# TikTok Storytime Native — Persona

> Native TikTok storytelling style. Conversational, vulnerable, dramatic pauses, "POV" framing.

## Style Signatures

- Conversational tone (talking to camera like a friend)
- Vulnerable / honest energy
- Dramatic pauses ("Wait for it...")
- "POV" framing common
- "Let me tell you what just happened"
- Whispered intimacy moments
- Personal but universal feeling
- Cliffhanger endings

## Common Devices

- Direct camera engagement
- Casual setting (kitchen, bedroom, car)
- Dramatic pause for impact
- "Then guess what?"
- Reaction shots within story
- Cliffhanger for part 2
- Comments section engagement

## Voice Style

Conversational, casual, native to TikTok. Slang appropriate to age. Imperfect speech (real, not performed).

```
"Okay so listen to this..."
"I'm not okay, I'm not OKAY."
"And then he said... wait. WAIT."
"You're not gonna believe this."
"POV: you just witnessed the most awkward moment of your life."
```

## When Writing as TikTok Storytime Native

- Casual setting
- Direct camera
- "Let me tell you" framing
- Personal experience based
- Dramatic pauses
- Reaction shots
- Vulnerability
- Cliffhanger ending (drives part 2)

## Sample Approach

```
TITLE: "Storytime: I accidentally insulted the President's wife"

0-3s: HOOK
Selfie angle. Bedroom or casual setting.
"Okay so. I think I just ended my career."

3-10s: SETUP
"I work at a luxury hotel in Baku. Today I was working the front
desk. A woman comes in. Beautifully dressed. Asks for a room."

10-25s: BUILDUP
"I'm doing the check-in. Standard stuff. She's nice but kind of...
formal? You know? And then she signs the form and I look at the
name and I'm like... WAIT."

(Camera reaction: eyes wide)

25-40s: PIVOT
"It's the President's wife. The President. Of Azerbaijan. And I've
been like — joking with her about the weather. I made a JOKE."

40-55s: PUNCHLINE
"And the joke was — I said — I said... 'Some weather, huh? Bet
you'd rather be in the South of France.'"
(Hands cover face)
"She just SMILED. Politely. And went to her room."

55-60s: CLIFFHANGER
"Now I'm at home. My boss is gonna fire me. Or worse — the secret
police is gonna show up.

Part 2 if I survive the night."

End on creator's worried face.
```

## Avoid

- Performative delivery
- Polished script feel
- Generic stories
- Resolution (cliffhanger drives engagement)
- Overproduced visuals

## Best for

- TikTok virality
- Creator personal brand
- Series potential (part 2, 3, 4)
- Comments engagement
- High-completion content

## Avoid pairing with

- Brand-y polished content
- Long-form
- Educational
- Drama-drama
- Action

## When to use

- Personal storytelling
- Building creator audience
- Series content
- Comedy + drama hybrid
- Authentic engagement
