5 Storytelling Lessons From Superhero Stories
- 1. STORYTELLING W H AT S U P E R H E R O E S C A N T E A C H Y O U A B O U T
- 2. We’re innately fascinated by superhero comics, movies etc.
- 3. 424.1 BOX OFFICE SALES* MILLION USD for Batman v Superman*
- 4. What are so darn good about these stories?
- 5. v desires U N D E R T H E M A S K S shared
- 6. Heroes want the same things as you and I do
- 7. They have human emotions, desires and flaws that make them vulnerable / relatable
- 8. LOVES U P E R M A N + L O I S L A N E
- 9. LOSSB AT M A N L O S T H I S P A R E N T S
- 10. x CAMARADERIEE . G . T H E J U S T I C E L E A G U E
- 11. When you relate to audiences & their desires, it becomes easier to find common grounds to achieve yours.
- 12. Be human, be emotional. Audiences don’t like robots.
- 13. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr. “
- 14. TAKEAWAY: When telling stories, isolate the shared desires of the audience and work it into your story
- 15. villain A S T R O N G
- 16. We all have in our lives.. personal demons
- 17. being a superhero doesn’t mean you have none..
- 20. Even with all the power, every hero has his/her kryptonite
- 21. Personifying a strong villain forces audiences to take sides. Ensure it’s yours.
- 22. If, for some reason, we make some big mistake and IBM wins, my personal feeling is that we are going to enter a computer Dark Ages for about twenty years. Steve Jobs “
- 23. Identify the common villain in stories you tell. It’s you and the audience versus ‘them.’ TAKEAWAY:
- 25. Comic heroes are constantly facing enemies and fighting to save the world
- 26. If they sat around having coffee everyday, where would be the fun in that?
- 27. There are even instances where friends are pit against each other
- 28. A We live in an insatiable world with endless problems. They exist, you just have to find them.
- 29. Audiences will listen if you show them that they have these problems.
- 30. Who knew that we needed an iPhone ?
- 31. TAKEAWAY: Solutions need a problem, find it or demonstrate it.
- 33. The construct of heroes make them the ideal state that many of us aspire towards
- 34. The man of tomorrow. justice, compassion,
- 35. stoicism, intellect The dark knight
- 36. Do you embody traits that people want to have for themselves?
- 37. “I am prepared to die.“ Nelson Mandela Speech 1964
- 38. TAKEAWAY: Give audiences a ‘desired state’ to aspire towards
- 39. &goals purpose
- 40. As we follow the stories, we align ourselves with their sense of purpose and goals.
- 41. Batman’s resolve is to fight crime without killing, etc.
- 42. Superman’s duty to keep the world safe.
- 43. Portraying a ‘‘new bliss’’* keeps the audiences engaged and interested. *Resonate - Nancy Dauarte
- 44. If you look at that - that's the future we could have. Where the curve slowly rolls over and goes to zero - no incremental CO2 - that's the future we need to have. ElonMusk Powerwall Presentation “
- 45. Identify the purpose of your presentation story and influence your audience to see your end result in the same light. TAKEAWAY:
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