Story to Stage Speakers Mastermind
An 8-Week Speaker Accelerator + Live Stage Showcase
For beginner to mid-level speakers who want confidence, clarity, content, and real speaking opportunities.
Story to Stage™ is an 8-week speaker accelerator for beginner to mid-level speakers who want to turn their story into a clear, confident keynote — and learn how to use that keynote to create impact, credibility, and speaking opportunities.
It combines storytelling, structure, technique, content creation, and outreach — and finishes with a live stage showcase where participants deliver their keynote for real.
This is about becoming a speaker you trust — not someone you perform.
Program Details
WEEK 1 — Origin, Whakapapa & Speaker Identity
Theme: Where your confidence really comes from
Outcomes:
Grounded confidence (not performative confidence)
Clear sense of why you are called to speak
Early anchoring of speaker identity
Key work:
Origin + whakapapa mapping (personal & professional)
Identifying inherited narratives (helpful vs limiting)
Speaker identity declaration
WEEK 2 — Story, Belief & Connection
Theme: How stories build trust and confidence
Outcomes:
Understand how stories create trust in leadership, sales, and speaking
Reframe imposter syndrome as a story, not a flaw
Speak to people, not at them
Key work:
Audience resonance mapping through stories
Belief audit: turning challenges into teachable moments
Re-authoring narratives
WEEK 3 — Message, Meaning & Keynote Structure
Theme: From lived experience to a clear talk
Outcomes:
One clear core message
A structured 10–15 minute keynote-style talk
Confidence in what they’re saying and why
Key work:
Core belief → core message
Keynote arc (opening, middle, close)
Strategic story placement
WEEK 4 — Content Crafting Lab
Theme: Finding your voice and style through repetition
Outcomes:
Turn their keynote content into usable speaking + social content
Test stories out loud and refine them
Stop overthinking and start trusting what lands
Key work:
Turning one story into multiple formats (talk, short clip, post)
Live story testing in the room
Group feedback: what landed, what didn’t, why
Refining clarity, pacing, and emotional beats
WEEK 5 — Speaking Technique & Delivery Mastery
Theme: How to actually deliver a great talk
Outcomes:
Understand the mechanics of confident speaking
Remove habits that undermine authority
Build trust in their physical delivery
Key work:
Voice: pace, pitch, pause, emphasis
Body: posture, grounding, gesture
Eye contact and audience scanning
Using silence intentionally
Managing nerves in real time
WEEK 6 — Brand, Positioning & Speaker Pathway
Theme: How the world sees you
Outcomes:
Clear sense of who they are as a speaker
Understanding where they fit in the speaking ecosystem
A simple map of how speaking supports their business or career
Key work:
Personal brand audit (message, tone, credibility)
Beginner vs emerging speaker pathways
Choosing the right rooms to speak in next
WEEK 7 — Delivery Lab & Refinement
Theme: Polish without losing soul
Outcomes:
Confidence delivering their talk out loud
Stronger openings and closings
Clear feedback they can actually apply
Key work:
Full or partial talk deliveries
Structured group feedback
Refining emotional arc, clarity, and presence
WEEK 8 — Outreach, Promotion & Landing Gigs
Theme: Turning visibility into opportunity
Outcomes:
Understand how speakers actually get gigs
Confidence reaching out without feeling salesy
A realistic, level-appropriate outreach plan
Key work:
Paid vs unpaid vs strategic speaking opportunities
Pitching with story (not ego)
Simple outreach templates
Preparing mentally and practically for the stage showcase
WEEK 9 — LIVE SPEAKER SHOWCASE (IN PERSON)
The embodiment moment!
Participants:
Deliver their talk on a real stage
Are witnessed and celebrated
Anchor confidence through action
PLUS your content will be filmed for use in your social media and your show reel!
Details
Please note: This program runs just 4 times a year and spaces are limited to just 12 participants per intake.
Once you have successfully finished this program, you may also be invited to speak at other events or promotional opportunities hosted by myself and key strategic partners, including stage opportunities, podcasts and TV chat show appearances.
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