Through out my teaching career i have learned alot of technical ways of telling a good story to students. How to keep them intrigued through out the whole process. 1'st start by catching there attention by your introduction. Say something that makes them stop and listen. 2nd use different tones, this is rely important to keep the students or audiences attention. And 3rd make it use there imagination. Play off of it, say.... did you ever see the grass or wheat fields sway in the wind. How it looks like waves on the lake or ocean. Use these examples to keep them in the story. That way they feel apart of your story. 4th make the ending built up. And then keep them wanting more...