Discover the power of 'stacking microstories' to deliver concise pitches. Learn how to create a short and confident pitch using story stacking. Explore the importance of testimonial stories and inventor's origin story to build trust. Understand the concept of value stacking and the power of micro stories in sales pitches. Learn how to advance the sale through persuasive storytelling using the Persuasion Story Code book.
Crafting a concise and impactful pitch is crucial when approaching busy and successful prospects.
Using micro stories, such as the inventor's origin story and problem-solution story, can effectively capture attention and highlight the benefits of a product or service.
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Using Micro Stories to Create a Powerful Pitch
In this podcast episode, the host discusses the importance of crafting a concise and impactful pitch when approaching prospects. He highlights the challenge of capturing the attention of busy and successful prospects and emphasizes the need for getting a lot of impact across in a short period of time. The host introduces the concept of stacking micro stories and demonstrates how to create a complete pitch using three types of micro stories: the inventor's origin story, problem-solution story, and unexpected benefit story. He provides examples of each story type and explains how they can be used effectively in different situations. The episode concludes with a call to action to get a copy of the Persuasion Story Code, a book that offers step-by-step guidance on creating and using persuasive micro stories.
Crafting an Inventor's Origin Story to Connect with Prospects
One of the micro stories discussed in the podcast is the inventor's origin story. The host explains that this story type is effective in showcasing personal experiences and creating familiarity with the audience. He provides a framework for crafting an inventor's origin story, including identifying the problem or need that led to the invention, describing the process of creating something new, and highlighting the unique benefits of the invention. An example of an inventor's origin story is shared, illustrating how the host's frustration with traditional business storytelling methods inspired him to write a book on the use of persuasion in storytelling.
Using Problem-Solution Stories to Address Prospect Needs
Another type of micro story discussed in the podcast is the problem-solution story. The host explains that this story is particularly popular in marketing and copywriting as it helps address the prospect's biggest problem and highlight the positive change that can occur with the solution being offered. He outlines a simple three-step process for creating a problem-solution story, which involves identifying the problem, describing the prospect's struggle, and illustrating how their life can improve with the proposed solution. An example of a problem-solution story is shared, featuring an inventor who used the Persuasion Story Code book to effectively explain his product, a tilt hydrometer for home beer brewers.
When you’ve got to make a pitch to a prospect, whether in person or in writing, you face a weird paradox:
The more successful the prospect, the less time they have for you.
Cramming a ton of benefits into a short pitch tends to work against you. Who can process all that data in such a short period of time.
Lucky for you, there’s another way. It’s called “stacking microstories.” Today I’ll show you how to put together a complete pitch that takes less than five minutes to deliver. You can use this for any product or service.
You could put it in an email or on a sales page. And you could deliver it in spoken form to a prospect.
I’ll give an actual demo of a microstory stack that takes far less than 5 minutes, so you can see for yourself how this works.
Get The Persuasion Story Code here:
https://www.amazon.com/Persuasion-Story-Code-Conversational-Storytelling/dp/B0CFCVDZ7T Download.
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