I Taught Storytelling & AI Prompting in 3 Hours - Here's Everything

In this full 3-hour class, I teach two of the most powerful skills you can combine right now — the ancient craft of storytelling and the modern discipline of prompt engineering. By the end, you'll see exactly why the best storytellers become the best AI users. 📖 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: HOUR 1 — Storytelling Foundations • Why stories activate 7× more brain regions than plain facts • The 5 core elements every story must have • Freytag's Pyramid, Three-Act Structure & Pixar's Story Spine • The Hero's Journey — all 12 stages with real examples HOUR 2 — Advanced Techniques • 6 powerful narrative devices (In Medias Res, Foreshadowing, Show Don't Tell, and more) • Character design: the WANTS vs. NEEDS framework • How to build 3-dimensional characters • Hands-on workshop: write your own story using Pixar's Spine HOUR 3 — Prompt Engineering • The 4-part anatomy of a great prompt (Role, Task, Context, Format) • 6 essential techniques: Zero-Shot, Few-Shot, Chain-of-Thought, Role Prompting, Tree of Thoughts, Iterative Refinement • How storytelling techniques map directly to prompting strategies • Live practice: 3-round prompt engineering challenge ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Introduction & Why Stories Move People 20:00 – The 5 Core Elements of Any Story 30:00 – Classic Story Structures 55:00 – BREAK 1:00:00 – Advanced Narrative Devices 1:20:00 – Character Development 1:35:00 – Workshop: Write Your Own Story 1:55:00 – Science of Storytelling (Stats) 2:00:00 – BREAK 2:05:00 – What Is Prompt Engineering? 2:20:00 – The 6 Prompting Techniques 2:35:00 – Storytelling Meets Prompt Engineering 2:50:00 – Live Prompt Engineering Challenge 3:05:00 – Key Takeaways & Closing 🛠️ TOOLS USED IN CLASS: • ChatGPT / Claude (any free tier works) • Pixar's Story Spine framework • Hero's Journey (Joseph Campbell) • Chain-of-Thought prompting 📌 This class is part of my AI & Communication Series. Subscribe for new classes every week. #storytelling #promptengineering #AItools #ChatGPT #fullcourse