How to Use AI for Storytelling

• A character people care about
• A goal they want to reach
• An obstacle in their way
• A change by the end
• One detail that makes it feel real

AI can help you shape a story. The truth and the feeling must come from you.

Interview me about my work. Ask one question at a time to uncover three moments of struggle, surprise, or change that would make strong stories. Write nothing until I have answered.

Your best material lives in real moments that AI cannot make up.

Before, after, bridge

Where things stood, where they stand now, and what changed them

Problem, struggle, solution

Ideal for business and product stories

The hero’s journey

A call, a challenge, and a changed return

In medias res

Open mid-action, then fill in the backstory

• Ten possible openings
• Fresh angles on the same event
• The questions your audience would ask
• The points a reader could misread

• Ask AI for a beat-by-beat outline
• Write the draft yourself, in your own words
• Ask AI where the story drags or loses people
• Cut anything that does not serve the change

Here is my story. Do not rewrite it. Show me the three weakest moments, the places where the stakes are unclear, and any details that feel generic. Keep my voice intact.

• Founder stories: why you started
• Customer stories: their problem and result, shared with permission
• Behind-the-scenes stories: how things get made
• Mission stories: the change you want to create

• Lead with the most surprising moment
• Keep one story per post or video
• Show the story with visuals, not just words
• Close with a clear takeaway

Open with a short, true story, tie it to your main point, and come back to it at the close. Have AI help you find the moment that best brings your data to life.

• Storyboards made with image tools
• Short scenes made with AI video tools
• Consistent characters kept with reference images
• Labels on realistic AI visuals where required

• Never make up customers, numbers, or quotes
• Ask permission before sharing anyone else’s story
• Read the final version aloud, and rewrite it if it does not sound like you