Telling Stories - Sequencing Your Ideas
Possible situations in which you can tell a story:
• Talking about your past to a friend
• Giving details about something that happened during a job interview
• Relating information about your family to your children
• Telling colleagues about what happened on a business trip
In each of these situations - and many others - you provide information about something that happened in the past. In order to help your audience understand, you need to link these ideas together. One of the most important ways to link ideas is to sequence them. Sequencing refers to the order in which events happened. These are some of the most common ways to sequence in writing or speaking:
Beginning:
Firstly,
First of all,
To start off with,
Initially,
Examples:
Firstly, I began my education in Kisümögpuszta-alsó.
First of all, I opened the cupboard.
To start off with, we decided our destination was Jászárokszállás.
Initially, I thought it was a bad idea, ...
Continuing:
Then,
After that,
Next,
As soon as / When + full clause,
... but then
Immediately,
Examples:
Then, I started to get worried.
After that, we knew that there would be no problem!
Next, we decided on our strategy.
As soon as we arrived, we unpacked our bags.
We were sure everything was ready, but then we discovered some unexpected problems.
Immediately, I telephoned my friend Géza.
Interruptions / New Elements to the Story:
Suddenly, All of a sudden
Unexpectedly,
Examples:
Suddenly, a child burst into the room with a note for Ms. Somoskeőujfalusshy.
Unexpectedly, the people in the room didn't agree with the mayor.
Events Occurring at the Same Time
While / As + full clause
During + noun (noun clause)
Examples:
While we were getting ready for the trip, Isaura was making the reservations at the travel agent's.
During the meeting, Béla bá came over and asked me a few questions.
Ending:
Finally,
In the end,
Eventually,
Lastly,
Examples:
Finally, I flew to Kiskunfélegyháza for my meeting with Ödön.
In the end, he decided to postpone the project.
Eventually, we became tired and returned home.
Lastly, we felt we had had enough and went home.
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