Beyond the Headline

Christina Hepner spent a decade in newsrooms, government offices, and nonprofit boardrooms, watching the same thing happen over and over. The people with the most compelling stories were often the last ones willing to tell them. As a former television journalist and communications strategist, she's seen firsthand what makes a story land, and what makes people go silent instead.

 

In this keynote, Christina introduces The Headline Method™, a simple four-step framework - Headline, Evidence, Assignment, Draft - that helps audiences find the story they've been sitting on and finally tell it with confidence. Part personal storytelling, part practical framework, this talk leaves audiences with a new way to see their own experience, and a tool they can use the next time it's their turn to speak up.

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What audiences leave with

• The ability to identify the story they're carrying into every room, and whether it's actually working for them

• A journalist's framework for finding the real story underneath the one they've been defaulting to

• A clear, ownable narrative they can use in their next pitch, meeting, or leadership moment

• One concrete commitment to show up differently, starting today

 

Who books this

Perfect for corporate teams, leadership groups, and organizations ready to help their people own their story instead of shrinking from it.

 

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