Stories can be a very effective way to get and keep a public speaking audience's attention
Use Relevant Stories
People like stories. They have grown up listening to and watching them. To be effective the story should relate to your message. Start your story in a way that engenders anticipation, participation or curiosity e.g. No-one will talk about this for publication but.... Keep the story brief, you want to leave the audience wanting more. To add more interest use conflict, dramatic action or suspense in the story.
Over use or inappropriate use will distract a public speaking audience and you could lose your audience. Use the techniques discussed in this article to support your speech. In public speaking it takes time and effort to be interesting and keep the audience's attention. But the results will surely justify the time and effort.
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