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Can't Articulate Your Thoughts in Some Situations But Not Others? Here's Why (And What to Do About It)
Can't Articulate Your Thoughts in Some Situations But Not Others? Here's Why (And What to Do About It)

Struggling to articulate thoughts in English but fluent in your native language? Or clear on technical topics but can't find words for leadership? Learn why your mind goes blank in certain situations.

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Public Speaking Anxiety That Only Shows Up Sometimes? Here's Why Your Confidence Changes With Audience Size
Public Speaking Anxiety That Only Shows Up Sometimes? Here's Why Your Confidence Changes With Audience Size

Struggling with public speaking anxiety that only appears in certain situations? Learn why confidence fluctuates with audience size and how to consolidate your focus for consistent presence.

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Stop Over-Preparing: Why Rehearsing Makes Speaking Anxiety Worse
Stop Over-Preparing: Why Rehearsing Makes Speaking Anxiety Worse

Spend days over-preparing for presentations but still feel anxious? Here's why rehearsing everything makes it worse and what actually helps you feel ready.

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Why Your Mind Goes Blank in Meetings (And What Actually Helps)
Why Your Mind Goes Blank in Meetings (And What Actually Helps)

Your mind goes blank in meetings even though you know the material. Here's why it happens (it's not what you think) and what actually helps you think clearly.

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Why You Run Out of Breath When Talking at Work
Why You Run Out of Breath When Talking at Work

Running out of breath when talking at work isn't just nerves—it's your nervous system responding to status anxiety. Learn why this happens and discover practical breathwork tools that help you stay grounded and speak clearly, even in high-stakes moments.

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Executive Presence Coach vs. Leadership Coach: What's the Difference?
Executive Presence Coach vs. Leadership Coach: What's the Difference?

Most executive presence coaching teaches you to perform confidence. Here's why that backfires for empathetic leaders, and what actually works instead.

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Public Speaking Panic: How to manage anxiety when communicating
Public Speaking Panic: How to manage anxiety when communicating

Do you have shortness of breath when public speaking? The way to manage breath-based anxiety may be different than you think.

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Comfortable Confidence: Articulate authentic authority under pressure
Comfortable Confidence: Articulate authentic authority under pressure

Comfortable confidence gets you out of your head and into the present moment so you can speak with presence under pressure.

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Focal Focus: Using the power of presence to think on your feet
Focal Focus: Using the power of presence to think on your feet

If you feel your eyes wandering or rapidly moving when you’re put on the spot, know that we all do it. It’s deeply physiological. But it’s also an opportunity to practice presence and regulate our nervous system.

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Why You Go Quiet in Meetings (Even Though You Know Your Stuff)
Lee Bonvissuto 7/21/26 Lee Bonvissuto 7/21/26

Why You Go Quiet in Meetings (Even Though You Know Your Stuff)

If you're completely yourself with your team but lose your voice the moment the meeting gets bigger or the stakes go up, here's why, and what actually helps.

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Public Speaking Coach Near Me or Online: How to Choose
Lee Bonvissuto 7/18/26 Lee Bonvissuto 7/18/26

Public Speaking Coach Near Me or Online: How to Choose

Looking for a public speaking coach near you or fully online? Here's how to tell which format actually fits how you work, and what to look for either way.

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Executive Presence Training: Why It Backfires (And What Works Instead)
Lee Bonvissuto 7/10/26 Lee Bonvissuto 7/10/26

Executive Presence Training: Why It Backfires (And What Works Instead)

Executive presence training teaches you to perform confidence. Here's why that makes empathetic leaders freeze more, not less, and what actually builds lasting presence.

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When Board Meetings Bring on the Nerves
Lee Bonvissuto 4/7/26 Lee Bonvissuto 4/7/26

When Board Meetings Bring on the Nerves

Speaking anxiety before board meetings is more common than you think. Here's what actually helped one senior leader finally feel confident in the room.

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How to Get Out of Your Head When Presenting
Lee Bonvissuto 3/22/26 Lee Bonvissuto 3/22/26

How to Get Out of Your Head When Presenting

How to Get Out of Your Head When Presenting: Why Your Voice Disappears Under Pressure (and What to Do About It)

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Why Your Attention Splinters When You Speak (And How to Reclaim Your Presence)
Lee Bonvissuto 3/3/26 Lee Bonvissuto 3/3/26

Why Your Attention Splinters When You Speak (And How to Reclaim Your Presence)

You communicate fine when you're comfortable. So why does your voice disappear under pressure? It's not a communication problem — it's a focus problem.

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How to Be More Confident at Work Without Changing Who You Are
Lee Bonvissuto 1/28/26 Lee Bonvissuto 1/28/26

How to Be More Confident at Work Without Changing Who You Are

Want to be more confident at work but told you need to change your leadership style? Learn why the opposite is true and how to lead authentically without following "best practices."

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Can't Articulate Your Thoughts in Some Situations But Not Others? Here's Why (And What to Do About It)
Lee Bonvissuto 1/15/26 Lee Bonvissuto 1/15/26

Can't Articulate Your Thoughts in Some Situations But Not Others? Here's Why (And What to Do About It)

Struggling to articulate thoughts in English but fluent in your native language? Or clear on technical topics but can't find words for leadership? Learn why your mind goes blank in certain situations.

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Public Speaking Anxiety That Only Shows Up Sometimes? Here's Why Your Confidence Changes With Audience Size
Lee Bonvissuto 1/13/26 Lee Bonvissuto 1/13/26

Public Speaking Anxiety That Only Shows Up Sometimes? Here's Why Your Confidence Changes With Audience Size

Struggling with public speaking anxiety that only appears in certain situations? Learn why confidence fluctuates with audience size and how to consolidate your focus for consistent presence.

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Stop Over-Preparing: Why Rehearsing Makes Speaking Anxiety Worse
Lee Bonvissuto 1/8/26 Lee Bonvissuto 1/8/26

Stop Over-Preparing: Why Rehearsing Makes Speaking Anxiety Worse

Spend days over-preparing for presentations but still feel anxious? Here's why rehearsing everything makes it worse and what actually helps you feel ready.

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I Freeze When I Have to Speak Up: Why Confidence Disappears Under Pressure
Lee Bonvissuto 1/8/26 Lee Bonvissuto 1/8/26

I Freeze When I Have to Speak Up: Why Confidence Disappears Under Pressure

Freeze when you have to speak up at work? Your confidence disappears under pressure? Here's why it happens and what actually helps you access your voice.

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Why Your Mind Goes Blank in Meetings (And What Actually Helps)
Lee Bonvissuto 1/8/26 Lee Bonvissuto 1/8/26

Why Your Mind Goes Blank in Meetings (And What Actually Helps)

Your mind goes blank in meetings even though you know the material. Here's why it happens (it's not what you think) and what actually helps you think clearly.

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