CathrynSader]

The world needs more storytellers who share humanity one person to another. YOU ARE IMPORTANT!!!

[DezzmanX]

"Don't leave people hanging"...dude. Not the best phrase to use considering the story.

[danaslx]

i can't thank you enough for these videos. i'm learning social skills i never gained through formal education, my family members nor my social networks. you give such an articulate commentary that makes sense of key takeaway points and it's helping me to apply these lessons to my own life. i'm ready to secure this job!

[ishbanyadav]

As an upcoming Youtuber I always aspire to learn the art of story-telling.
Thank you for this🙏