Yeah good point. I don’t think condensing the stories is bad at all though. It is way worse to attempt some long anecdote on someone who is trying to catch a train.
The only thing that determines whether a story was “good” or not is how your audience responds to it. Reading them and the situation is way more important than having some amazing story ready to tell. Unfortunately that is a way harder skill to learn.
I have a friend who definitely has it. He can tell a story about some inane daily event that will entertain everyone infinitely more than another person recounting their life altering traveling experience.
Yeah with a conversation there is a kind of back and forth. It is not like the listener is a detached 3rd party judging the material like a standup comedy routine. Some people just have this ability to pull you in and make you laugh even if the story is mediocre. On the other hand I feel like I often deliver A+ material like the tax code.
The only thing that determines whether a story was “good” or not is how your audience responds to it. Reading them and the situation is way more important than having some amazing story ready to tell. Unfortunately that is a way harder skill to learn.
I have a friend who definitely has it. He can tell a story about some inane daily event that will entertain everyone infinitely more than another person recounting their life altering traveling experience.