When we think of highly impactful speakers the image we conjure in our minds is often the most rarefied of all speakers – the keynote speaker or performer. A good keynote ‘performer’ is amazing … and that’s not where most of us mere mortals ‘sit’. 

In this episode I talk about the distinctions between a keynote performer, a ‘presenter’, a ‘pitcher’ or a conversationalist. 

Which one do you want to be ‘more’ of? Let me know in the Speaking with Confidence Facebook Group 

And if you don’t have it already, download my free ebook, How To Stop Rambling, here

Have you ever had to negotiate a pay rise? Or are you like me … and just cross your fingers and hope you’ll get one? 

Alex Hanlon from Fair Pay Negotiations is determined to bridge the gender pay gap by teaching women how to negotiate for themselves … authentically. 

Even if you’re not about to negotiate a pay rise you’re going to love this episode. You’ll learn: 

Why women find negotiating so much harder than men (spoiler alert, it’s how we’re made) 

How to work with our natural style to negotiate anyway 

Why your own stories are SO powerful in preparing to negotiate 

How to hear a ‘no’ for what it really is 

How to prepare for a powerful close in a negotiation … even if you don’t know how it’s going to end 

Negotiating is such a powerful, and scary, ‘speaking’ environment … and this conversation is such an important one. 

To connect with Alex Hanlon visit https://fairpaynegotiations.com/ 

To listen to past episodes about brag bag stories, listen to episode 4. Imposter Syndrome and How I Overcome It and 7. Why Me? Overcoming ‘I’m Not Good Enough’

One of the biggest barriers to speaking confidence is thinking we’re not good enough, not interesting enough or not ‘smart/experienced/focused/specialised’ enough 😊 

To overcome this barrier I talk A LOT about the Earn The Right Framework (listen to episodes 4 and 7 for more on this) … and finding the gold in your own professional and personal history. 

In this episode I talk about how to find that gold in your stories … how to go past your history and your ‘skills’ and uncover your magic. 

Listen in to hear: 

How we underestimate our value because to us, ‘it’s just what I do’ 

Why our own stories are so powerful in establishing our credibility and overcoming nerves 

My 3 tactics for mining for gold in your own personal and professional history 

To ask me a question about this episode, join https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingconfidence and ask away.

As an industry expert, Julia found herself frustrated that people with less experience and less knowledge were speaking at industry events. She also recognised that, as an industry expert with extensive knowledge, she often drowned her listeners in ALL THE THINGS, leaving them more confused. 

Julia Van Der Sommen runs The Pattern Room, Australia’s first end-to-end development and production house for the fashion industry. She is passionate about supporting new fashion designers to be sustainably successful and navigate the myths and realities of fashion production. 

In this episode, Julia explains how discovering how to speak with structure, with key messages, has led her to speak at industry events in Australia and Europe … and the impact that’s made on her business. 

Listen in to hear: 

How Julia stepped into a thought leadership role in her industry 

How she answered the question, ‘what am I standing for?’ 

The powerful impact on the business of speaking with less information and more intention 

The doors are NOW OPEN for the Impactful Presenters Program – all the information can be found at https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/

In personal relationships there’s a massive focus on effective communication. 

But what about in workplace relationships … especially when you’re leading a team? 

In this episode of Speaking with Confidence I chat with Kristy-Lee Billet of People Powered HR, about the speaking challenges that are all too familiar to anyone leading a team, and especially small business owners. 

Listen in to hear: 

How not to run team meetings that suck 

Why job interviews are a challenge for the interviewer AND the candidate 

Why even most well-intentioned leaders can sound like a demanding parent 

The types of questions you should be avoiding in job interviews 

How building her speaking confidence has helped Kristy-Lee as a business owner as well as a team leader 

To ask me a question, join https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingconfidence and ask away. 

To join the Speaking with Impact workshop, click here: https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/live-webinar/speaking-with-impact-workshopseptember-2023/register

One of THE BEST ways you can build your professional profile is to speak at industry events and conferences. 

But how do you get those opportunities? 

This week I talk to Nadine Zrinzo, Co-Founder and chief content curator at Bright Humans, who has been bringing conference experiences to life for over 20 years across Australia, Asia, Europe and the US. Nadine’s superpower is curating the most outstanding speakers on the planet to produce events like QLD’s grass-roots innovation festival, Something Digital, and Something Fest. 

This conversation offers guidance and insight to ANYONE looking to boost their professional profile by speaking at conferences. 

Listen in to hear: 

Nadine’s unique approach to speaker selection (trust me, it’s NOT what you think) 

The importance of aspiring conference speakers to build their online profile through social media videos 

How Keynote speakers are selected (and again, it’s NOT what you think) 

Why it’s not necessarily the best speakers that a conference producer is looking for 

How you can build your speaking skills WHILE speaking on conference stages 

To learn more about Nadine and Bright Humans visit https://brighthumans.com.au/ 

To boost your own speaking confidence visit impactfulpresenters.com. 

To ask me a question, join https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingconfidence and ask away

Valerie Khoo - keynote speaker, author, visual artist & CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre – is my guest today. 

 

As a woman who wears many hats and ‘falls’ down many rabbit holes of curiosity, Valerie has some striking perspectives on the power of speaking, storytelling and authenticity. We talked about: 

 

the similarities in the creative processes of writing and painting,  

the stories all business owners and leaders need to be able to tell,  

the mistakes people make when telling stories  

the life-changing speaking tip Valerie received from her speaking coach 

the number one investment you should make if you want to increase your influence and authority 

how to build your profile as a multi-talented, multi-passionate personality 

why rabbit holes SHOULD be followed, and not ignored  

 

To see Valerie’s art of large scale flowers, captured in their vibrant full bloom, visit valeriekhoo.com. 

To buy the audible version of Power Stories: The 8 Stories you Must Tell To Build an Epic Business, visit https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Power-Stories-Audiobook/1663702136 

To learn more about the Australian Writer’s Centre visit https://www.writerscentre.com.au/

How does one woman build a name for herself on a global stage? 

Yep, you guessed it. Speaking. 

In this episode I talk with Danielle Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Scrunch, a global analytics platform for influencer marketing and CEO of Spark, an online education and mentoring community for women in business. 

Listen in to hear: 

How Danielle still feels fear EVERY TIME she speaks on stage  

Her POWERFUL strategy for overcoming that fear and slaying her stage despite her fear 

How speaking is Danielle’s number one skill for building her successful businesses 

The tip that Danielle shared that gave me goosbumps 

Why Danielle is such a big advocate of women creating their own speaking opportunities 

Danielle’s predictions of the impact of AI on influencer (and all) marketing 

Why authenticity will still win in a crowded landscape 

Danielle’s top tips for speaking in any context, though particularly sales conversations 

It’s an awesome conversation that left me so inspired and pumped … I’m sure it will do the same for you. 

You can learn more about Spark at https://sparkbusiness.global/ and Scrunch at https://scrunch.com/ 

Ask me a question, tell me about the opportunities you’re going to create for yourself or what you think of Danielle’s ‘talk to the fear’ strategy at Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson on Facebook

What have I learned in recording 100 podcast episodes? Both about podcasting itself and the mistakes people make when it comes to speaking confidence?  That’s what I discuss in this episode. 

Also, as this was recorded ‘in front of a live studio audience’ I answered questions about how to stop overwhelming your audience, how to use your podcast as newsletter content and how determine where you went wrong when you miss your mark in a presentation. 

Listen in to hear: 

Why discipline, planning and consistency is key to podcasting 

How I plan my podcast content 

About the Firehoses Anonymous support group we’re setting up 

How to connect with authenticity to move your audience 

Why I’ll be introducing regular interviews for episode 102 onwards 

To continue the conversation about authenticity, connecting and to join the Firehoses Anonymous group, head to Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson on Facebook

To celebrate the 100th episode of Speaking with Confidence (100!!!!) I have a very special conversation with two inspirational community leaders. 

 

Dr Cath Cosgrave and Gayle Reynolds are both ‘Community Connectors’, working in their own ways to strengthen community connections in regional towns. Their personal missions and work are inspirational … and what I love MOST about this conversation is how they’ve both overcome their speaking nerves to be leading MASSIVE impact. 

 

Listen in to hear: 

How Cath went from TERRIFIED to now being paid to deliver Keynotes at major events 

How Gayle discovered the power in her own stories 

How Cath uses her Acknowledgement of Country to ground herself, connect to her audience and calm her nerves 

The game-changing opportunities that have opened up for both Cath and Gayle with greater speaking confidence 

 

As we celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast,  I would LOVE to know your favourite episode, or favourite tip – please head to Speaking with Confidence Facebook Group and let me know 

 

To get your free ‘How To Stop Rambling’ ebook today - https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/f/how-to-stop-rambling 

 

To connect with Dr Cath Cosgrave and her work, head to https://attractconnectstay.com.au/  

To connect with Gayle Reynolds and Wide Bay Kids, head to https://widebaykids.com.au/