How to Captivate an Audience & Be More Confident | René Rodriguez

🔔 Subscribe for more content like this:    / heatherparady   ▶️ Recommended for you:    • 4 Steps to Developing Your Best Ideas with...   “The butterflies will never go away, but you can teach them to fly in formation.” - Rob Gilbert As a communicator do you struggle to feel like you belong in certain rooms? How do you show up and not have the pestering voice in the back of your head to prove something? Well, here’s a question for you: “What if feeling confident wasn’t the determining factor?” Today, I connected with ‪@learnwithrene‬, best-selling author, keynote speaker, leadership advisor, and transformational speaker coach. For the last 27 years, René has been researching and applying behavioral neuroscience to solve some of the toughest challenges in leadership, sales, and change. In this conversation, he breaks down how to become a better storyteller, captivate any audience you find yourself in front of, and why feeling confident doesn’t really matter. ACCESS FULL SHOW NOTES HERE: https://www.heatherparady.com/blog/10 TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE: The Difference Between a Good Storyteller and a Bad One Tactics for Leaning into Nerves When Feeling Inferior Integrating Your Personal Story into Your Brand When It Involves Others Challenging Ideas Effectively Without Being Divisive 0:00 – Discovering René Rodriguez & First Impressions 1:00 – What If Confidence Isn’t the Key to Communication? 2:52 – From Hobbyist to Pro: René’s Journey into Personal Development 5:33 – René ’s Mom Was a Nun?! Lessons From an Unexpected Life Story 7:55 – Why the Means Matter Just as Much as the End 15:24 – Embracing Nerves and Expressing Over Impressing 17:40 – The Role of Empathy & Intention in Communication 20:11 – Mindfulness & Vulnerability on Stage 23:09 – Storytelling Mistakes Most People Make 31:22 – Mining Real Stories & Protecting the People in Them 34:21 – Questions We Should Be Asking But Don’t 35:11 – Why Reps Matter More Than Goals in Storytelling 37:24 – Storytelling in a Digital World 47:03 – Changing Minds Through Listening, Not Arguing 52:16 – Building a Brand After Years of Mastery Connect with René Rodriguez: https://www.meetrene.com/ Amplify Your Influence by Rene Rodriguez: https://amzn.to/3GuI6jF Follow Heather on IG:   / heatherparady   🎥 Private BTS Content from Heather every week: https://www.heatherparady.com/bts