Need advice on Reported Speech, thanks, teachers!

[Help Wanted]

Hello teachers,

Would you be able to tell me when I should use "said" and "told" in reported speech?

Thank you very much , teachers !

[Tdol]

'Told' is followed by a pronoun or proper noun, and 'said' isn't:

He told us he wasn't coming.
He said he wasn't coming.

'Told' is also used for orders and instructions, followed by an infinitive:

He told us to stop.

[Help Wanted]

Thank you for your advice, teacher Tdol!

[Tdol]

You're always welcome.