This article assumes a phenomenological standpoint that conceives story-telling as representing experiences and recounting actions and storylistening as constructing experiences and understanding meanings. It adopts Schutz’s social phenomenological concepts of inner horizon and outer horizon, temporality, and “Verstehen” as conceptual foundations that offer propositions to provide guidance, respectively, for selecting themes, organizing story events, and expressing emotions. In particular, the article uses the concepts of inner horizon and outer horizon to demonstrate the wide spectrum of possible themes inherent in any intentional subject; applies the concept of temporality to observe story structure and logical development among events; extends the concept of “Verstehen” as a means to building feelings of empathy; and suggests the use of selected subjective viewpoints to anchor the meanings of events or phenomena. These propositions may assist storytellers in expanding their sensitivity of theme selection, organizing narrative contents, formulating structure, and
evoking empathy.