{"podcast":{"title":"Unforgettable Presentations","slug":"unforgettable-presentations-753123","podcast_index_feed_id":753123,"rss_url":"https://unforgettablepresentations.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://unforgettablepresentations.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/f/c/7/4fc70c50e9544529/UP-Podcast_Final.jpg","author":"Darren LaCroix","episode_count":100,"summary":"Attention experienced corporate presenters, public speakers, professional speakers and pastors. Do you want to deliver a good, a great or an unforgettable presentation? Get insights from behind the scenes on some of the most unforgettable presentations ever delivered. √ What's the story behind the presentation? √ Where did the idea come from? √ How did they prepare it? √ How did they execute it? Join World Champions of Public Speaking, Mark Brown & Darren LaCroix. They have been world-class speaking coaches for over a decade and have trained presenters in over 14 countries. You'll love their chemistry and wisdom. What will you hear? Some episodes will be rock-solid content, some episodes will be interviews with presenters who delivered an unforgettable presentation.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T00:20:41.346271+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unforgettable-presentations-753123"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 340 FIVE STORY ESSENTIALS – PART 1","slug":"ep-340-five-story-essentials-part-1","published_at":"2026-02-26T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unforgettable-presentations-753123/ep-340-five-story-essentials-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unforgettable-presentations-753123","url":"https://unforgettablepresentations.libsyn.com/ep-340-five-story-essentials-part-1","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/unforgettablepresentations/Ep._340_Five_Story_Essentials_PART_1.mp3?dest-id=1481801","summary":"Everyone enjoys a good story, and unforgettable stories contain certain essentials. In this episode, Mark and Darren expound upon three of their five story essentials, showing not only how they work, but why. This is PART 1 of 2. SNIPPETS: • STORY is a FORCE MULTIPLIER • Define the HERO/protagonist/main character • Help your audience to SEE the character • Give the audience a reason to identify with the character • Give one physical and one emotional characteristic • Consider giving a character name • Be very clear on the hero's DESIRE; declare what they want • Get to the depth of desire…WHY they have the desire • Listeners lean in to the WHY • Establish the CONFLICT, the challenge, the obstacle • Escalate the conflict, and escalate it even more • Show the INTERNAL and EXTERNAL conflict • Use inner dialogue, the voice inside a character's head Work with Mark and Darren: https://www.stagetimeuniversity.com/get-a-speaking-coach/ Check Out Stage Time University: https://www.stagetimeuniversity.com","meta_description":"Everyone enjoys a good story, and unforgettable stories contain certain essentials. In this episode, Mark and Darren expound upon three of their five stor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unforgettable-presentations-753123/episodes/ep-340-five-story-essentials-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unforgettable-presentations-753123/ep-340-five-story-essentials-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}