“Tell ‘em, Tell ‘em, Tell ‘em, & Tell ‘em again!”

Here is a way to compose a brief, compelling story to capture the

attention of the busy reader or listener. This style of writing or telling

a story will help it “stick” with the audience.

Tell ‘em: what they’re about to read/hear!

The Introduction captures the gist of what the story is about, similarly to the first paragraph of a news article. (who, what, why, when, where, and how)

Tell ‘em: the details!

The Body describes in detail who did what, why, when, where, and how.

Tell ‘em: a summary of the progress or outcome!

The Conclusion of the story summarizes the accomplishments, results, what was learned, and what may happen next.

Tell ‘em again: a quick recap of the accomplishments!

The Highlights of the story list the significant events, results, and impact in bullet form to point out your accomplishments at a glance.