I seriously like the 5 examples you shared in the video. I have watched and read so many videos/articles from other people, they often don't give me a tangible sense for me to know what consider a "better" storytelling. They usually just talk about structures, and the outlines. Your way directly show me the differences by comparing all the different examples, the deck content and the way you talk to make the audience involve to the tennis scene. It used by the TED talks a lot. Love it. great work, and thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! And glad to hear it's helpful for you! Feel free to join the Discord for more UX discussion and future content :D Here is the invite link to join discord.gg/z8MHcfpZRQ Let me know if you have other questions too!
Hi Beth! Thanks for the comment! Yeah, playing the video can help storytelling but depend on other factors (in person vs remote, internet speed, length of video, etc), it can really make a difference! :D
Err bro these are just a different formats of storytelling. Video is more engaging but requires more work. Think, animations/motion design for mockups. But what's the framework for storytelling? That's the real 'problem' that designers struggle with, in my personal & observed experience.
Thanks for the note! You are not wrong that those are different "formats" but that's not meant to be the takeaway here. Storytelling is literally about telling a story and there are many ways to tell the EXACT SAME STORY. The different format you use to tell the SAME STORY, will leave the audience a different impression. The different word choice you use to tell the SAME STORY, will leave the audience a different impression. The content is the exact same, but how it is communicated to others can vary a million ways. That's why there is no one way to tell a story. I don't know what you mean by "framework for storytelling", but if you are asking for a formula for the best storytelling, I don't think there is one because there are infinite formulas. If you want to lead with a problem statement, then pain point, then need, then exploration, then solution, that's one way, one format, one framework. Even when you and I use the same "framework" to present the same project, we will have different presentations, because maybe I have more videos and you have more text. I use more plain language and you use more metaphors. Am I making sense of that's not what you are asking? Can you clarify what you mean by "framework for storytelling"? For the many many presentations I have seen and stories I have heard, the only universal shared element I can find is like "there needs to be a hook. there needs to be a twist. etc". But how are hooks and twists shown in a portfolio presentation? There can be millions of ways, I showed 5 this video. And I think that's the hardest part of storytelling, because there is no universal way to guarantee it's the best way/format/framework to structure a story. All I can do is to show examples of how it can be done, so people can take inspiration and experiment. Let me know what you think! Cheers!
@@Justeen15 Thanks for the reply. Firstly, kudos on publishing great content on topics relevant to all us designers :) & its free, so my intent is not be critical at all. is a framework, Yes. Lets call this a 'recipe book' framework - step-by-step "I did this, then I did that" narration of a project. In your opinion & experience as a designer at Silicon Valley, is this a good framework/story arc? What are the problems with it? Will using your suggestions of Text & Videos, change this story arc? Are there better ways of 'framing' the story? That would be a video i'd be super interested in :) example .. Like you said there's no universal way, but what are some good practices. Or maybe some bad ones - again that would be a video i'll be interested in.. haha. If we use text or narration to describe a particular pain point (during portfolio ppt), what are the ways of articulating it? this challenge also exists during behavioral interviews, where designers can't use visual aids while describing past projects & incident. Again, some content on this topic that might be super useful to the viewers. Just my 2 cents. You're doing a great job, i'm enjoying watching your videos. Cheers!
framework is the absolute minimum cookie cutter one you can have. It's linear and no different from what interns and new grads do, so while I support having "those pieces of information" in the presentation, that step by step has almost no story and narrative in it. Several problems with that linear framework: - boring not engaging, easily put people to sleep/not care - cookie cutter, 90% candidates have the same thing, lacking originality and personality of the designer - demonstrate no presentation and storytelling skills if the company is looking for good storyteller However, even with this basic linear framework, you can still get jobs from some places. Odd and real paradox there. There are better ways, and that's where it gets a bit subjective and no universal agreement. It takes time to explore and learn. That's a super hard video to make, which I probably will keep it for future members only. At the minimum, I think everyone should at least ace that basic and linear framework, with clearer structure, breakdown, pacing, appropriate amount of text/pictures, and the speaking itself. Well, my video pretty much answers your question: The pain point is the exact same, tennis fans are watching matches in hot bright sun, and it can be just narration over text, picture, video, letting audience reach the conclusion themselves by giving out hints etc. Behavior interview is different and does not need much visual aids. It's just about how clearly you described your past experience and how much notes they can take from your speech. Does this help?
I seriously like the 5 examples you shared in the video. I have watched and read so many videos/articles from other people, they often don't give me a tangible sense for me to know what consider a "better" storytelling. They usually just talk about structures, and the outlines. Your way directly show me the differences by comparing all the different examples, the deck content and the way you talk to make the audience involve to the tennis scene. It used by the TED talks a lot. Love it. great work, and thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! And glad to hear it's helpful for you! Feel free to join the Discord for more UX discussion and future content :D Here is the invite link to join discord.gg/z8MHcfpZRQ
Let me know if you have other questions too!
I liked the example 5 highlighting the people in sun. Playing the full video of the rally lost some momentum.
Hi Beth! Thanks for the comment! Yeah, playing the video can help storytelling but depend on other factors (in person vs remote, internet speed, length of video, etc), it can really make a difference! :D
Err bro these are just a different formats of storytelling. Video is more engaging but requires more work. Think, animations/motion design for mockups.
But what's the framework for storytelling? That's the real 'problem' that designers struggle with, in my personal & observed experience.
Thanks for the note! You are not wrong that those are different "formats" but that's not meant to be the takeaway here. Storytelling is literally about telling a story and there are many ways to tell the EXACT SAME STORY. The different format you use to tell the SAME STORY, will leave the audience a different impression. The different word choice you use to tell the SAME STORY, will leave the audience a different impression. The content is the exact same, but how it is communicated to others can vary a million ways. That's why there is no one way to tell a story.
I don't know what you mean by "framework for storytelling", but if you are asking for a formula for the best storytelling, I don't think there is one because there are infinite formulas. If you want to lead with a problem statement, then pain point, then need, then exploration, then solution, that's one way, one format, one framework. Even when you and I use the same "framework" to present the same project, we will have different presentations, because maybe I have more videos and you have more text. I use more plain language and you use more metaphors. Am I making sense of that's not what you are asking? Can you clarify what you mean by "framework for storytelling"?
For the many many presentations I have seen and stories I have heard, the only universal shared element I can find is like "there needs to be a hook. there needs to be a twist. etc". But how are hooks and twists shown in a portfolio presentation? There can be millions of ways, I showed 5 this video. And I think that's the hardest part of storytelling, because there is no universal way to guarantee it's the best way/format/framework to structure a story. All I can do is to show examples of how it can be done, so people can take inspiration and experiment.
Let me know what you think! Cheers!
@@Justeen15 Thanks for the reply. Firstly, kudos on publishing great content on topics relevant to all us designers :) & its free, so my intent is not be critical at all.
is a framework, Yes.
Lets call this a 'recipe book' framework - step-by-step "I did this, then I did that" narration of a project. In your opinion & experience as a designer at Silicon Valley, is this a good framework/story arc? What are the problems with it?
Will using your suggestions of Text & Videos, change this story arc?
Are there better ways of 'framing' the story? That would be a video i'd be super interested in :)
example ..
Like you said there's no universal way, but what are some good practices. Or maybe some bad ones - again that would be a video i'll be interested in.. haha.
If we use text or narration to describe a particular pain point (during portfolio ppt), what are the ways of articulating it?
this challenge also exists during behavioral interviews, where designers can't use visual aids while describing past projects & incident. Again, some content on this topic that might be super useful to the viewers.
Just my 2 cents. You're doing a great job, i'm enjoying watching your videos. Cheers!
framework is the absolute minimum cookie cutter one you can have. It's linear and no different from what interns and new grads do, so while I support having "those pieces of information" in the presentation, that step by step has almost no story and narrative in it.
Several problems with that linear framework:
- boring not engaging, easily put people to sleep/not care
- cookie cutter, 90% candidates have the same thing, lacking originality and personality of the designer
- demonstrate no presentation and storytelling skills if the company is looking for good storyteller
However, even with this basic linear framework, you can still get jobs from some places. Odd and real paradox there.
There are better ways, and that's where it gets a bit subjective and no universal agreement. It takes time to explore and learn. That's a super hard video to make, which I probably will keep it for future members only.
At the minimum, I think everyone should at least ace that basic and linear framework, with clearer structure, breakdown, pacing, appropriate amount of text/pictures, and the speaking itself.
Well, my video pretty much answers your question: The pain point is the exact same, tennis fans are watching matches in hot bright sun, and it can be just narration over text, picture, video, letting audience reach the conclusion themselves by giving out hints etc.
Behavior interview is different and does not need much visual aids. It's just about how clearly you described your past experience and how much notes they can take from your speech.
Does this help?