The mountain structure is a way of map- climactic conclusion. ping the tension and drama in a story. It’s similar to the monomyth because it helps It’s a bit like a TV series – each episode us to plot when certain events occur in a has its ups and downs, all building up to story. a big finale at the end of the season. It’s different because it doesn’t necess- Good for: arily have a happy ending. The first part Showing how you overcame a series of of the story is given to setting the scene, challenges and is followed by just a series of small Slowly building tension challenges and rising action before a Nested loops is a storytelling technique and use the stories around it to elaborate where you layer three or more narratives or explain that central principle. within each other. Good for: You place your most important story – Explaining the process of how you were the core of your message – in the centre, inspired/ came to a conclusion