Why do people get distracted?

First, you must understand why people are distracted when somebody’s telling a story.

Be careful – I don’t care about generic distractions we use to waste time. I am talking about those that occur during a conversation.

I made many mistakes myself while becoming a better storyteller. And I found at least three reasons why people stop listening.

• They lose interest in your story because there’s no added value to what you’re saying.
• An external interference catches everyone’s attention before you hook them with your story.
• Or people didn’t notice you were telling a story.