
Storytelling: Show Them Your Credibility Without Telling Them | Ep 434
About this episode
Your credibility doesn't come from your resume, it comes from your stories.
Most people skip their authority section because bragging about themselves feels uncomfortable, so they either read off a boring list of credentials or skip it entirely. Neither one gets you remembered. This episode breaks down exactly how storytelling does the job your resume never could.
Here's what you'll learn:
- The three types of stories that build instant credibility, and why each one lands differently with your audience.
- How to structure your authority section, without turning it into a boring resume.
- Why a client's transformation story works harder than your own credentials, the moment you let someone else's win speak for you.
- What makes a transformation story actually resonate, which means your audience can picture their own point A to point B.
- The homework exercise from episode 333, so next time you write a speech, you already have your best stories written down.
You're full of stories. You just haven't given yourself credit for them yet.
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