The only way to get good at something is by doing it. Not by reading about it, thinking about it, talking about it. By doing.

You’ll suck at it at first. That’s OK. Embrace the suck.

Start small. Start with the least hard version of it.

Tell a story to someone you know and trust. Someone who has your back. Someone who will encourage you and give you some helpful feedback.

Try a bunch of stories like this, in easy mode. Try to get more comfortable with it.

Then take it to a slightly harder mode: people you know but not as well. Aunties and cousins, friends online. Do a bunch like this until it gets more comfortable.

Then with people you start to work with, or meet somewhere at a social event or online.

One step at a time.

Set a challenge for yourself to tell 3 stories a week, on whatever mode you’re on.

Let’s dive in.