How Short Can a Story Be?

Sep 18

There are advantages and disadvantages to embracing brevity when telling a story, but sometimes telling your story quickly is essential. After all, we often find ourselves working within a 140-character tweet. Other times, we’re allotted a tight digital space for ads, and sometimes we have to give a presentation within a short timeframe. With non-negotiable limitations like these in place, it can feel like there is just no room for a story.

So, how short can a story be?

In reality, it only takes a few well-crafted sentences to captivate your audience with a story. By harnessing the methods of strategic storytelling, you can effectively communicate your message regardless of space limitations.

Even when it must be told quickly, a story is your most powerful marketing tool. In today’s video, I’ll share a colleague’s successful use of a story in a tight space as well as the most important characteristics you can feature when telling your story with brevity.

Kindra Hall

Wall Street Journal bestselling author and Award-Winning Storyteller Kindra Hall, MA, told her first story in the spring of 1992.

Since that time, Hall has become the go-to expert for storytelling in business and beyond. She is the best-selling author of Stories that Stick, which debuted at #2 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller List, and companies like Forbes and Gartner say it “may be the most valuable business book you read.” Kindra’s newest book, Choose Your Story, Change Your Life is one of the Next Big Idea Club’s top 10 happiness books.

Kindra is a sought-after keynote speaker trusted by global brands to deliver messages that inspire teams and individuals to better communicate the value of their company, their products and their individuality through strategic storytelling. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, young son and daughter.

How Short Can a Story Be?

So, how short can a story be?

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