Top 5 essentials of storytelling for every online course!

There may be various essential elements of storytelling, but here I’ll mention the top 5 of them. The content builders must include these elements in the content as early as possible for a measurable outcome. The 5 essentials are:

1. Setting

2. Character

3. Object/Aim

4. Clear narrative 

5. Revelation

We must clearly identify the above elements while creating the content for the storytelling. Discussed below is the detailed study of these elements. Just give a full read to understand the concept in a much better way.

• Setting

The setting is one of the crucial elements of the storytelling which has a notable impact on the character’s action. For instance, your character has atypical behavior at home and different at offices. The surrounding or the setting depicts a lot about the character’s action. The setting should be so realistic that it should captivate the learner’s mind and attention. The best thing is to include vivid images that let the learner connect them with real life. These images can be anything related to the detailing of the appearances or the details of the surrounding. A structured setting with a firm foundation is best suited for the desired storytelling. 

• Character

All the eLearning stories are incomplete without a strong character. Can you imagine a novel with no character? I know it sounds weird. Similar is the case with eLearning. Every element is baseless to include in storytelling if you are not mentioning the character. Therefore, selecting the right character is one of the most important tasks in the eLearning industry. Excellent research is required about the audience and what type of character they prefer to see. This is because then only the learners can easily connect and determine that everything in the story is perfect. To figure out the best character that suits your story, you can simply note down all the suggestions and then carefully determine which character fits best in the story. You can also describe the quality of each character so that the learner can understand the need for it in the story. Avoid irrelevant characters, as this will eventually lead to confusion in the story as well for the learner. 

• Object/Aim

Stating the object of the story dictates the aspects of your storytelling. This is because the learners are aware of what this is about and why it promotes the respective aim. You can create storyboards to depict each point from dialogue to all the scenes and we can include everything in it. As every tale has an end where the goal or aim is to achieve ultimately. So a story is incomplete without an object or a goal. 

• Clear narrative

A precise and cohesive narration of the story is a must for perfect storytelling. For that, you need to first decide the overall tone of the entire summary, as this will help you have an evenness in the story. For instance, you want your story to create an emotional bond with the learner, but it has to be professional, then you can use a simple conversational tone that is suitable for the things. You must also continue at the same pace for your story to be consistent throughout. Similarly, you can use different modes of tone for different situations as per the demand. 

• Revelation

Your story begins with one thing and gradually things are added from characters to twists and eventually, there is a revelation to everything. This is a very interesting point where you can ask the active participation of the learners in revealing things. You can ask the learner that if this situation has occurred in real life, then how would you have reacted to this? Or you can stop the storytelling in a particular situation and ask the learners to determine the upcoming revelation to it. This is one of the most interactive elements which enhances the productivity of the storytelling.