RESONATE
Welcome to RESONATE, the podcast for leaders and managers who want to communicate with clarity, confidence, and influence. I’m Shannon Jenkins, a leadership communication trainer trusted by organisations like Nestlé, Nespresso, IMD Business School. If you know your stuff but want to express it more clearly, build trust faster, and create real buy-in for your ideas — this is where you learn how.
RESONATE
The Story Framework That Makes Senior Leaders Say Yes
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What if the reason your ideas aren’t getting approved… isn’t the idea itself—but how you’re communicating it?
In this episode of RESONATE, communication and storytelling expert Shannon Jenkins breaks down the exact framework she teaches Fortune 500 leaders to turn complex ideas into clear, compelling messages that drive decisions.
Drawing on real-world experience inside high-stakes meetings—and a powerful case study from Steven Sasson at Kodak—you’ll discover why even groundbreaking ideas fail to get buy-in… and what to do differently if you want decision-makers to say yes.
If you’ve ever:
- Struggled to get approval for a project or budget
- Over-explained your ideas and lost your audience
- Felt like your message wasn’t landing with senior leaders
The Framework:
A powerful 3-step structure grounded in human psychology:
Pain (or Possibility) → Proof → Payoff
Music by: Flood (Instrumental) by RYYZN
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