All Episodes

April 15, 2021 13 mins

If you've written any type of sales page or ad copy, you're probably familiar with the PAS Copywriting Formula: Problem-Agitation-Solution. Here's why you're better served revamping the PAS formula and what to use instead for writing copy, content, and your overall messaging approach as a speaker, coach, or consultant.

In this episode of Copy & Content, you will learn:

  • What are the three parts of the PAS formula? Problem, Agitate/Agitation, Solution
  • Why the PAS formula doesn't truly serve your audience
  • Which part of the PAS formula to adjust first - and how to infuse hope through your messaging in its place.
  • How to replace Agitate with Empathy - and the three types of empathy that can better connect with your audience.
  • How to Humanize your Solution by using compassionate empathy throughout your messaging, specifically your copywriting
  • How the human brain is wired for hope in place of shame with neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin.
  • How I can help you create a better version of the PAS formula with empathy for your business

----

Are you a speaker, coach, or industry expert who's ready to get better results with your business? Jon Cook has worked with over 1,100 coaches and consultants and 800 speakers to make their messages remarkably clear and compelling to the right audience, and today he wants to help you. Take your first step at workwithjoncook.com.

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Two Guys, Five Rings: Matt, Bowen & The Olympics

Two Guys, Five Rings: Matt, Bowen & The Olympics

Two Guys (Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers). Five Rings (you know, from the Olympics logo). One essential podcast for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Bowen Yang (SNL, Wicked) and Matt Rogers (Palm Royale, No Good Deed) of Las Culturistas are back for a second season of Two Guys, Five Rings, a collaboration with NBC Sports and iHeartRadio. In this 15-episode event, Bowen and Matt discuss the top storylines, obsess over Italian culture, and find out what really goes on in the Olympic Village.

iHeartOlympics: The Latest

iHeartOlympics: The Latest

Listen to the latest news from the 2026 Winter Olympics.

NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal

NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal

Gregg Rosenthal and a rotating crew of elite NFL Media co-hosts, including Patrick Claybon, Colleen Wolfe, Steve Wyche, Nick Shook and Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic get you caught up daily on all the NFL news and analysis you need to be smarter and funnier than your friends.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2026 iHeartMedia, Inc.