Xtranormal

I reviewed Xtranormal as a narrative tool. To be completely honest, I am not a fan at all. I think it's painful to sit through presentations made on Xtranormal because of the monotonous dialogue. I don't think this tool gets the point across because it doesn't hold attention for more than the first few sentences. It's more like sitting in a 200-person lecture hall during a philosophy lesson than listening to an engaging speaker.

The only good thing about this presentation tool is the use of characters as narrators rather than words on a screen. This allows the writer to set up different situations in order to tell the story, and therefore can make it more relatable to a certain audience. I could use this tool to tell my story by setting it up with a variety of characters. I could use the scenario of a gym teacher and students or gym teacher and parent relationship in order to stress the importance of running as an exercise to better the students' health. I could make my characters two busy co-workers having a conversation about how they don't have time to go to the gym. One could inform the other that running is an easy way to stay in shape without having to invest in a membership or equipment. Another option would be between two busy college students that no longer have time to stay in shape because of busy class schedules and extracurriculars. I feel like this would be the easiest way to relate to my audience because this is my age group.

 The benefits of this tool are that I could connect more with the audience by setting up an actual scenario rather than creating text that targets a more general audience. However, I don't feel that this new audience would understand my point because I couldn't keep anyone's attention for long due to the monotone speech.