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Movers, today is the final idea about how we can bring our idea to life through our Speaking Stories course that goes live Oct. 30th! If you are listening to this it means that the cart is open!
After I talk with you about what it is - and why it is - I hope you’ll join us over the next few weeks while we bring our stories more to life and to your audience so it’s out there moving the world!
Go to www.speakingstory.com to sign up!

Direct download: 197_BONUS_The_Speaking_Story_Cart_is_Open_mixdown.mp3
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Bringing your story to life… 

To do that, we need to believe some things - deep down - before we can take the stage with courage and authenticity.
Last week I talked about Six Rookie Storytelling Mistakes (and what to do instead).

But this week - in anticipation of the Speaking Story course that opens for enrollment this coming Friday - we are diving into three beliefs all of my speakers wrestle with to some level or another (and from one day to another)!


One of my favorite parts of doing workshops is when I help people discover the ‘THING’ that makes their voice unique. The thing that is essential to them. The thing that, despite our misguided efforts to polish up, layer up and perfect our role as “speaker” (whatever that means!)… well, it still eeks out. :) Which, honestly, is a wonderful wonderful thing, and the HEART of AUTHENTICITY! I call it your Speaking Superpower. If we can own it - it’s powerful. 
 
Part of owning it is sharing it!…So here goes: 
Direct download: 195_Outing_the_Story_Behind_My_Speaking_Superpower_mixdown.mp3
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To my delight, authenticity has been a buzz word and goal of speakers for a long time. As “talks” have become a preferred and powerful platform for LEADERS (not just professional and motivational speakers), the door has opened to more and more people to share their stories in their own way. 
 
This, my friends/speakers/movers!, is a wonderful thing! As a presentation coach whose mission is to create talks that move the world (not to create talks that are perfect and overly polished and ‘right but boring’) - I LOVE that audiences want more than just the standard chicken-dinner presentation. 
 
They want REAL. 
They want BRAVE. 
They want… YOU. 
 
That’s the good news. 
 
But it also means that more and more of us are finding ourselves up in front, and the bar is higher. Leading. Speaking. Daring. 
 
And in that big moment…  sometimes WE DON’T FEEL LIKE OURSELVES. It can sometimes feel like we’re playing a role, or being a “character” of a speaker. 
 
Who do you become up on stage? 
 
Hopefully, you are YOU…Your best friend should be able to recognize you on stage as the best and most daring version of yourself!
 
Because there is something essential about you that is true across the board, whoever we are and whatever we’re doing. An energy that flows from you, straight out into the world. And that energy is your speaking superpower. Defining, knowing and utilizing it can help you own the moment and bring your most free and authentic voice to the stage. 
 
So I’m going to walk you through a process by which you can DISCOVER Your Speaking Superpower!
Direct download: 194_Discover_Your_Speaking_Superpower_mixdown.mp3
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What’s the biggest mistakes people make?…
This is one of those questions I get again and again! 
and well, if we’re talking about Delivery or Preparation or Content development or Mindset - I answer them each differently. And today I want to answer it in the context of STORY… 
 
The 6 biggest rookie storytelling mistakes… so you won’t make them, too!
 
Let’s dive in! 
 
Direct download: 193_Six_Rookie_Storyteling_Mistakes_mixdown.mp3
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