this is work · 2026-05-24 · 53 min
Shell's biggest communication fail happened in front of 100 people at age 25 and the lesson she took from it changed how she thinks about every message she's ever delivered since. In this episode she shares those lessons and breaks down a three-step practical framework for communicating with influence. She touches on: the career fail thinking about your audience rather yourself preparing without over-preparing why your message has to actually sound like you how to build connection with your audience how to bring clarity how to delivery clear steps through a call to action Resources mentioned in the chat: Barack Obama's best speeches: Brené Brown's Netflix special: Brene Brown TED Talk on the power of vulnerability: h ttps://youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o?si=HBW2_a3Nd6fPm2_6 Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg: Charles Duhigg on asking deep questions: Mel Robbins example of a call to action:
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