They Don't Know What They're Missing

When starting a story, the third attempt should be the cue to stop trying.
 If they are interrupting you,  your audience must not want to hear it. It is possible they do not know about the greatness of your storytelling. They might doubt the validity of your story or they may not care.

Among new folks, I find myself losing people in the context of my story. My first sentence must not be a show stopper. Yesterday I was recounting the story of the baby snake in my classroom. Relating it to the mouse someone saw in the hall. I started. The gentleman I was trying to entertain, talked over me. Ok no problem, I think I was interrupting him. I waited, attempt two falls flat. I waited and tried again. He marches on in conversation. It was starting to feel like a fight for the attention of our other colleague.
I gave up. I couldn't win. 
Then I remembered another story about a student, let's call him Jesus, who saved the school cafeteria from a mouse. 
 Teachers and students were paralyzed by fear, but not Jesus. He trapped the mouse with his size 15 boot and gently picked him up by the tail. Everyone cheered for Jesus, the school underdog, as he released monster outside. Jesus walked a little taller that day.


I might be talking to the wrong people! Maybe the stories are not so fantastic.
Either way I will work on hooking the audience with a really flashy beginning. I don't want anyone else to miss out! I can also try to stop interrupting. Better yet, I'll stop talking to that guy!