Perdita Andrews is a Professional Speaking Coach, based in Paris, specialising in working with influential women and non-native speakers who struggle with communicating with confidence and ease. Guiding and championing her clients along the way, she has watched them: 

• get their dream jobs through her interview preparation
• land new clients (even over Zoom!) 
• captivate audiences on podcasts
• and conquer the arena speaking at international industry conferences through her public speaking sessions

Perdita gives her clients the tools they need to raise their visibility at work, earn higher salaries, captivate their audiences on a global scale and achieve their highest success through the spoken word.

In this episode we talk about:

• Speaking with confidence
• The importance of speaking with authenticity
• How to deal with stage fright
• If it’s possible for someone afraid of speaking to get to the point where it’s something they enjoy

Key Takeaways

• Glossophobia is the fear of speaking and it’s one of the biggest phobias
• There isn’t a single person in their daily conversation who doesn’t use some kind of a filler word. That is our reality. So when you seen somebody in a context where they’re trying to present themselves as casual with zero crutch words it has the opposite effect.
• Authenticy trumps everything. Be as authentically you as you can.
• Looking foolish and not communicating what they want to communicate are the biggest concerns Perdita’s clients have about speaking
• We all need a little bit of stage fright to remind us that we actually care about what we’re doing

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Communication not perfection

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Connect with Perdita Andrews at www.perditaandrews.com and download a copy of her Core4 Principles for Successful Speaking.

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