Hey Reader,

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️

Or as I like to call it, the only day I eat cabbage on purpose!

Speaking of food…Steal this recipe for confident speaking…

The best communicators in the world didn't wake up one day sounding like that. Someone, somewhere, caught their attention and they thought, "I want THAT."

Think about it. Every great athlete had a poster on their wall.

Every great chef started by copying someone else's recipe exactly as written. And every speaker or podcaster who sounds effortlessly confident?

They borrowed from someone first.

Here's how the recipe thing actually works.

You find a dish that blows your mind. You track down the recipe.

You try it, and burn it the first time.

Maybe the second time it's edible.

By the third time, it actually tastes like what you imagined. And then, because you've made it enough times, you start adding your own twist.

Extra garlic. A little heat…

Something that makes it unmistakably yours.

Communication works exactly the same way.

You find someone whose presence commands a room. You study what they do. You practice their rhythm, their pacing, their confidence.

And then over time, your own ‘spice’ sneaks in.

Your own energy. Your own style.

Nobody's asking you to become someone else.

The goal is to borrow the bones and build your own house.

That's “emulation”.

And it's one of the fastest shortcuts to sounding like you actually belong behind a mic, on a stage, or leading a staff.

Nobody is born "magnetic"…

They just found the right recipe and kept cooking.

Stellar Quotes

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”

Stephen R. Covey

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

Some people collect stamps. Some collect vintage wine. Me? I've spent 30+ years collecting celebrity moments that would make your jaw drop, Reader.

William Shatner walked in and immediately said, "Call me Bill." Then dropped an F-bomb before I could even say hello. The man has truly seen everything, and he wants you to know it.

Bruce Springsteen spent most of our hour together asking about ME. The Boss. Asking about me. I'm still not sure how that happened.

Rob Lowe has somehow managed to personally meet every famous human being who has ever existed. The stories never stopped coming.

Then there was Sting. Great interview. Genuinely fascinating guy. But the smell. His assistant casually mentioned he skips deodorant and uses crystals instead. (Buddy, it might be time to upgrade your rock collection.)

Dennis Quaid came in with zero movies to promote. He was just in town because his band was playing Portland that weekend. The man is a legitimate rocker. After he left, calls flooded in, and I auctioned off the headphones he wore on air for charity. Someone bid $612. Turns out those headphones belonged to our chief engineer. Awkward.

And that's just scratching the surface. Bob Barker handing me his home phone number. Richard Simmons literally lifting me off the ground. Kristi Yamaguchi sitting on my lap for days straight. More stories are coming, I promise.

What three decades of interviewing celebrities taught me is that great conversations are a skill, not luck.

That's exactly what I bring to our free fifteen-minute discovery call at One on One with Royce. I'll help you sharpen your interview skills and keep audiences glued to every word.

No sales pitch. Just real, actionable tips you can use immediately.

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If you improved your speaking skills tomorrow… what would change first? I’d feel more confident in meetings People would finally take my ideas seriously I’d grow my podcast / content faster I’d be seen as a leader