{"id":52641,"date":"2016-01-19T01:54:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T01:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/how-to-tell-stories-english\/"},"modified":"2023-03-18T12:34:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T12:34:53","slug":"how-to-tell-stories-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/how-to-tell-stories-english\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 463: How to Hook People with Your Riveting Stories in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today find out how to hook people with your riveting stories in English!<\/p>\n<p>Storytelling is a key skill if you want to become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/charisma\">charismatic in English.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do your stories fall flat?<\/p>\n<p>Do you even know how to start your stories in English?<\/p>\n<p>Get your storytelling problems solved with Lindsay and Michelle today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key strategies for storytelling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start with the person\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-277-3-strategies-remember-someones-name-english-alan-headbloom\/\">name<\/a>. If it\u2019s a group of people you can start with \u201cHey guys\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell them that you have a story to tell then wait and see if they ask to hear it. You could say \u201cSo Michelle the scariest thing happened to me when I was hiking in the White Mountains this week\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adjectives to use:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The weirdest thing happened<\/li>\n<li>The funniest thing happened<\/li>\n<li>The scariest thing happened<\/li>\n<li>The most bizarre thing happened<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A great way to learn English!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read and listen to stories to learn English!<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/themoth.org\/\">The Moth on NPR<\/a> and you can also buy the book.<\/p>\n<p>I really love reading the The Moth because the stories are human and real.<\/p>\n<p>You can use stories to change the way you feel about learning English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let us know what your favorite stories are for learning English.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leave a comment below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today find out how to hook people with your riveting stories in English! 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