Steven

Yeah.

But all of a sudden, there was so much life, so much zest in that story. I noticed you added so much almost irrelevant detail.

But all of a sudden, there was so much life, so much zest in that story. I noticed you added so much almost irrelevant detail.

Oh.

Oh.

But you talked about the bar having two floors and stuff. To make it visual. Okay, so I can picture it in my mind.

But you talked about the bar having two floors and stuff. To make it visual. Okay, so I can picture it in my mind.

It's just give me the three tips now. I've heard you talk about these four elements to a great story, which is the hook. the struggle, the breakthrough, and the application, which is kind of what you just displayed there. Well, the importance of application, I think, is something that I really focus on with my students. And by application, you mean the lesson or the big takeaway from the story?

It's just give me the three tips now. I've heard you talk about these four elements to a great story, which is the hook. the struggle, the breakthrough, and the application, which is kind of what you just displayed there. Well, the importance of application, I think, is something that I really focus on with my students. And by application, you mean the lesson or the big takeaway from the story?

Because sometimes people tell stories and they go nowhere. Well, it's also what you do after. Okay.

Because sometimes people tell stories and they go nowhere. Well, it's also what you do after. Okay.

So the key is to get out there and start running some of these techniques in the real world. And just pick one.

So the key is to get out there and start running some of these techniques in the real world. And just pick one.

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Correct. Commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius, father to a murderous son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengeance in the life or the next.

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Correct. Commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius, father to a murderous son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengeance in the life or the next.

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions. Loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to the murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance in this life or the next.

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions. Loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to the murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance in this life or the next.

There's something when you pause, you almost – you tell the person, don't you, almost inexplicably that – that you should really give a fuck about the thing you just said. Like it really mattered. It's important. Yeah, because you're like giving it space to breathe.

There's something when you pause, you almost – you tell the person, don't you, almost inexplicably that – that you should really give a fuck about the thing you just said. Like it really mattered. It's important. Yeah, because you're like giving it space to breathe.

Do you think there's a certain set of those tools that when applied or a certain sort of style of speaking that makes people dislike you? Is there a certain one that just doesn't make them warm to you? Is it the low pitches? Is it the fast speaking?