Kidsters

By Tita Dulce Festin-Baybay

That’s right, Kidsters! What is the best way of getting the attention of readers and the audience as a whole? Start by telling a story. Haven’t you noticed that when we start with “Once upon a time,” you immediately get interested?

I remember that whenever my teachers would teach a lesson by giving stories, the more I get interested and the more I remember the lesson.

Even when you are asked to give a speech in front of your classmates, remember this: if you want to catch their attention right away, start by giving a story. See how you get their attention. It’s like they want to hear what else you have to say.

Do you know the meaning of the word “boring”? It’s when you feel like sleeping and you do not want to listen to what the person is saying anymore. That’s when you are already bored. People who talk long are boring people. I always say that people who want to listen to their voice think that others want to listen to him too. Wrong. We can only get the attention span of our audience for the first 5 minutes and after a while, they start to think of other things. They start to get distracted.

So remember this, Kidsters. If you are going to speak before a big number or people, or if you are going to write something, start by telling a story.