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How to make money with stories (Part 2)...
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Do you know the #1 indicator of a stock's value? ...Profit? Nah... ...Revenue? Negative Roger... ...The amount of money companies spend illegally paying politicians to pass laws that benefit the company? Sometimes...LOL ...Jokes aside... The #1 indicator of a stocks value is the quality of the CEO's speech. Read that again. And in case you're thinking: "Hey Parker, that statement is a load crap. F-U." Find out how a company’s stock price increased after a badazz CEO speech here: Anyway... This brings me to Part 2 of how to make money with stories... ...To answer the subscriber question: "How do you make money with stories? I literally don't know why you're saying that" Here’s a free tip: The most engaging speeches ALWAYS have stories. Imagine the value hidden in mastering this art? Cause... If a CEO's speech affects a company's stock price... Then storytelling is a must have skill... Let me explain... ...The story makes the listener imagine. Stories get BEYOND the conscious mind. The conscious mind is where objections lie. The conscious brain says "no I don't want to buy that" and the story punches the conscious in the face. Then the story hangs the conscious brain upside down and shakes out it's lunch money. What's more powerful than that? Remember... People listen to your story. But what those people hear is their own story. The audience imagines themselves in your shoes. That's what creates connections. What else? How do you think Alex Hormozi went from super jacked rich guy... ...To super jacked MEGA rich guy? It's the relatable stories Alex Hormozi tells. When you hear his stories of struggles and mistakes... You don't think: "Well I'm not jacked and rich like this guy" You think.. ..."Wow my struggles are just like Alex Hormozi's" BAM. So that I've shown you the POWER of a story speech... ...How can you make money with stories? Give me just 2 minutes to teach you how to train yourself to write speeches. And you’ll be on your way to influencing audiences and markets... You can: A) Write the speech for CEO's, biz owners, or influencers... Or B) Write your own speeches for your biz. Catch my drift? Speech writers can make anywhere from $50k - $240k a year. Here’s how to get influential speech writing skills without years of professional training... 1.) Check out the most popular Ted Talks of all time here: https://www.ted.com/playlists/171/the_most_popular_ted_talks_of_all_time 2.) Pick and watch a speech. 3.) Copy the transcripts. 4.) Have chatgpt "clean up" the transcripts to remove timestamps and small talk. 5.) Handwrite the transcripts. 6.) Find which elements of the speech create emotions. 7.) Study the frameworks behind the powerful speeches. 8.) Find influencers on social media. 9.) Draft a speech for them and pitch. If you can dedicate 30 minutes a day to learning this skill... ...then you can start earning $$$ in a few months. Catch ya soon, -Parker PS Contact my speech coach Lynda Martin if you're interesting in learning more about speeches. She's the best: lyndajmartin@gmail.com PPS I'm opening the doors for the Society of Storytellers community Sunday July 28th. Be on the lookout. |
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