As speakers, our goal is to leave our audiences inspired to take action, to accomplish things, and to help them answer big questions.

But that doesn’t mean we necessarily know the answers ourselves. Dan Thurmon can attest to that, and his signature story about his mentor works on a level that everyone in the room can understand.

Not only that, but he adds it into his keynote in a truly unique way.

If you want to know more about finding your purpose, uncovering some important answers, and how to use a bookend approach to create a more powerful speech, you’re going to love this episode.

Find out about:

• How Dan uses his signature story as both the start and end of his speech
• Why fewer words and less time distil the power of your story
• Why understanding the basics is the key to advanced storytelling
• What Dan’s advice is for new and aspiring speakers
• How Dan uses props on stage – from knives to unicycles!

Connect with Dan Thurmon:

• Website
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• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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