Hannah Michelotti helps professionals ditch boring presentations and speak with personality, clarity, and persuasion—turning expert insights into engaging delivery that gets buy-in, builds credibility, and boosts careers.

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Guest Resources

Hannah Michelotti Website – Check out Hannah’s website and download her free storytelling guide to help you identify and connect your personal stories to your professional messaging.

Hannah Michelotti LinkedIn – Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn.

Hannah Michelotti YouTube – Subscribe to Hannah’s YouTube channel.

3 Value Bombs

1. The #1 skill entrepreneurs need isn’t public speaking but telling real, specific, personal stories that connect.

2. Discipline only works if it works for you. True success comes from discernment, not from copying someone else’s habits.

3. Stories build trust, create rapport, and transport your audience. They’re 22x more memorable than facts or stats.

Show Notes

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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: Nail Your Narrative: The Public Speaking Skill That Actually Sells, Sticks, and Sparks Action with Hannah Michelotti

[1:35] –Hannah shares something she believes about becoming successful that most people disagree with.

Discipline is overrated when borrowed, but underrated when personalized.
True success is about discernment. Doing what actually works for you and not mimicking trends.

[4:41] – Hannah talks about the #1 skill all entrepreneurs need to master.

It’s not public speaking. It’s storytelling.
Forget slides and stats; effective speakers use specific, personal stories that resonate.

[5:36] – Hannah shares two powerful storytelling examples.

A kitchen remodel gone wrong turned into a suspenseful, engaging narrative.
How scrapping a “polished” presentation for a personal story helped her connect with 20 PhDs.
Your audience will remember a story 22x more than a statistic.

[10:37] – A timeout to thank our sponsors!

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[14:20] – Hannah talks about the Costco moment and why real-life snippets hook your audience.

A simple aside about Costco turned into shared relatability and rapport.
This is called “Narrative Transportation Theory”; when the audience is mentally and emotionally absorbed into your story, they’re more likely to trust and act.

[17:31] – Hannah talks about calculated risks in storytelling and how to connect without losing credibility.

Take the risk of sharing stories or metaphors but include a universal theme (love, freedom, sacrifice, etc.)
Universal themes create emotional resonance that facts alone can’t achieve.

[21:45] –Call to action.

Hannah Michelotti Website – Check out Hannah’s website and download her free storytelling guide to help you identify and connect your personal stories to your professional messaging.
Hannah Michelotti LinkedIn – Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn.
Hannah Michelotti YouTube – Subscribe to Hannah’s YouTube channel.

[23:30] – Thank you to our Sponsors!

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