My husband and I now share our message together on stages and online

Before this program, I had just finished Social Media Mastery, where I found my confidence in front of a camera. After more than 20 years building offline businesses with my husband, I was finally building online and Speaking & Influence Mastery was the natural next step. Because speaking to a camera for sixty seconds is one thing; holding a room and moving people on a stage is something else entirely.

I came in with three quiet wishes. I wanted the confidence to speak on bigger stages one day, and to give a TEDx talk. I wanted to understand the skills behind it, because for years I had been teaching when I spoke, without realising it. And most of all, I wanted to find a way to speak together with my husband, something I value more than almost anything.

My top three takeaways:

1. Speaking is a skill, not a talent. You're not born with it, you build it through practice, just like anything else. And it may be the most underestimated skill in life and business.

2. Show, don't tell. People don't remember information, they remember how you made them feel. Authentic, emotional storytelling is what lands and lasts.

3. Your voice is an instrument for contribution. When you learn to get your message out authentically, across any channel, your voice and your body become the way your heart reaches other people.

All this came from the amazing teachers & experts that guided us.

Eric Edmeades hosted the mastery, and for me he's one of the finest speakers in the world -not only for his craft, humour and masterful "showing," but because he's fully himself, and he gave us so much more than storytelling: limiting beliefs, finding your message and identity, the ascension ladder, even the energy of becoming who you want to be. Thank you so much Eric.

I'm also grateful to Lisa Nichols for her Valley technique, the art of storytelling with the emphasis on showing versus telling, to Shadé Zahrai whose work on confidence, posture and using your voice, reminded me that once you have the story, your body, your presence and your voice are what carry it, to Prince EA for the reminder that it's never about you, it's about how you want your audience to feel, to act, and to think, and to Daniel Priestley who I've followed for years, for going deep on intellectual capital, personal branding and an elegant business model.

Today, my husband and I have both the confidence and the craft, and we see speaking for what it truly is: the most underestimated skill in life and business, something we believe every person should learn as young as possible, because it opens doors in every direction.

For us it's become the art of storytelling:

make it fun, make it authentic, make it you, then take it everywhere, from stages and a future TEDx to Instagram, YouTube and podcasts. And the gift I treasure most: my husband and I have found a way to share our message together, and to have fun while doing it.

I am deeply grateful to Vishen and Eric for creating this mastery. To Fran and Hazel, who were there every session with a big smile and so much positive energy, what an amazing team and to the whole Mindvalley family.

And finally, I am grateful for the people I met inside this mastery. The connections, conversations and community were truly special. Thank you all.

This mastery is powerful, but you have to do the work. If you're willing to do that, it can change the way you share your message with the world - forever.