In this episode of Speaking with Confidence I’m answering a question from my community:

“How do I stop talking so fast when talking to someone in person?”

Talking fast isn’t always a bad thing, but when you’re nervous, anxious or trying to say ‘all the things’ in a limited amount of time we can talk too fast and drown our listeners in all the words.

Listen in to hear

• How to manage your nerves when speaking
• Why it’s important to focus on connection with your listeners, not just delivering your content
• My top tips for slowing down mid-conversation, when you realise you’ve sped up
• How to engage in a dialogue with your listeners, rather than just a hyper-speed monologue
• Why chatting with your own internal dialogue is a powerful strategy to slow down and connect with your listener.

Other episodes mentioned:

11 - How to overcome your nerves once and for all

74 - The Powerful Frame Your Thinking Method

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In this episode of 'Speaking with Confidence' I’m sharing my top tips to effectively host and show up in online meetings. We all spend a LOT of our time in meetings and now, a lot of those meetings are online or hybrid (ugh!).

How do we effectively connect, engage and facilitate engaging online meetings that don’t suck!

Listen in to hear:

• Why online meetings require a different approach than in-person meetings.
• How to encourage people to turn on their camera
• How to cut across the bored multi-tasking and connect with everyone
• Why using chat to encourage side-conversations is a powerful technique
• How to change your pace to elicit input and maintain attention

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In this week’s Speaking with Confidence episode I’m answering a listener question,

“If a speaking opportunity comes up, what is the best way to pitch yourself?”

Conference speaking is one of the most powerful ways to reach new audiences, share your expertise and boost your profile. Whether you’re a business owner, a public servant or a corporate leader, speaking can have a fabulous impact on your career.

But most people I talk to think they need to be experienced public speakers before they can pitch themselves … or they need to be more qualified in their area of expertise.

Not so.

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