Escaping boring storytelling

Why does your storytelling fail to grab attention?

Is it the fault of the words that you use or the time you post it?

The reason is simple and that's because you fail to tell the story in a manner that spikes the emotions of the listener or reader.

We all are emotionally driven species and the later you understand that your storytelling will continue on the old traditional trajectory of logical justification.

This phenomenon is called as

“AND and THEN” vs

“BUT and THEREFORE”

Examples speak better so let's look at these pieces of tiny tales.

Robbie woke up at 9 and then he rushed to catch up a flight at 11, after he arrived at the airport he got to know that flight is two and a half hour late due to some thunders above, then he purchased a coffee to boost his energy level that was at all-time low afterwards at around 4 in the evening Robbie reached his destination and then called his friend to pick him up”

Now let's look at the other one :

A lazy fellow Rony snoozed the alarm 19 times after he woke up at 10, the day ahead was a test for Rony’s endurance and stamina, he quickly walked towards to kitchen to get some coffee but found that the milk he stored inside the refrigerator last night has got leaked as the milk pack had a hole.

Rony controlled his disappointment as he called a cab to reach the airport before 12 at least, In the middle of hurry and worry, Rony skipped his usual cold shower and compensated it with deodorants.

As he entered the airport he got to know that the flight is a bit late, this led to some pleasure hormone churning inside Robby’s body. Now he planned to sip his favourite coffee at the lounge area, once the coffee was over it was the time for 3-hour long flight journey. Jasmin’s phone rang twice and it was Roby who wanted her to pick him from the airport.

These were two-piece of stories that depict:

How storytelling is not just about the chronology

The first story is linear and has a lot of THEN and AND,

while the next one has surprise elements in abundance.

This is how you can learn and execute a great storyline but using emotional spiking moments and avoid it getting dull at any point.