Episode 54: Michael Davis

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Guest: Michael Davis

You know the fear.

Standing at the front of a room — whether it’s a boardroom, Zoom room, or ballroom — feeling like your brain just unplugged.

Your talk is rehearsed, your slides are ready, and your data is solid.

But your message doesn’t land.

You don’t feel heard. 

Worse, you don’t feel believed.

The truth is, no one buys ideas they don’t trust. 

Trust doesn’t come from polish. It comes from creating a bond with others. 

And creating impact from a story that sticks.

I didn’t learn this in a textbook.

My story begins at age six. 

I’m standing on a desk, not by choice, but as punishment.

Mrs. Grimm, my first-grade teacher, is making an example of me. I’ve broken a rule. She's breaking something bigger — my confidence.

That moment creates a belief in me:

“𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯.”

I keep that promise for 25 years.

Then in 1994, as a Certified Financial Planner, I'm forced to lead public seminars.

After one failed event, my boss doesn’t hold back:

“𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬. 𝘍𝘪𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥.”

That humiliation triggers a transformation.

I become obsessed with why some presentations and stories fall flat while others create instant trust.

I’ve studied with world-class coaches, dissected the science, and tested presentations in the real world.

Eventually, I built the frameworks I wish I had when I was hiding behind jargon and bullet points.

Today, I work with 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀, and 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to develop and deliver presentations that: 

→ Earn trust 
→ Drive results
→ Win deals 
→ Move every room you speak in.

How? 

With the 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗼 and 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗕𝗦.

You don’t need to be a “natural” speaker.

You only need the right story, told the right way, to be an impactful and influential communicator.

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸?

Let’s fix your stories and presentations.

Book a no-fluff, 30-minute call: 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗰𝗽𝗿/𝟯𝟬-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲-𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹

Reach me directly: 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹@𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗰𝗽𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺

P.S. In my spare time, I love Indy Car racing, audiobooks, and my two chihuahuas (who run the house and my life).