Speaking: Storytelling & Narrative Skills C2 - Lesson 1: Elevating Storytelling to an Art Form; Highly Engaging & Memorable Narratives

C2

Storytelling

សិល្បៈនៃការនិទានរឿង

🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Move from Reporting Facts (B2) to Creating an Experience (C2).

😐 B2: Factual Report

Speaker "Last week, I went to Kep. It was nice. The food was good. I saw the ocean. Then I came home."

✨ C2: Vivid Experience

Speaker "You won't believe what happened in Kep. I'm standing by the ocean, right? The sky is this bruised, purple color..." Technique: In Medias Res (Start in the middle) + Vivid Adjectives.

Speaker "Suddenly, the wind howls... and my entire plate of pepper crab... gone. Just... vanished into the sea." Technique: Sensory Verb (Howl) + Pacing (Just... vanished).

Storytelling Tools

1. Narrative Framing ការចាប់ផ្តើមរឿង

Start in the middle (In Medias Res).
Instead of "I woke up...", try "So there I am, staring at my boss..."

2. Show, Don't Tell បង្ហាញ កុំប្រាប់

Use sensory details.
Instead of "It was messy", say "Clothes were draped over every chair."

3. Figurative Language ភាសាធៀប

Similes and Metaphors.
"The market was like an angry beehive."

Level Up the Sentence

B2: "I was very tired."

Which is C2 (Show, Don't Tell)?

A. I was extremely tired.

B. I was utterly drained; I could barely keep my eyes open.

C. I needed to sleep.

B2: "She was angry."

Which is C2?

A. She was absolutely furious.

B. She wasn't happy.

C. Her jaw tightened, and she spoke in a low, cold voice.