Sanchez: Build a mental swipe file of five rehearsed core stories
Codie Sanchez · Be ARTICULATE and Speak SMARTLY: Communicate Like A Pro · Mar 31, 2026 · at 25:30
Investor and author Codie Sanchez explains practical communication habits and drills to speak articulate and sharp under pressure.
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“Well, what if you have a swipe file in your head? Like, build, like, five go-to stories that your husband or your wife is going to fucking hate by the end of this, because they're going to hear it so many times, but it's going to get laughs. This is your go-to. This is your first date. This is your hottest story you got. I like to think of them in varying subjects, like, what's your failure story? What's your big lesson story? What's your, I'm so proud of myself, I could have built me a damn statue, aka your win story. What's your turning point? Oh, man, my life was this. And then, What's your insight story? Do you know this is happening in the world right now? Now you've always got material. You're like the comedian. Ready to go, baby. You think they do that every single time? Brand new? No way.”
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