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Check out MasterClass.com It's subscription, but some has amazing content by world-class instructors including courses on story telling, film making, writing, etc. https://www.masterclass.com/categories#film-tv

Watch TED talks and check out some of the books about creating/giving TED talks. Watch Steve Jobs' presentations too!

Read this fabulous post: "Nail Your Startup Pitch: Use Pixar's Story Formula to Win Over Investors." The key element of the post is the Pixar Story Formula (classic story arc). Proven formula! Once you learn it you'll start to see shadows of this story arc everywhere. https://startuppitch.substack.com/p/nail-your-startup-pitch-...

Plan in analog - get off the computer - put pen/sharpie to paper or index cards and plan out your story's spine. The go deeper and flesh out out. When you have a rough plan for your story arc then move back to digital. I'm not kidding here. Analog planning works! It allows you to focus on the story and not the glitz of graphics, fonts, colors, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s7fe4t4T1I

Good luck! [edit: typos]

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