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Storytelling Tips: Exaggerate the Opening Line (MBA Essays)

The opening line for Franklin D Roosevelt's Dec 1941 speech that led the United States to World War II, didn’t start in the form that we know now.

Roosevelt began his draft in a formal written format, "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in world history, the United States of America was simultaneously and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air forces of the Empire of Japan without warning."

College Application Storytelling - Building Empathy for your Story

Jamie Foxx – the Oscar-winning actor, shared an interesting anecdote about his rise to fame and the impact on his stand-up routine. Once he got the big dough in the mid-90s, he started testing out experiences from his new rich life. He bombed. The audience couldn’t relate to the complaining about Range Rover Sports Car and its lack of mileage.