“When should I use dialogue in my speech?” Darren and Mark have fielded this question numerous times. Today they provide answers…and a bonus: WHY it’s important to use a combination of both narration and dialogue. The reasons that they provide and the techniques that they recommend will help you improve your presentation and enhance your audience’s experience.
SNIPPETS:
- Convert NARRATION to CONVERSATION
- Don’t RE-ENACT; RE-LIVE
- Let the audience ‘hear’ from characters
- Narration sets up the dialogue
- Use dialogue when a character experiences a change
- Use dialogue when the story has emotional shifts
- See Ekman’s SIX BASIC EMOTIONS
- Add the emotions that the character feels
- Share the internal dialogue of the characters
