Anything you write, or a video you create - has a narrative. And it’s important to understand the different pillars of any narrative. May you tell great stories!

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Narrative Pillar Element What it answers
Narrative Angle What is this story about? If you are not clear with this, the overall piece / content can easily get very confusing
Narrative Themes What deeper human idea runs through the overall narrative?
Narrative Structures Standard ways of telling a narrative (macro / overall)
Narrative Approaches Micro structures (for short-form, the overall structure could be just one narrative approach like say, problem → solution)
Narrative Formats Different ‘packaging’ of sorts (like case-study is a format, short documentary is another etc)
Narrative Techniques Some tactical things that can help some narratives be more engaging, catchy, memorable etc

1. Narrative Angles

It’s important to be clear **on what the narrative is about (the central topic or core subject) rather than how it is structurally built.

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  1. Updates of what’s happening in my life / business
    1. milestones & successes
    2. present challenges
  2. Personal life-lessons / looking-back narrative
  3. What we tried
  4. Confessions
  5. Recommendations
  6. Comparing two or more things
  7. Journey stories (eg: origin story)
  8. Stories of others - customers, those who I’ve helped, friends etc
  9. Knowledge / playbook / how to to do something / how something is done / how things work (explainers)
  10. Myth busting
  11. BTS
  12. Breaking News
  13. Whistleblower / Revealing Secrets: Exposing hidden information or deception
  14. Philosophy / POV
    1. contrarian take
    2. skeptic POV
    3. ‘advice’
    4. right vs wrong