From the course: Presentation Skills: Persuade Any Audience

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This lesson is going to be brief because it's about brevity. Storytelling is wonderful, but you can't go on for too long. Seriously, 30 seconds, maximum a minute for a story, even if it's the greatest story in the world, because otherwise, maybe your audience might get bored. So how do you do that? Well, here's a few things to think about. First, keep it simple. Use words that even elementary school children will understand. I like to think of comedians who work constantly. They're always telling the same story, but they find a way to tell it differently so that each time it's even new to them. My friend, comedian Saren Rothenberg, gave me a few tips about how they do it. Practice telling it at a rapid speed numerous times before you do it. Say it in front of a mirror. Sing it in your head. Perform it for others and then get feedback and include it in your conversations and then refine it after each delivery. Comedians should know they have that ability to tell a story for maybe the…

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