Most speakers sound like documentaries. The best ones feel like dramas.

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Think about how a documentary works. A narrator explains what happened. You're told the facts. You understand the events.

Now think about a drama. You're not told what happened — you experience it. You're inside the moment with the character. You feel the tension, the doubt, the shift.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Most speakers default to documentary mode. They summarise what happened. They explain the lesson. They tell the audience what to think.

But the speakers who really connect? They take you into the moment. They describe what they saw, what they felt, what thoughts flickered through their mind as it unfolded.

When a speaker makes this shift — and then listens back to a recording — the difference is immediate. One version informs. The other pulls you in.

If you're preparing a talk or pitch, ask yourself:

Am I narrating from the outside? Or am I bringing my audience into the experience with me?

It's like changing the channel. Documentary to drama.

Which channel are you on? 😉

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