This training is built around one central truth: each participant already carries a story and an energy that can create real change. The goal is not to turn anyone into a polished public speaker. It is to help peer supporters access what they already have — their presence, their voice, their lived experience — and learn to use it with intention. We open by connecting the fundamentals of public speaking directly to lived experience — finding that the two are not separate disciplines but the same work from different angles. From there, we move into storytelling, stigma, and the craft of shaping a recovery story that connects and inspires. We close by putting it all into practice together.