案例故事需要主角,主角面临决策,底层套路是不变的。我们是否可以进一步渲染他(或她)的情绪呢?请参考以下例子:
例1:Melissa Richardson sat stunned in her office in Phoenix, Arizona, after a disastrous early July meeting with her boss, Beth Campbell. (选自Kellogg案例Growing Managers: Moving from Team Member to Team Leader,第一段开头。)
评析:这一段讲的是Melissa刚刚上任,自身工作能力超群,但却接到了一通电话。情绪关键词是stunned(惊诧)和disastrous(灾难性的)。Disastrous虽然是形容会议的,但依然代表了Melissa的情绪。读者兴趣高涨,到底发生了什么?
可以引起读者兴趣的情绪可以是积极的,也可以是消极的,可以是激烈的,也可以是平淡的,只要是对主人公情绪的描写,都有助于将读者带入到他(她)的世界。
例2:Richardson remembered the call She had made to her mother, who still lived in her childhood home on the north side of Chicago. “Mom, I just got off the phone with the southwest regional sales manager in Los Angeles,” she had said, “They want me for the sales manager spot in Phoenix!” (选自Kellogg案例Growing Managers: Moving from Team Member to Team Leader,第二段开头。)
案例第二段讲的是Melissa在获得自己即将上任的消息时多么兴奋,甚至打电话跟妈妈炫耀。第二自然段和第一自然段形成强烈对比,同时也是一种回忆。接下来的第三自然段才开始解释,并且只用了两行半就写清楚Melissa被上级质疑管理能力的困境。