A Story With Context
Listing your accomplishments as narration is only half the work done. We need to expand our profile and let our personality shine by giving context to our story, the three elements that flesh out the narrative: Setting, characters and conflict.
The Three Basic Elements Of Your Story:
- The setting is the place where the events of your story happened.
- The characters are the people in your story, like your family, your team, your client, or your boss.
- The conflict is the crucial problem of your story that spurred you into action.
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