Making Universal Topics Relatable: Live Signature Talks from Our Thought Leader Academy Grads

How do you speak about something as big as love, money, or the meaning of life without letting it become abstract or overwhelming?

You make it personal.

In this Back Stage with Speaking Your Brand live show, you’ll hear three of our recent Thought Leader Academy grads, Beth DeAngelis, Vanessa Dean, and Kelsey Faye, as they each deliver a 10-minute version of the signature talk they developed in the program.

Their talks explore some of life’s biggest subjects:

• Beth DeAngelis explores love and human connection as essential leadership skills.
• Vanessa Dean turns financial behavior into something deeply human through candid stories about ADHD, money, and the gap between knowing what to do and doing it consistently.
• Kelsey Faye draws from her stories to explore meaning, faith, and the search for purpose.

You’ll hear how they:

• Use one specific personal experience as the doorway into a universal topic
• Move from “this happened to me” to “this means something for all of us”
• Make an abstract idea tangible through stories, metaphors, and frameworks
• Share vulnerability in service of a clear thought leadership message
• Help audience members recognize themselves in a story that isn’t their own

We also have a roundtable conversation about what Beth, Vanessa, and Kelsey have learned while developing their talks and what’s next for them as speakers and thought leaders.

About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals clarify their brand message and story, create their signature talks, and develop their thought leadership platforms. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power because it's through women's stories, voices, and visibility that we challenge the status quo and change existing systems. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com. 

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/491/ 

Watch the video at https://youtube.com/live/mchMlKWq3zM

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

Apply for our Thought Leader Academy: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/academy/ 

Connect on LinkedIn:

• Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox
• Beth DeAngelis = https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethdeangelis/ 
• Vanessa Dean = https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-dean-adhd-money-coach/ 
• Kelsey Faye = https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsey-faye-246347344/ and instagram.com/the.cathedral.within 

Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 355: What a Signature Talk Is and What It Should be Doing for You