Extend Your Story
Extension Pack
Extend Your Story
In case an option is absolutely needed, and you can't live without:
Optional Additions (use as needed):
- Challenge: Pose an open question to engage your audience.
- Quote: Validate the problem or benefits with a relevant quote.
- Alternatives: Highlight unsatisfactory solutions the hero has tried.
- Competition: Acknowledge competitors, but emphasize why your solution is superior.
- Unfair Advantage: What makes your solution uniquely effective, and difficult to imitate.
- Warnings: Potential pitfalls or risks.
- Self-Benefits: How you also benefit from the solution.
- Stages in AARRR: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, Revenue.
- Call to Action: What you want your audience to do next.
- Failure: Share a past failure or setback to build credibility and context.
Complex Story
Use with extreme care:
- In one story:
- Use extension pack.
- Target multiple personas.
- Address multiple problems.
- Blend story arcs:
- Merge stories with multiple common elements.
- Cross-over stories in the same timeline/universe.