Tell A Story In Your Email
- A good subject line of your email is the gatekeeper, the title of your story, something that tells the recipient what is going to be available when the email is clicked. Don’t just write a subject line, craft it.
- The main body of the email should be a narrative that answers the question ‘why?’. This is the space to include the characters, the setting and the conflict. It can be a bit longer if the story is compelling.
- The ending has to be a call to action, where we offer a deadline, a bulleted summary and a get-set-go finale which ensures the recipient knows the what, why and how.
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The Four Signposts Of A Great Story-fied Email
- Setting: Data, trends and insights to provide context.
- Characters: The participants of the message (sender, recipient and other stakeholders).
- Conflict: The problem that is being solved.
- Resolution
Components of a good story
- Characters. Every story features at least one character, and this character will be the key to relating your audience back to the story.
- Conflict. The conflict is the lesson of how the character overcomes a challenge.
- Resolution.
Start Your Story With A Strong And Brief Hook
Most Pixar movies begin with a compelling premise—a hook—that sets up the whole narrative. Hooks are often phrased as a “what if?” question and they grab our attention because they’re unusual, unexpected, action-filled, or driven by conflict.
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