Ep. 340 FIVE STORY ESSENTIALS – PART 1
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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: • STORY is a FORCE MULTIPLIER • Define the HERO/protagonist/main character • Help your audience to SEE the character • Give the audience a reason to identify with the character • Give one physical and one emotional characteristic • Consider giving a character name • Be...
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Ep. 339 YOUR UNFORGETTABLE MISSION WITH SUSIE SINGER CARTER
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How are writing and producing films connected to delivering presentations and storytelling? Mark and Darren get answers from award-winning filmmaker/director/producer/actress Susie Singer Carter as she shares her perspective on telling powerful stories. Her insight provides tools for telling memorable stories that resonate with any audience. SNIPPETS: • Avoid being preachy • You can confront and entertain in a seamless manner • Balance your message without being too heavy • Resonate with as many people as possible • Let your...
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Ep. 338 DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING!
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Every once in a while, speakers encounter circumstances that they didn’t see coming. How can you handle them and make the best use of them in the future? Today, Darren and Mark share their experiences and offer meaningful suggestions for handling situations that you don’t see coming. SNIPPETS: • Situations occur that will keep you in check • You never know when your misfortune can serve others • Anticipate the unanticipated • Ask: What can go wrong • Cover all your bases • Leave a good buffer of time before you...
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Ep. 337 INSIDER SECRETS OF THE SPEAKING BUSINESS WITH FORD SAEKS
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Emerging presenters and professional speakers want to know best practices and proven processes for running a successful speaking business. You would be hard-pressed to find a more reliable source than business growth innovator and Hall of Fame speaker, Ford Saeks, co-founder of the Million Dollar Speakers Group. In today’s conversation with co-hosts Mark and Darren, he reveals five insider secrets that will help you build an unforgettable speaking business. SNIPPETS: • Be great on stage, on screen, and on demand • Hit your audience’s key targets ...
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Ep. 336 CREATING MAXIMUM IMPACT WITH FORD SAEKS
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What does it take to create maximum impact while serving your audience? To find out, Mark and Darren chat with business growth innovator and Hall of Fame speaker, Ford Saeks. Ford clearly lays out principles, practices, and perspectives that presenters must embrace to create maximum impact and become unforgettable. SNIPPETS: • Your impact depends on your intent and your audience's reception • Always provide high value • Your keynote is judged by its description • Your description and bio should be benefit-driven and compelling •...
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Ep. 335 OWN THE STAGE
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Anyone can give a presentation, but what does it take to truly OWN the stage? Calling back to a recent OWN THE STAGE 3-day workshop, Darren and Mark provide some key insights and principles that will help any presenter to own the stage and deliver an unforgettable presentation. SNIPPETS: • Care more about being world class that delivering one good presentation • Structure is important; the order matters • Great speeches aren’t written; they are re-written • Be willing to experiment • Let your audience picture the scene and characters...
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Ep. 334 TAKE INVENTORY?
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To meet customer demand, organizations take inventory, then replenish and upgrade their offerings. As a presenter, it’s wise to take inventory of your speech…and everything that surrounds it. Today, Mark and Darren focus on your Speech Skills Inventory and offer suggestions for upgrading your speech over the next 12 months SNIPPETS: • Upgrade your speech • Decide how you want to improve each facet of your speech in 12 months • Your speech title is your unique identifier • Craft an unforgettable Foundational Phrase • Tell...
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Ep. 333 THE FOUR CORNERS?
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Audience members can have different experiences depending on where they sit in a meeting venue. Darren and Mark explain and give some sage advice on how the meeting space can maximize your audience’s experience. SNIPPETS: • Arrive at the venue at least a day early if possible • Sit in the four ‘worst’ seats in the house • See what the audience sees • If necessary, reset the angle of large screens in conference rooms • Be aware of distracting sounds from neighboring breakout rooms • Ask: “What is the audience HEARING?”...
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Ep. 332 FIVE WAYS TO BECOME A CHARACTER VOCALLY
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Last week Darren and Mark shared effective ways to embody characters physically. Today, they share the impact that we can have when we do the same with vocal techniques. SNIPPETS: • Selectively use dialogue instead of narration • Vary your vocal volume • Volume variances depict emotion • Energy and intensity do not have to be loud • Modify vocal pitch appropriately • Different speaking rates can show demeanor and state of mind • Use congruent facial expressions • Attitude and posture can say a lot about a...
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Ep. 331 FIVE WAYS TO EMBODY A CHARACTER PHYSICALLY
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Our stories are more vivid when we embody the characters, and today, Mark and Darren explore simple yet effective ways to embody characters physically. With these techniques, characters are easily identifiable without a word. SNIPPETS: • Use their gait and walk as the character would walk • Identify and portray mannerisms • Observe family members to show character quirks – ‘QUIRKOLOGY’ • Suspend quirky movements to show emotional change • Look for your own mannerisms by recording and watching yourself on video ...
info_outlineTo truly win your audience, you must identify and address their pain points.
In this episode, Mark and Darren discuss the importance of understanding them and offer suggestions for uncovering them.
SNIPPETS:
• Pain points are triggers
• Learn your audience’s pet peeves, pain points, and frustrations
• Identify what’s top-of-mind to your audience
• Our responsibility is to connect our content to their pain
• Understanding pain points shows that you care
• To connect, you must first understand
• Understanding pain points can help you build community
• Research and confirm their pain points
• ASK about their pain points
• Stories from your life will connect to your audience’s experience
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