What a pleasure to talk to psychotherapist, life and public speaking coach and keynote speaker, Eileen Hopkins about some of the important features of preparing a speech and preparing to present it. Eileen set up her own company to pursue her passion in the areas of emotional health, self-care, resilience, personal development, pain management, education and empowering change. Eileen believes that everyone has the potential to live a happy and fulfilled life despite the many obstacles life can throw their way. In recognition of her work in setting up a self-management Coaching Programme for persistent pain, Eileen was a finalist for both the ‘Rising Star Award’ by the International Coach Federation (2017) & ‘Health & Wellness Coach of the Year’ (2018). In 2020, Eileen was awarded ‘Coach of the Year’ ( highly commended). Having experienced the powerful changes possible through psychotherapy and Coaching, Eileen is passionate about sharing this with her clients. In this episode we discuss how to get ourselves into an optimal positive state before we speak in public, the benefits of affirmations, power-posing and of course preparation. In addition, Eileen shares some tips and insights regarding preparing to speak on screen, new terrain that many people are trying to navigate now due to Covid 19. If you’d like to contact Eileen, you can email her on [email protected] or find out more at www.eileenhopkins.ie.