How Stories
Build Your
Business and Credibility
Patricia Fripp - CSP, CPAE
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“Stories are the creative conversion of life itself… into a
powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience.”
- Robert McKee
Nobody Can Resist a Good Story
“Populate your stories
with flesh and blood
characters that the
audience can relate to.”
Add Characters and Dialogue
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Your audiences will remember what
they “see” while they listen
Stories Have Power
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“My dad walked into a diner…”
“In 1946 my dad walked into a diner…”
“Deliver the
dialogue.”
Don’t Report on the Dialogue
I’m So
Worried!Situation
Story Success Formula
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Solution in
Your
WordsSituation
Solution
Story Success Formula
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I Feel So
Secure!
Situation
Solution
Success
Story Success Formula
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Michael Hague
“A story has to be true;
it doesn’t have to be
accurate.”
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Picture Words and Connecting Words
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The Brilliance Breakthrough
- Eugene Schwartz
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Visual Shorthand
“He promised her many things.”
Fripped:
“He promised her a life of romance and
adventure.”
Use Specific Words
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