One of the key elements of my storytelling has been to share personal posts. My own website is all about sharing recipes and memories from my life in India, and it’s unique selling point is my personal story.
Sharing Stories
In this infographic, I have shared how you can take your own memories, and tales from your life, and turn them into an engaging story. There are several elements to this, and I have taken five of the most common ones and shared it in the infographic.
When creating this graphic, I kept in mind the basic principles of storytelling, but added those elements that I believe are useful to successfully tell a personal story. It is easy to tell people about plot, characters, spectacle, and endings, but at the same time, a personal story doesn’t necessarily always follow the same steps. For me the key elements of a personal story is to build the connection between the storyteller and the reader, so there are elements in this graphic that are not always in the list for effective storytelling, but nevertheless, are important in telling personal stories.
Design Elements
When designing the graphic, I also kept in mind design elements like colour, themes, and graphic elements, so it looked cohesive and clean. Since my story was was about sharing a moment with my grandfather, and his chickens, I included a little nod to chickens by using feather pens throughout. I also gave little examples through the infographic to illustrate my points.
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