Reclaim Your Voice

Your body language is an even bigger communicator than your words. It's what tells a room you're worth listening to, often before you've said anything at all.

In this episode, I take you through the body language part of delivery: eye contact, gesture, how you move, and the practical things, like microphones and slides, that make a real difference once you're on stage or on camera. Whether you're speaking to ten people or a thousand, on a stage, a panel, a screen or at a networking event, this one applies.

In this episode:

• How to use eye contact with intention, and why it works like punctuation
• Why you shouldn't give the front row all your attention (and what to do about your favourite faces)
• How to look confident on camera, with a simple trick using a sticky note and your lens
• My finger hold, and the gestures that build trust with your audience
• The gesture that can make your audience feel told off, and what to do instead
• How to match your gestures to your voice and to the size of the room
• Where to stand on a stage, why pacing gives away your nerves, and why stillness is underrated
• The two-question hand-raising technique for bringing your audience in
• Handheld, headset or lapel: which microphone frees your hands
• My honest opinion on speaking without slides
• Why I film myself practising, even as an experienced speaker, and how to do it without criticising yourself

If you aren't already following me on Instagram, come and find me at @iamsavannamadden and DM me "podcast", so I know you've come from the show. I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway.

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Have you ever listened to a speaker and thought, I could listen to them all day? And the content wasn't any better than anyone else's? Often it's the delivery. Your audience will forget what you said long before they forget how you made them feel, and a huge part of how they feel comes from how you use your voice.

In this episode, I take you through the expression and delivery part of delivery in my VOICE framework: pace and pause, tone and inflection, and the three voices I use on stage.

In this episode:

• Why your pace tells an audience how comfortable you are, and why variety matters more than speed
• Three things a pause does for you and your audience
• How a pause helps with ums and ahs, and a tip for podcasts
• What inflection is, and how to bring your voice down to signal conviction
• The three voices I use on stage: the Warrior, the Sage and the Lover
• The rule of three, and why a microphone is worth taking
• A two-minute recording exercise that helps whether you're just starting out or a seasoned keynote speaker

If you'd like to go deeper on any of this, I have a few spaces left for my in-person speaker retreat day, Own The Room, on Tuesday 24th November, where we can work on this together. Head to below to book a call and see if it's the right fit for you.

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Your voice is the one instrument you'll carry into every room you ever speak in. In this episode, I share why looking after it matters so much to me, and the warm-up I do before I speak, whether that's in the car, walking down the street, or somewhere a bit more private.

You'll hear the shorter, podcast version of my story of losing my voice ten years ago, what my speech therapy journey taught me, and how your voice responds to what's going on in your body. Then I walk you through my warm-up step by step, plus the everyday habits that keep your voice healthy for the future of your speaking career.

In this episode:

• Why I warm up my voice even when it feels fine, and why it's about preparing, not repairing
• A short version of my story: vocal nodules, burnout, and rebuilding my voice with speech therapy
• How your breath and your voice respond to pressure, and why a low breath makes your voice warmer, steadier and fuller
• My three-part warm-up: breathing, sounds, then words
• A gentle way to begin warming up your voice without saying a single word
• Tongue twisters for clear articulation, including my favourites
• Hydration, rest and using a microphone
• Projecting your voice safely, without shouting
• When to get hoarseness checked by your GP

Tonight at 7.30pm UK time, I'm running my free live masterclass, Your Voice. Your Power. It's all about how to speak with confidence and turn every talk and podcast into clients. Register here: https://masterclass.savannamadden.com/sign-up-7994

Book you Free 20minute call with me here

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I'm fresh from Soul Speaks, where I spoke on Thursday 15th October, and in this episode I take you through how the two days went. I talk about what made the first day so special, how my talk felt on stage, why I go to events for connections rather than takeaways, and why I always make time to celebrate after something big in my career.

I also share what I'm taking forward for my own events, and what a pub crawl date day with Rob has to do with it.

In this episode:

• What made the first day of Soul Speaks so special: the curation of the speakers and the fresh voices on stage
• How my talk felt, and the moment that told me it was well received
• Why I go to events to build connections, meet new people and grow my audience
• How pacing, breaks and the shape of the day affect how much people take in
• Why celebrating after a big moment in your career matters
• Why I schedule downtime afterwards, so I can process the whole experience

I'm also running a free live webinar, Your Voice. Your Power. How to speak with calm confidence and turn every talk and podcast into clients.

It's on Monday 26th October at 7.30pm UK time. Sign up here: https://masterclass.savannamadden.com/sign-up-7994

Book you Free 20minute call with me here

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It's half past nine on a Saturday evening, I'm in black tie behind a lectern on a stage in Birmingham, and I'm about to say "and the winner is." In this episode I take you through my weekend at Class Business Live, hosted by Krissy Monaghan, from the inspiring morning talks, to the mastermind table I hosted, to judging and presenting at the awards, to dancing the night away.

You'll hear what Matt Hall, Enfys Maloney, Rose Gibson and Jo Simpson shared on stage, the story from a dance school that changed how I think about what we're really preparing young people for, and the questions that came up around my mastermind table about building a team you don't have to micromanage. And I'll share what the whole weekend showed me about confidence, and why I think it's a little nudge to put yourself forward for an award.

In this episode:

• Why personal brand matters more than ever, and what Daniel Priestley says about making things 20 times harder for yourself
• Becoming known in your niche, for the right things
• The ballerina story that changed how I think about my young people at MTA
• Why knowing your numbers gives you the freedom to make confident decisions
• Building a team you don't have to micromanage: incentives, training, an operations manager and an ideal team member avatar
• Core values, your moral compass, and why it's better to have a gap than a gap filled with somebody who's not fit for the job
• What it's like to judge business awards, and what a winning entry looks like
• How awards, community and collaboration over competition connect to confidence

If you'd like to feel more confident speaking about your work, I'm opening four spots on my 1:1 programme, Reclaim Your Voice, and hosting a webinar on Monday 26th October at 7pm to talk you through it.

Thank you to Krissy Monaghan and the whole Class Business Live team. And if you're thinking about awards, a big thank you to Emma Hewitt, an awards strategist, who looked after the judges beautifully.

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Ever watched someone deliver the same talk twice and it sounds completely different both times, while still sounding exactly like them? That's not a great memory. It's how they learned it in the first place. In this episode I walk through exactly how I learn and rehearse a talk, including why memorising it word for word is actually the thing working against you.

I cover my main method (writing the full talk out, then condensing to bullet points, then using your finished slides as the final prompt), a few alternative methods for people who need more rigid structure, and the rehearsal process that makes a talk sound alive rather than recited, every single time you give it.

In this episode:

• Why memorising a talk word for word actually works against you
• My main method: full script, condensed to bullet points, then slides as the final cue
• Cue cards as a stepping stone if you're not ready to let go of a physical prompt
• Alternative methods for visual and auditory learners, and the most rigid option, if nothing else is landing
• The option of learning just the structure and beats, with no memorising at all
• The four-stage rehearsal process that keeps a talk sounding authentic instead of over-rehearsed

Grab my brand new free resource, the nine steps to build your signature talk, link's in the show notes. And if you want help building and rehearsing your own, that's exactly what we work on inside my 1:1 programme, Reclaim Your Voice.

Book you Free 20minute call with me here

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Confidence isn't something you're born with, it's a muscle, one you build rep by rep. In this episode I break down the four things that actually build it, the real mechanics, not just the idea of confidence.

I also share a secret that might surprise you, confidence coaches have confidence wobbles too, why client testimonials are one of the best forms of evidence you can gather, and the Jim Rohn quote I come back to again and again about who you surround yourself with.

In this episode:

• Why confidence is a muscle you build, not something you're born with
• Why testimonials are one of my favourite tools for building proof in yourself
• What expanding your comfort zone actually looks like in practice
• Why the people around you might matter more than any skill you think you're missing

If you want to work on this properly with me directly, that's exactly what we do inside my 1:1 programme, Reclaim Your Voice, link's in the show notes.

Book you Free 20minute call with me here

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Storytelling is the most important part of any speaking experience, it's what makes people buy into you and see themselves in what you're saying. In this episode I break down the simple four-beat structure I teach for building your own story: the before, the relatable struggle, the pivotal moment, and the after, using my own story as the example, then a client's too, so you see the structure applied twice.

I also cover the real reason story should come before credentials, why keeping the messy, human bits in is what actually makes your story work, and the exact questions to ask yourself to find your own four beats.

In this episode:

• The four-beat story structure: before, struggle, pivotal moment, after
• My own story, and a client's, both used as real examples of the structure in action
• Why story has to come before credentials, not just for connection, but for how trust actually gets built
• Why watering your story down costs you the thing that makes it work
• The exact questions to find your own before, struggle, pivotal moment, and after

If you want help building your own before, struggle, pivotal moment, and after, that's exactly what we walk through inside the Voice Collective, link's in the show notes.

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What do you actually do with your body in the 90 seconds before you speak, whether that's walking on stage, going live, or hitting record on a podcast? In this episode I walk through the exact four-step sequence I use every time: breath, gaze, hands, and feet, in that order, and why each one sends your nervous system a specific signal that you're safe.

I also cover why this sequence only works if you've rehearsed it in small, low-stakes moments first, and why confidence and talk structure have to be built together, since a calm nervous system doesn't fix a talk that rambles, and a brilliant structure won't hold up if you can't deliver it steadily.

In this episode:

• The exact breath pattern that calms your nervous system fast (and why the exhale matters more than the inhale)
• Why "look above the audience's head" is a public speaking myth, and what to do instead
• The finger hold technique for calm, grounded hands
• Why practising these tools when you're not nervous is what makes them work when you are
• Why confidence alone won't fix a talk that lacks structure, and vice versa

If this episode helped, come find me on Instagram @iamsavannamadden and send me a message, or just DM me the word PODCAST and I'll know you came from here.

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What actually happens at an in-person speaker retreat day? In this episode I'm taking you inside Own The Room, my speaker retreat day, with two real examples from a recent session, an MC relocating abroad who completely flipped how she pitches her services, and a theatre school principal who reworked how she talks to parents about her school's biggest production.

I also share the belief that shapes everything I teach: your nervous system and what you do before you speak matters just as much as what you do once you're speaking. Structure without confidence falls flat. Confidence without structure just fills a room with noise. You need both, and this episode walks through exactly what building both looks like in practice.

In this episode:

• Two real client examples of flipping a pitch and a parent communication from "here's what I offer" to painting the picture first
• Why structure and nervous system regulation have to be built together, not separately
• A full walkthrough of what an Own The Room day actually includes, morning framework and reset tools, afternoon pure implementation
• What you leave with: a 30-minute Next Steps Call and real B-roll footage of yourself speaking
• Why knowing exactly how long you've got matters more than most speakers realise

Ready to see what a day like this could do for you? Book the next Own The Room day, Tuesday 24th November at my home in Hertfordshire, or book a free 20-minute clarity call if you're still deciding. Both links are in the show notes.

Book you Free 20minute call with me here

Apply for my 1:1 coaching programme here

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Join me for Own The Room

Join The Voice Collective here

Grab my Self Study Voice Collective Course here

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https://savannamadden.com/