The 3-Step system every female speaker needs to conquer the stage with raw, honest stories (even if you’re just starting out)

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I’m a little obsessed with the Netflix series “Baby Reindeer.”

Have you seen it?

It’s pretty dark, so buyer beware.

But it’s the incredible writing that compelled me to watch it 3 times.

The central character is a Scottish man trying to make it as a comedian on the London scene. Richard Gadd adopts several “camp” and over-the-top personas while he’s trying to “make it.”

Night after night, he speaks to barely there crowds.

Night after night, he makes no money.

And to boot–some really bad things happen.

In Episode 5, he has a ‘come-to-jesus’ moment on stage.

The dam really breaks.

He stops his comedy act short, heaves himself on a stool, and starts talking.

He shares all of it.

The good. The bad. The really ugly.

It’s a story he had never shared before.

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We’ve just spent the last four days in France planning my Mastermind’s first keynotes for the stage. (The 4-day retreats, btw, are one of my favorite offerings in my entire business.)

I always ask this question on Day 3:

“What is a story you have never shared before?”

Now, it’s always a seminal moment in the progress of the retreat.

• Folks are familiar enough with one another.
• Feel safe enough with one another.
• They have spent 48 hours together.

Folks share stories their own mothers have never heard.

But, unlike, Richard Gadd, they aren’t necessarily ready to boil it down and share THAT story with the world come the keynotes on stage come November.

So—Here is the simple yet highly effective system I use to get women ready for the stage with their stories.

STEP 1

What is a topic you care about? What is a breakthrough you had?

Richard Gadd has his “breakthrough” when an audience member recorded his “break down,” which went viral.

Ironically, that’s when his career took off. Agents started calling. Podcasts were booking. He was on stages everywhere.

If you were honest with yourself, what story would you share?

STEP 2

What is your message around that share?

Do you have a unique position on it?

What is an assumption you want to challenge?

What’s something that doesn’t make sense and needs explaining?

In episode 7, a friend asks Gadd how the comedy is going. She had seen the confessional video.

He replies, “Oh, I’ve given up. There’s nothing like getting everything you want in life to realize it’s not for you.”

STEP 3

What is universal about your message?

Why do people need to hear this talk now?

Everyone is chasing something. Impressions. Likes. Fame. Infamy.

“Baby Reindeer” had a great run at the National Theater in London’s West End.

That stage production got turned into a Netflix series.

All because Richard Gadd obsessively wrote and captured his own raw and honest experience that nobody else could lay claim to.

And then—–he dared to share it.

Most of my clients wished they had started telling their personal story sooner. But —They hire a professional speaking coach like me to help them navigate how to tell it elegantly.