Confident Communicator

The key to dealing with speaking nerves

Have you ever looked around the room during a big meeting, presentation, panel, or group interview and thought: I’m the only one here who seems nervous! I must be doing something wrong… Everybody around me seems so confident and at ease, but I can’t shake the jitters that crop up every time it’s my turn…

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How to stop using filler words

Picture this: you just nailed a presentation, and you even answered a full round of impromptu questions on-the-fly!  You’re riding high on positive feedback, but your manager also offers a constructive critique: you use a lot of filler words, and they’re distracting us from hearing some of your main points.  Suddenly, you start replaying the…

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How to show up with authentic confidence and ease in any interaction

Picture this real quick… You’re heading into your next presentation, meeting, or interview and you notice that, instead of feeling a familiar rush of anxiety, you actually feel grounded and excited to speak up. You trust your ability to bring the best of who you are to this interaction… even though you didn’t have as…

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Is your humor serving you or undercutting you? Here’s how to tell

“I’m such an idiot.“It’s like I’ve lost my brain today.”“Ugh—I’m all over the place.” Real talk… did reading these “self-digs” make you go 😂 or 😬? Whether you forgot to ‘unmute’ yourself as you began talking on a Zoom call, or you tripped over your words mid-sentence… Taking a stab at yourself might *feel* like…

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How to project authority in an authentic way

Have you ever thought (or been told?) that you should speak with more authority, so that others “take you more seriously?” Do you sometimes feel like you need to prove that you know what you’re talking about? 🙄 You’re not alone.  While I don’t believe in “should”s… … that you “should” do anything or be…

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Break free from anxious “internal chatter” with this mindset trick

When it’s your turn to speak up and you feel that pressure to prove you know what you’re talking about—whether in a team meeting, on a client call, or even when pitching to investors… Do you ever feel a nervous “internal chatter” getting louder and louder inside of you? To the point where it feels…

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