hook • hold • payoff - a simple framework for better storytelling
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
Checklist
Why is storytelling important?
Hook
Hold
Payoff
Q&A
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
Why is storytelling important?
• Stories are the glue that sticks people together• Stories invite a relationship• Stories are remembered• Stories motivate action
“People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don't have a middle or end and anymore do you usually have a beginning that never stops beginning.”– Steven Spielberg
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
Why is storytelling important?
• Hook• Hold• Payoff
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
The Hook
• Introduce protagonist• Relatable and human• Triggers emotion• Instantly understood I know that feel bro…
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
The Hook
• Introduce protagonist• Relatable and human• Triggers emotion• Instantly understood
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
The Hold
Wait for it…
• Holds their attention• Protagonist’s goals• Potential obstacles (internal and external)• Presents plot questions
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
The Hold
• Holds their attention• Protagonist’s goals• Potential obstacles (internal and external)• Presents plot questions
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
I feel better now…
The Payoff
• Goal is reached• Resolution of plot questions• Invites participation• Includes call-to-action
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
The Payoff
• Goal is reached• Resolution of plot questions• Invites participation• Includes call-to-action
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
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Hook • Hold • Payoff: A Framework for Better Stories
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