Can presence be taught?
Can you get better at having presence? I’m not talking about executive presence—I’m talking about the act of harnessing our attention in our most important moments. Read on for tips to improve your own presence as a leader.
Vulnerability is a Muscle
What if vulnerability is an antidote to impostor syndrome and anxiety? I share my struggle with vulnerability and some tips I'm trying to strengthen the muscle of being more open.
What is a Communication Coach?
A communication coach gives you tools and frameworks to speak with presence under pressure. They can help you build trust in your ability to speak with confidence, clarity, and conciseness.
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.
Shortness of Breath: Dealing with speaking anxiety
Learn how to regulate your nervous system to manage speaking nerves like palpitations and racing thoughts.
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.
How to Find the Right Confidence Course
Before you invest in a confidence course, ask these four questions. Learn how to identify programs that teach empathetic presence and address your nervous system—and avoid courses that promise quick fixes through performed confidence.
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.
The shame, stigma, and secrecy of social anxiety
The shame, stigma, and secrecy of social anxiety can be the worst part but I’ve developed so many tools over the past ten years working with thousands of people and today I want to share some of my favorites with you.
How UM is related to going blank when put on the spot
If you beat yourself up for your habits, you are not alone. Too many people contact me because they want to reduce unconscious filler or stop going blank when put on the spot.
Did you know these two things are related?
What’s my vagus nerve? (and what it has to do with speaking anxiety)
Learn about the vagus nerve and how it’s related to speaking anxiety.
Managing Public Speaking Anxiety (and spontaneous speaking scaries!)
If you have anxiety when speaking in public, read on for tips to manage palpitations and self-doubt so you can trust your voice, even when it shakes.