Confidence
The Speaking Retreat Lessons That Stayed With Them Years Later
A public speaking retreat can help you improve your delivery, practice stories, receive feedback, and create professional video. But the most meaningful result may be what happens after you leave: you trust yourself more, rely less on exact wording, and become more willing to let the audience meet the person behind your expertise. That is…
Read MoreHow In-Person Speaking Practice Builds Confidence and Stage Presence
In-person speaking practice builds confidence by giving your mind and body repeated evidence that you can deliver the material, respond to an audience, recover when something changes, and improve through feedback. Confidence develops through action—not through waiting until you feel completely ready. You cannot think your way into speaking confidence. I say that with great…
Read MoreHow to Choose the Right Public Speaking Retreat for Women
The best public speaking retreat for women should give you more than presentation tips. Look for an experience that includes repeated stage practice, personalized coaching, feedback from a real audience, opportunities to make adjustments and try again, and professional assets that support your speaking goals. A room full of information can teach you what effective…
Read MoreThe Confidence Advice Women Get Backward About Public Speaking with Carol Cox: Podcast Ep. 487
Twenty years ago, I walked into a local TV studio for the first time as a political analyst. Around the table were the anchorwoman, a sitting member of Congress, two political reporters – and me. This a photo from that day. I look pretty calm and self-assured, but… My heart was beating so fast I thought…
Read MoreExecutive Presence Starts with Clarity, Not Confidence with Mary E. Maloney: Podcast Ep. 484
When you hear “executive presence,” do you picture someone walking into a boardroom looking polished, confident, and completely certain of what to say? My guest, Mary E. Maloney, sees it differently. Executive presence matters most when you’re in the middle of a high-stakes identity shift, such as after a promotion, a career change, the sale…
Read MorePublic Speaking Workshop for Women in Orlando: Build Confidence, Calm Your Nerves, and Speak Without a Script
You know your material. You have valuable experience, strong ideas, and a message worth sharing. But when it is time to stand in front of a room, something changes. Your heart starts beating faster. You worry that you will forget what you planned to say. You grip your notes a little more tightly than you…
Read MoreThe Expert Trap: Why Smart, Capable Speakers Stay Stuck Giving Useful Talks That Don’t Lead to Bigger Opportunities
If you’ve ever given a presentation and gotten great feedback – “That was so valuable,” “I learned so much,” “I wish we had more time” – but then nothing really happened afterward, you may be caught in what I call the Expert Trap. The Expert Trap is what happens when your expertise becomes the place…
Read MoreFrom Workshop Leader to National Conference Speaker: Corrin McCloskey’s Thought Leadership Journey: Podcast Ep. 480
If you love facilitating workshops and trainings, but you know there’s something more you want to say, this episode is for you. My guest is Corrin McCloskey, a healthcare executive, speaker, writer, and facilitator who has made the leap from being a fabulous facilitator into a true thought leader. Corrin joined us in Thought Leader…
Read MoreWhy Marketing Professionals Need Executive Presence and Storytelling Skills
Marketing professionals are exceptional communicators—or at least that’s what everyone assumes. After all, marketers spend their days crafting messaging, building campaigns, telling brand stories, and persuading customers. So why do so many marketing teams struggle when it’s time to present their own ideas? Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to work with corporate…
Read MoreThe Business of Speaking: Negotiating Fees, Building Relationships, and Getting Referrals with Teri DeLucca, PhD: Podcast Ep. 474
In this episode, I sit down with Teri DeLucca for a candid conversation about what really happens behind the scenes in the speaking industry, from getting your first speaking engagements to negotiating fees, navigating “pay-to-play” conferences, and building the confidence to take bigger stages. Teri shares how she went from feeling intimidated and unsure if…
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