1127: How to Look and Sound Confident Even When You’re Not with Montana von Fliss

We can't yet read each other's minds, so we won't ever know if you are actually nervous as a speaker unless you show us or tell us. practice is everything. We already know this. We apply it easily if you want to learn a musical instrument or if you want to learn a sport, right? We'd never go, okay, everybody, we have a big soccer game on Saturday, so let's all go home and just think about how we're g all going to do well on that day, right?

And then see ya on Saturday, right? No, we would practice it as much as possible. And yet when it comes to public speaking, Presentations. For some reason, we don't automatically apply that.

That's Montana von Fliss. She's a professional public-speaking coach with over 17 years of experience coaching and over 30 years of acting experience. She works regularly with professionals from Microsoft, Amazon, and Google to help them show up with clarity, presence, and real confidence. So you'll learn one, how to override your critical self-talk, two, the number one habit most communicators neglect, and three, simple tips to upgrade your presence. And if you want a quick summary right about the actionable takeaways, I recommend you sign up for the free gold nugget email newsletter found at awesomeatyourjob.com.

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