Situation, Problem, Resolution

Community newspaper office...
Mariana: We need a lead article on page 1.
Tachiana: That yoga school on the mountain. In the grass-thatched gazebo. A coconut plantation. Rubber trees oozing latex.
Mariana: Nice setting. But what about the story?
Tachiana: People come and do all kinds of yoga. Feel good. Go home.
Mariana: You’ve got the situation. But what about the conflict and the solution?
Tachiana: Umm, OK. Two rival yoga schools in town. Problem: neither schools have enough customers to survive. Solution: the owners share resources, move to a unique mountain location, and attract a critical mass of students.

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Voice-over
Simple storytelling explaining a principle of elementary economics.
Even amiable Latvian community newspapers need to include a nod to narrative trajectory.
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Recycling a bicycle

A recycled bicycle

I had two bicycles, an old and a new one.

The old one was still a good bicycle.

I needed a holiday.

Packed the old bicycle into a box.

Flew to Laos.

Cycled around, met people.

Left the bicycle behind with a family.

They could use it or sell it for children’s schooling.

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Voice-over

One of the classical narrative patterns:  Solving a Problem:
(1) problem presented, (2) problem solved, (3) outcome

...  that is ...  (1) House-cleaning, (2) Holiday, (3) Helping.

Richard Bolles uses this approach in What Color is Your Parachute?

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