First, we need to be clear.
And for most of us, that can be a big challenge.
"Why can't I just describe what I do, simply?"
"When I talk about it, I just hear crickets."
"No one can follow my train of thought."
"My brain just thinks differently than most."
"I'm a storyteller...there's not just one problem I solve."

Map What Your Audience Truly Cares About.
Translate the Transformation You Provide Into Tangible Market Value.
Unify Your Digital Presence.

We don't even want to engage with a new business or somebody that we haven't heard of before because we don't trust that it's real."
Christy Renee Stehle was recognized as a 2025 Smart Meetings 'Best of Stage Life-Changer' for her dedication to audience transformation.
Bring in your story.
Create messaging that resonates.
Speak from your heart.
1. Shared understanding
2. Strategically positioned credibility
3. Addressing objections before they’re spoken
4. Captivating and strategic story-weaving
5. Personal stories that end with universal truths
6. Vulnerability & humor
I’m fortunate that my younger self was courageous enough to sell my house and everything I owned to live across 35 countries as a digital nomad. This experience gave me my biggest education relating to connection and community.
What I learned is that there are certain human truths that connect us all. I’ve spoken in front of audiences with as many as 10+ countries represented, and the same “formula” of first-person storytelling plus a universal truth still lands. The lessons I talk about aren’t surface level, they’re deep and human.
If you find yourself leaning on facts and information more than personal experience, you’re preventing your audience from feeling a meaningful connection with you. Use statistics to support your stories.
Opening with information will glue them to their phones while you speak instead of gluing them to you. Audiences connect through emotion, not information.
Tell stories about yourself, tell stories about others, use facts to back those findings up. There is an art to strategic story weaving, and when done correctly, your audience will tell you they felt like you were speaking directly to them, that they felt like the only person in the room.

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