A couple days ago, I decided to host a small competition amongst my 300,000 followers - mostly newbies joining STEEM for the first time.
I gave them a quick storytelling lesson in a live video from my years of creating viral content and offered to feature a few of the best.
Here Are The Top Three:
#3: @Eddieboo's and his gorgeous intro.
Checking out Eddieboo's intro actually made me really sad. He had a beautiful profile that he obviously took a lot of love and care to craft - but unfortunately it got zero traction. Like, zero comments!!
I think it's because of his title.
If it had been something closer to: "I am a meditating photoshop food guru. Here's my story." I think it would have been more successful.
If you like his post, please head over and send him some love and encouragement!
#2 @jonathansipiel and his epic intro video.
Jonathan did a great job in his introduction doing a fantastic video that really showed his creativity and his quirkiness - putting his work up front and center, before diving into his personality. Overall, great narration - and he got the views too!
Check it out:
#1 @underwaterwoman 's poignant introduction
I had to give first place to Christine's introduction. From the title (I dance Underwater to raise awareness for ocean conservation) all the way to the layout and the storyline - her piece was an A+.
I suppose it also helped that she actually does have some genuinely epic work - but looking beyond that, her intro is really stellar.
In Conclusion:
There were some model introductions that I thought did a great job of presenting themselves and telling a compelling story.
I think one of the most striking analogies for me when thinking about how to tell a story is : Imagine you're on the bottom of a deep well, and a stranger walks by. First, you need them to notice you. Then, you need them to care enough about you to listen to what you have to say. Finally, you need to convince them to like you to help you out.
Hope that's helpful for y'all.
I'm setting up for a new VLOG soon. Stay tuned!
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Thanks for introducing so many people to the platform!
Oh just to let you know, there seems to be a mis-spelling on number 2s name.
It's really an honor to be considered and thank you for the love @vonwong .. I really planned on creating high quality useful contents and looking forward to seeing this page of @Vonwong grow like nothing can stop!!! Thanks again!😄
I love your analogy of the well for storytelling. I’ve never thought of it that way before but it really fits. I’ll have to start thinking of that when I’m taking photos now :)
@vonwong thanks for the shout out! Also tuned in to your live stream last night. Endlessly grateful for your sharing. I'm looking forward to your vlog!
Oh wow! Thank you so much for the mention and I'm honored to be featured among such a great list of creatives. I appreciate your sharing your storytelling techniques with us all and great analogy with the well. :)
Congrats! Your image is stunning! At first look I tought it was @vonwong 's haha
Phew well that's DEFINITELY a compliment! hah
Welcome to steemit @vonwong and friends.
Interesting
I will follow you to see your future posts!
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