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2. Draw a Theme Out of Your Story Stayed focused on the learning objectives. 3. You Must Have a Hook In Your Opening Answer the question: “What’s in it for me?” 4. Make Your Ending Strong With an Important Take Away Point Whatever points and/or principles you think are most important, put them at the end. If it doesn’t make sense to wait until the end, simply add them again at the end- to drive the point home. 5. Every Part Must Be Essential Simplify, simplify, simplify. Cut out information that is not essential to the goal of the story. Too much information can cause confusion and take away from the key learning objectives. 6. Keep It Simple Complicated stories aren’t necessarily better. Use analogies to help the learner understand complex ideas. 7. Maintain Eye Contact Eye contact is one of the most important non-verbal ways to connect with other people. It not only helps keep a learner’s attention, but it also conveys a sense of confidence. 8. Use Vivid Language That “Kids” Can Understand You want to use the right words, which may mean first having to explain them so students can follow along. 9. Use Movement Movement can be used to paint pictures with your body. This will help activate their memory and keep their attention focused on what you are communicating. 10. Use Dramatic Pauses People often talk more quickly than the brain can process. If you pause at crucial moments in the story, you give learners the chance to think critically about the piece of information you have just given. Don’t be afraid to pause, it gives your audience a chance to think up the solution themselves. 11. Invite Interaction At certain points in the story, open up an invitation for questions. 12. Use Props Almost any “story” can benefit from props, no matter what subject you are teaching. In our world, props could include the learner using their calculator, going to a website, using a program on their computer, a credit file, regulatory guidance, procedures manual, UBPR, etc. The main point, is to let the learner use the prop as this will help them retain what is being taught better. 13. Set The Scene Using rich detail helps a learner picture the environment in their imagination, making the story more meaningful and rememberable. 14. Draw Real Life Connections Find real life examples, that make the information you are teaching more meaningful. 15. Use Repetition Pick an important concept and repeat it over and over, even if you think you are being redundant. Repetition will help cement the concept in the learner’s memory.