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February 27, 2025

Soap Operas, Drama and Speaking with Robyn Hatcher

BY Jane Atkinson

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Soap Operas, Drama and Speaking with Robyn Hatcher

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Quote: “You are the head writer; the editor is in service to the head writer.” Robyn Hatcher

What exactly do soap operas and speaking have in common? Well, for starters, both are surrounded by drama in one way or another. On this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Podcast, we’re thrilled to welcome my client, Robyn Hatcher, to share her knowledge and ideas on how you can improve your speaking game by applying the similarities between writing drama and speeches.

Robyn is a keynote speaker, communication expert & consultant. As a former actor & soap opera writer for the iconic shows All My Children & One Life to Live, she once got paid to create drama. Now, she is passionate about helping organizations and individuals improve productivity and engagement by lessening the drama in their workplace and their lives. A lifelong learner, Robyn is a Certified Speaking Professional, Certified Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner & Exactly What to Say Certified. Robyn has successfully spoken to, trained and coached thousands of business professionals from Fortune 500 companies and noteworthy brands like UBS, Equitable, Alliance Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Raymond James, Lifetime Television, PayPal, Spotify, Con Edison, Hewlett Packard and many others.

Highlights you won’t want to miss:

Robyn’s soap opera history. [1:00]
Scriptwriting for speaking. [6:00]
Using the show bible. [9:30]
Robyn’s path to speaking. [11:30]
Robyn’s current business model. [15:00]
Forget about the last pitch. [19:00]
Thoughts to help your mindset. [23:00]
The struggle is real… [26:30]
Find your editor. [29:00]

In 2019, Robyn received recognition as one of the 21 women of the 21st Century by Ewomen’s News. Her book, Standing Ovation Presentations, introduces her unique communication-style system called ActorTypes – a game-changer for those looking to master their communication. Fun Fact – Because of her long-running TV commercial for the New York Times, Robyn was parodied by none other than Hallie Berry on Saturday Night Live! When she’s not on stage, Robyn lives in New York City with her husband, Ken Becker. And she’s the proud mom of Nolan Becker – a former minor league baseball pitcher and Yale and Wharton grad.

If you could use some great ideas to help you improve your speech writing and your mindset, you simply can’t afford to miss this episode.

I hope you’ll download and listen.