Stories for Each

Now in a previous lecture and homework assignment you came up with your story your number one signature story.

But you now have five ideas which means you need five stories you need one story for each message point because here’s something all great motivational leaders understand.

Audiences do not remember messages ideas facts numbers unless it’s packaged with a story.

Now not every story has to be as dramatic as someone pointing a gun at you or being near death or losing your legs.

It just has to be interesting.

And talk about a struggle you had and how you overcame it.

So this may take a while.

But again if you don’t have this you’re not going to have a speech.

I need you to come up with a story for each one of your five message points.

Each story needs to involve a character you, ideally although it could involve another party but it needs to evolve Ideally a conversation you have with one other real person.

Dialogue what you said back and forth where you were what the problem was what the conflict was how it was resolved how you felt about it and the lesson from that.

So that’s why I need you to do write these stories.

Don’t worry about memorizing it but at least write down enough words so that you cover all those categories.

This is absolutely essential do not skip this and go to the next lecture come up with your story.

If you simply don’t have stories then you got to ask yourself is that message really important.

If you only know this message at a conceptual level like what anyone could find in a textbook no one needs to hear you talk about.

So dig deep look for these stories.