{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 340 FIVE STORY ESSENTIALS \u2013 PART 1","description":" Everyone enjoys a good story, and unforgettable stories contain certain essentials.  In this episode, Mark and Darren expound upon three of their five story essentials, showing not only how they work, but why. This is PART 1 of 2.     SNIPPETS:   \u2022 STORY is a FORCE MULTIPLIER   \u2022 Define the HERO\/protagonist\/main character   \u2022 Help your audience to SEE the character   \u2022 Give the audience a reason to identify with the character   \u2022 Give one physical and one emotional characteristic   \u2022 Consider giving a character name   \u2022 Be very clear on the hero\u2019s DESIRE; declare what they want   \u2022 Get to the depth of desire\u2026WHY they have the desire   \u2022 Listeners lean in to the WHY   \u2022 Establish the CONFLICT, the challenge, the obstacle   \u2022 Escalate the conflict, and escalate it even more   \u2022 Show the INTERNAL and EXTERNAL conflict   \u2022 Use inner dialogue, the voice inside a character\u2019s head   Work with Mark and Darren: https:\/\/www.stagetimeuniversity.com\/get-a-speaking-coach\/   Check Out Stage Time University: https:\/\/www.stagetimeuniversity.com ","author_name":"Unforgettable Presentations","author_url":"http:\/\/unforgettablepresentations.libsyn.com\/website","html":"