Week 3 — Clear, Compelling Speaking

People understand me the first time and remember my stories.

This week's idea: a good story has three parts: situation → struggle → shift. Speak slowly. Pause. Start with the point.

Read: Talk Like TED, chapters on storytelling.

Phrases this week

Day	Prompt	English drill
Mon	Tell one 60-second story (situation, struggle, shift) out loud, even to yourself.	Think in English: add reasons. "I'm doing X because Y."
Tue	In one conversation, start with your main point first, then explain.	🎙 Record: "A hard day and what you learned." Use situation → struggle → shift.
Wed	Use a pause on purpose: before an important word, stop for one second.	Use "Let me give you an example" in a real conversation.
Thu	Explain your job (or a business idea) to someone in 3 sentences.	Think in English: explain how something works (a phone, a bus route, a recipe).
Fri	Tell a story to a real person. Watch their face.	🎙 Record: "Explain your job to a 12-year-old."
Sat	Find a Toastmasters club near you (or online) and look at its meeting schedule.	Shadow a storyteller (The Moth podcast or a TED talk) for 15 min.
Sun	Weekly review. Listen to both recordings. Which one is clearer?	Write one story in English using the three parts.

Tell a story with a Telugu saying in it (from telugu-to-english.md). Give a Toastmasters speech.