On this week's episode of Own the Microphone, Bridgett McGowen welcomes speech and language pathologist and voice coach with a passion to help women use their voices to progress, Mo Jones. Bridgett and Mo discuss embracing your fear of speaking by trusting your inner voice and being yourself. Also discussed, how Mo deals with the one bad crowd member, how she recovers from a slip up, how Mo got her start speaking, and much more.

Own The Microphone With Bridgett McGowen. 

There is No Growth in Being Comfortable

Guest: Mo Jones

Please send an email to [email protected] to schedule your 15-minute complimentary discovery call with Mo Jones.   Get in touch with Mo at Instagram: www.instagram.com/molifespeaks   0:22   What is Mo Jones working on and how did she get into it?   2:20   Mo's experience not wanting to take a job because there was too much speaking involved.   5:00   What is something that the average person could do to get past the fear of public speaking/ speaking up for themself?   7:55   Something Mo needs to do before getting on the microphone.   11:30   What to do if you freeze up.   14:50   How Mo was pushed into owning the microphone.   18:20   How to deal with the one bad egg in the crowd--like the person who fixates on one thing out of the entire speech.   22:45   How do you recover from a slip up?   25:00    Very first presentation vs. now--what would Mo tell her past self that she knows now what she didn't know then?   28:08   One last tip to someone trying to own the microphone.   29:20   An example of someone who grew while being uncomfortable speaking and speaking up.     Listen and Subscribe to the Own the Microphone Podcast with Bridgett McGowen on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Network mobile app.

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