World Champion Speaker Craig Valentine suggests you keep in mind three things when setting the scene for your story:
- Keep it short - quickly set the scene so the audience can "see" the situation in their mind
- Use everyday, conversational language - leave out any "poetics" and only include information that the audience needs to know to understand the story
- Describe the story using some combination of visual, audio (hearing), kinesthetic (touch) or smell (VAKS) (e.g., "sitting in my garden smelling the flowers").
Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
Free speaking tips at: http://speakingquicktips.blogspot.com
