*What’s the easiest way to make your story more memorable–without changing the story at all?*

**Change the rhythm.**

Most people speak in full, polished sentences.
But the brain doesn’t think in full, polished sentences.

It thinks in *beats*.
Pauses.
Fragments.
Emotion.

Research from the University of Glasgow shows that **prosody**–the rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech–affects how we emotionally interpret language. In fact, tone and pacing often carry *more meaning* than the actual words.

So here’s your challenge today:
**Use rhythm to shape your story.**

Try this:
1. **Shorten your sentences.**
2. **Add intentional pauses.**
3. **Let one word stand alone.**

For example:
Instead of:
[?] “We were under pressure, but we managed to deliver the project on time.”

Try:
[?] “We were under pressure.
The deadline was brutal.
But we delivered.
On time.”

Or:
[?] “I realized I had been wrong.”
Becomes:
[?] “And then it hit me.
I was wrong.”

Why it works:
This mimics the way we think and feel in real time. It creates **tension**, **emphasis**, and **emotional pacing**. It also gives your audience space to *process* and *feel* what you’re saying.

One thing to try:
Take a story you already tell–and rewrite it using shorter lines and pauses. Read it out loud. Feel the difference.

Because sometimes, it’s not about what you say.
It’s about how you let it land.

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