
About this episode
When you give a presentation of any kind, you don't actually have a captive audience. YOU need to captivate. This is a story structure that can both captivate your audience AND deliver the message or lesson they most need (and you need to distribute to do your job).
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ABOUT ME, JAY ACUNZO
I work with entrepreneurs, execs, and teams on the journey from competent to resonant. To do that, I help transform your thinking into clear, captivating ideas, speeches, and IP. Stop chasing attention. Become the one others seek.
I’m a former marketing leader at Google and HubSpot and globally touring speaker and author. I've spent 20 years building the exact thought leadership I now help clients create—as a practitioner-peer, not a coach with templates.
Work with me 1:1, book me to speak, or explore free resources at jayacunzo.com
Don't market more. Matter more.
Think resonance over reach.
Don't be the best. Be their favorite.
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