Presence Under Pressure

The best way to organize your message so it’s clear, engaging, and to-the-point

You’re in a Zoom meeting or interview and feelin’ good: you organized your messages into buckets so you wouldn’t have to worry about memorizing your lines or coming across overly-rehearsed, and you just delivered a killer answer to the age-old “tell me about yourself” with a professional introduction that was both to-the-point and authentic. You smile to…

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Presence Under Pressure Special Edition: The quickest way to evaluate your speaking skills (on Zoom or in-person!)

“I hate watching or listening to myself speak” “It’s painful to watch myself on video” “I feel like I don’t recognize the sound of my own voice!” I know what you’re thinking… “Yep. Same. The absolute LAST thing I wanna do right now is watch myself on video. I already have to watch myself dangling…

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The #1 hurdle to staying present under pressure, and how to overcome it.

Pssst! In today’s post, I’m going to let you in on a little secret… By now, I’ve coached hundreds of kickass individuals to speak more clearly and confidently under pressure. No matter your workplace, title, knowledge, or experience, there is one hurdle we ALL must conquer if we want to improve our speaking skills and…

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How to deal with that pesky (and sometimes mean!) internal chatter

We all know the classic high school stereotype… The queen bee… the most popular girl in school… the girl everyone fears yet everyone wants to be… the mean girl. I mean, remember Regina George? How she’d get Cady at her most open and vulnerable, and then hurl out an insult that was cruel, yes, but…

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How to stay centered (literally & figuratively) when all eyes are on you

Quick reminder before we dig into today’s extra juicy blog post below… I’m teaching a Free Live Masterclass! It’s called How To Articulate Yourself Clearly and Confidently When it Matters Most: 5 Game-Changing Strategies for Turning Pressure into Presence—Anytime, Anywhere. It’s the perfect appetizer to our Presence Under Pressure group coaching program (opening back up for enrollment…

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Before responding to an outburst, here’s how to maintain your composure and speak truth to power.

Welcome to Part III of this month’s F You February blog series! We’re discussing how to air out tension and set CLEAR boundaries without making things worse or pushing people away. Last week in Part II we covered: ✔️The most effective way to deal with indecision✔️The #1 principle behind which “to-do” to tackle first and…

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