As a well known Disney fanatic, I get asked about storytelling quite a bit. And, my number one and only tip is this: be authentic.

It doesn’t seem like a lot, but many people are afraid to be authentic. A great way to express authenticity through story is by talking about a time or situation when you were the best version of yourself (success); and likewise when you were not (learned from failure).

Why? Because it tells us two things that any person can empathize with: your success and your lessons from failure.

In essence, there is a transformation. Those are stories worth telling because they shaped who you are :). …