Ep. 209 Why Name Your Characters?
Darren LaCroix, CSP, AS, WCPS
Top-Rated Opening Keynote Speaker | World Champion Speaker | Expert in Engaging and Energizing Conference Audiences
Ep. 209 Why Name Your Characters?
Stories can greatly enhance any presentation but they can be confusing if characters aren’t clearly identified. In today’s discussion, Darren and Mark explore the value of naming characters and they offer ideas for making your characters unforgettable.
SNIPPETS:
? Name every character for clarity
? Allow the audience to see the characters
? Avoid giving two characters similar names (Jane, Jean, Joan)
? Give a physical and characteristic and a personal trait
? Amalgamate characters for simplicity
? Tell the emotional truth
? Use adjective names to describe characters (Patty Party Pooper)
? In conversation, let the characters address each other by name
Darren LaCroix
2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
About Darren LaCroix
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He felt invisible in high school.
He failed as a business owner.
He worked in a cubicle for over a decade.
Today he's a world champion speaker.
What made the difference for him
?can make the difference for you.
A Real-Life Underdog Story Filled with Humor and Hope
After a failed business in 1992, Darren LaCroix took a dare and took the stage at an open mic night at a Boston comedy club. He bombed miserably.?It was horrible. The headliner that night told him,?"Keep your day job kid."?Friends told him that his dream of making people laugh for a living was crazy and stupid. He didn't listen.?
He may have been born without a funny bone in his body, but Darren possessed the desire to learn and the willingness to fail. These were the essentials for achieving his dream. This self-proclaimed?student of comedy?is living proof that?anything?can be learned.?
Less than nine years later, in 2001, Darren LaCroix outspoke 25,000 contestants from 14 countries to become?the World Champion of Public Speaking…ironically with a very funny speech. Some said it was one of the best speeches in the history of the contest.
Since that victory, Darren has delivered keynotes in every state in the U.S. and 44 international cities. He is passionate about showing people that if you pray, find the right mentors, and become a sponge, anything is possible.
Darren is currently?the only speaker in the world?who is a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), an AS (Accredited Speaker), and a World Champion of Public Speaking. In spite of this, Darren always reminds people,?“The letters after your name are not as important as the professional you become in the process.”
He is the author of the book?17 Minutes To Your Dream, the co-author of?Deliver Unforgettable Presentations?and the co-host of?Unforgettable Presentations?podcast. Through his live workshops and Stage Time University, he helps good presenters become UNFORGETTABLE.
Through his live master workshops and online programs, Darren works with presenters eager to learn what it takes to connect deeply with their audiences. He is the founder of?StageTimeUniversity.com?where "we help passionate presenters stand out, deliver a memorable message, and leave their audience wanting more."
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1 年The content was value added Darren LaCroix, CSP, World Champion Speaker and Mark Brown, CSP. When l was competing for my semifinals last year, l kept saying "my Mom." When Mark coached me, he recommended l name my mom. Now l use " Momma T" in all my speeches. My audiences all know her and want to meet her! Naming characters hooks the audience to like or dislike them depending on the premise of the speech. Thanks for this Episode Coaches!