TOASTMASTERS ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SERIES STORYTELLING MANUAL PROJECT TWO, PART FIVE

Step six – Outline the plot. This is where I list the events that move the story.

1) Paul sees an ad on a bulletin board at the office of IFP/West (Independent Feature Project) and makes an appointment to meet with Larry.

2) Paul and Dave take a Greyhound bus to meet with Larry at a Carl’s Jr. (aka Hardy’s) in Palm Springs.

3) Larry explains his plan and tells Paul and Dave he needs a screenplay rewritten. He needs help turning shucks into gold.

4) Paul and Dave rewrite script. (List the problems with the original draft) and how they were remedied).

5) Larry and his entourage set up meetings with executives at Hasbro and Bandai.

6) Larry is offered money to sell the concept and not the film to another producer. Larry declines. Project fails.

7) Several years later, Larry’s co-producer asks Paul to come up with a concept to present to Cartoon Network at a pitch meeting. The Robucks are born.

Step seven – Decide at what point the story begins and at what point the story ends.

The story of Larry and the Penguins opens with Paul reading an advertisement posted on a job board at IFP/West.

The story concludes when Kevin asks Paul to come up with a concept to pitch to Cartoon Network. This way, we can end the story on a positive note.