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27th Feb 2019

177: Storytelling Secrets

STORYTELLING SECRETS

This episode reviews and pulls together all of the storytelling secrets you learned about in this podcast.

I call them storytelling secrets because so many people don’t use them when they communicate and sell.

You’ll learn the important elements of all great stories firsthand when you listen to this episode. You will experience them in action.

You will hear the riveting opening paragraphs of a compelling life-changing book, Why You’re Dumb, Sick & Broke…And How to Get Smart, healthy & Rich, by Randy Gage.

You can also enjoy Randy’s inspiring story by listening to episode 164 of this podcast, the episode called You Are Your Story.

Randy draws you into the rich world of his book by masterfully using these storytelling elements or techniques:

  • Hook – His first sentence grabs your attention 100%.
  • Show, Don’t Tell – Randy doesn’t lecture you; he involves you in a suspenseful story.
  • Vivid Language – Randy uses language of the senses to paint a vivid picture and arouse your emotions.
  • Specificity – His story is crystal clear because all the details are specific.
  • Cliffhangers – You will love the way Randy builds suspense with his cliffhanger sentences.

Can you use these same techniques to deliver a presentation or other sales message if you are selling protein shakes, umbrellas, pet shampoo…?

Yes! You can create a compelling story to deliver a message and sell absolutely anything – if you do these two things first:

  • Clearly identify your audience
  • Define your core message

You’ll discover a fun game you can play to master these storytelling secrets at the end of this episode.

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Why You’re Dumb, Sick & Broke…And How to Get Smart, Healthy & Rich, by Randy Gage

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About the Podcast

Change Your Story, Change Your Life
Influences: Tony Robbins, T. Harv Eker, Wayne Dyer, Jim Rohn, Napoleon Hill, Andrew Carnegie, Dale Carnegie, Oprah, Robert Kiyosaki, Robin Sharma, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, LinkedIn, Twitter, method acting, Marlon Brando, Marcus Aurelius
Humans are storytelling machines. You and I are constantly creating, destroying, elevating, and diminishing ourselves with our inner narratives that appear and disappear in our minds 24/7. Most people are not aware of this process. As a result, they believe that life is happening to them. This feels random, chaotic, and scary. Why do people tolerate it? Because they tell themselves, "That's the way it is. That is reality." Those seven words could not be farther from the truth.

This podcast will explore the storytelling process that is responsible for every facet of your life. It will discuss and encourage ways to take control of your personal narrative so that you can begin directing your destiny with an empowering story.

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Louis Di Bianco

Louis Di Bianco is a storyteller. He fell in love with storytelling as a child. In his teens, his ability to tell entertaining stories saved his life on the streets of the Bronx, where he grew up. He discovered quickly how to make the neighborhood tough guys like, trust, and respect him by engaging them with stories.

Louis became a professional stage and screen actor to get paid for his love of storytelling. He has appeared in numerous feature films, TV movies, and television series, as well as performing on stage internationally.

He has taught acting for both stage and camera for as long as he has been an actor. We're talking more than four decades. Eventually, he created courses in compelling communication for business people who want to present their ideas, products, and services to the world with clarity, confidence, and persuasive power.

Louis takes the words, Change Your Story, Change Your Life, very seriously. His life experience has taught him that every word we utter, every belief we embrace, is a made up story. Even your past is a made up story that seems so vivid that you swear it's real. Accept that, and you remove all the barriers between you and your dreams. You will be able to enjoy the adventure of changing your story to change your life.