Attention: The First Thing Your Story Needs to Get When Sharing It
By Lyn Graft1 min readIncludes video
Get the audience's attention. It's the first thing your story needs to do.
The primary reason for this is that if you don't, the rest of your story doesn't matter because they will have tuned out and moved on to something else.
I'll share the primary reasons entrepreneurs fail to get the attention of audiences when they are sharing their story.
And I'll provide you with a unique perspective in terms of how you should think about their attention.
It might just change how you approach creating and telling your story.
Appreciate your support! @LynGraft
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Lyn Graft
Founder of Storytelling for Entrepreneurs and author of Start with Story. Lyn has filmed and interviewed more than 1,000 entrepreneurs since 2003, including the founders of LinkedIn, Starbucks, Dell and Whole Foods.
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