414: Using ‘Stages’ and ‘Lessons’: Live Signature Talks from Our Thought Leader Academy Grads

In your presentations and keynotes, you want to take your audience on a journey of discovery, sharing with them your personal insights and stories along the way.

One of the best ways to do this is to frame your content as stages, lessons, or a framework, such as an alliteration or acronym.

Want to see what this looks like in an actual talk?

You’ll hear three of our recent Thought Leader Academy grads, Wendy McManus, Nelly Some, and Heather Burright, deliver a 10-minute version of the signature talk they created with us, so you can see and hear them in action.

We also have a roundtable discussion about what they’ve learned from being in the Thought Leader Academy and what’s next for them as speakers and thought leaders.

This audio is from a live broadcast we did on October 2, 2024. You can watch the video at https://youtube.com/live/khaXnBCKRXk.

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/414/

Video from the live show: https://youtube.com/live/khaXnBCKRXk

Wendy’s website: https://www.connect2potential.com/

Nelly’s website: https://makingadifferencewithnelly.com/

Heather’s website: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/

Discover your Speaker Archetype by taking our free quiz at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/quiz/

Enroll in our Thought Leader Academy: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/academy/

Connect on LinkedIn:

• Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox

• Wendy McManus (guest) = https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-mcmanus/

• Nelly Some (guest) = https://www.linkedin.com/in/nellysome/

• Heather Burright (guest) = https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-burright/

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