Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

Learn the value of asking the right questions for career success and relationships. Guest Jeff Wetzler shares a framework for smarter decisions and deepening relationships. Discover the 'ask approach' and practical tips for fostering open communication. Enhance leadership skills through effective questioning and listening techniques.

Ever wondered how to fast-track your promotion and climb that career ladder quicker?Tune in as we reveal the insider secrets to boosting your visibility and accelerating your journey towards that coveted promotion. In this quick episode, discover how increased visibility can lead to greater recognition of your skills, contributions, and potential within the organization.💰Gain consideration for promotions, raises, and other career advancement opportunities.🔥Expand your professional network, accessing valuable resources and opportunities.🎤Increase your influence and impact on decisions, initiatives, and outcomes within your organization.Ready to propel your career forward? Hit play now to uncover the strategies for enhancing your visibility and unlocking new opportunities for success!FOR YOU:If you’re not getting our weekly communication dispatch, please without delay visit www.speakupwithlaura.com and get on the Speak Up A plus List!On the Speak up podcast, learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style and executive presence to increase visibility for promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences and beat imposter syndrome.

So many of us fear speaking the truth at work because doing so could backfire. What if you were fired for speaking the truth?Well, that's exactly what happened to Jennifer Sey, the former Levi's exec turned athletic wear entrepreneur.Hey there, fellow high-performing leaders! Picture this: navigating the choppy waters of authenticity versus corporate expectations during the chaotic times of a pandemic. Join us as we dive into Jennifer Sey's rollercoaster journey from Levi's boardroom to founding XX XY athletic wear for female athletes.🏆Ready to uncover the playbook for crafting a vision that doesn't just inspire, but sets your team on fire? Sey's got the secrets from her Levi's days.👑 Dive deep into the world of authenticity with Sey's groundbreaking XX XY initiative, empowering women athletes while redefining industry standards.🔥Learn how to supercharge your team and communicate like a pro, all while navigating the tumultuous waters of corporate life.Grab your headphones and get ready to soak up the wisdom from Jennifer Sey's journey – it's time to level up your leadership game!If you’re not getting our weekly communication dispatch, please without delay visit www.speakupwithlaura.com and get on the Speak Up A plus List!In Speak Up communication training, teams and individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.

Ever wondered how an introverted tech visionary like Elon Musk captivates the world with his charisma?In today's episode, we unravel the enigmatic charm of Elon Musk, exploring how introverted tendencies can coexist with magnetic charisma. Whether you're an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between, there's much to learn from Musk's approach to leadership and communication.5️⃣Discover five key strategies Elon Musk employs to cultivate his unique brand of charisma🔥Learn practical techniques to enhance your communication style and leave a lasting impact, regardless of your personality type.✅Gain insights into how introverted traits can be leveraged as strengths in leadership and storytelling, empowering you to connect with others on a deeper level.Don't miss out on unlocking the secrets of charisma from Elon Musk's playbook! Tune in to this episode now and start implementing these strategies to elevate your presence and influence in both personal and professional spheres.FOR YOU:If you’re not getting our weekly communication dispatch, please without delay visit www.speakupwithlaura.com and get on the Speak Up A plus List!In Speak Up communication training, teams and individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.

Have you ever walked into a room and instantly commanded attention, not because of your title, but because of an irresistible energy and confidence?In today's world, where leadership is about influence as much as it is about merit, understanding and cultivating executive presence is crucial. Whether you're aiming to elevate your leadership or unlock your full potential, this podcast episode delves into the secrets behind the transformative trait of executive presence:1. Gain insights into the elusive quality of executive presence, understanding its components of demeanor, communication, and confidence.2. Learn practical tips to immediately enhance your leadership style and how you're perceived in professional settings.3. Cultivate a mindset of a trusted advisor, allowing you to engage confidently in meetings, drive discussions, and make impactful recommendations.Tune in to this episode now to uncover the secrets of executive presence and start implementing them today to command attention, influence, and respect in every room you enter.If you're tired of being seen as a workhorse instead of a leader and feel misunderstood or invisible to senior executives, it’s not your hard work holding you back—it’s how you're presenting yourself.My 90-Day Executive Presence Mastery System will uncover your blind spots, equip you with the tools to communicate with confidence, and help you master the four key pillars of leadership that senior executives respect and recognize. Imagine being listened to, valued, and finally getting the promotion you deserve.Ready to stop being overlooked and start leading with presence? Book a free discovery call with me now, and let’s create a clear path to your next promotion. Click here to get started.With Speak Up communication training, individuals learn to enhance their executive presence, influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences and beat imposter syndrome.

Today is Friday which means it’s time for your 5-minute A-List Charisma Booster. Last week covered the introduction to a speech by John Cleese and today we’re taking notes from JK Rowling, the beloved author of the Harry Potter series. I love how she offers us a compelling example of how introverts can wield charisma in the public eye. Despite her deeply introverted nature, Rowling has captivated millions of us with her storytelling superpower, advocacy for social issues, and being sincere about herself.Rowling's life and career exemplify how authenticity, vulnerability, and conviction can elevate introverts to positions of influence and inspire others to action. By following her example and staying true to themselves, introverts can harness their innate strengths to make a positive impact on the world around us.Let’s look at 3 A-List Charisma takeaways and calls to action from JK Rowling:1. **know your true self**: Take a moment to reflect on your own values, passions, and unique perspective. Stay true to yourself in all aspects of your life, whether it's in your personal relationships, professional endeavors, or creative pursuits.2. **Practice vulnerability**: Challenge yourself to step outside your comfort zone and embrace vulnerability in your interactions with others. Share your experiences, struggles, and aspirations openly and authentically.3. **Stand up for what you believe in**: Identify causes or issues that are important to you and take action to support them, whether it's through advocacy, volunteering, or simply raising awareness. Stay committed to your convictions, even in the face of adversity or criticism.Remember, each small step you take toward embracing your authenticity, practicing vulnerability, and standing up for your beliefs has the potential to create ripple effects of positive change in your own life and beyond.If you’re not getting our weekly communication dispatch, please without delay visit www.speakupwithlaura.com and get on the Speak Up A plus List!In Speak UP communication training, individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences effectively.FOR YOU:To give your emerging executives the opportunity to polish their communication skills using the Speak Up 360, schedule a quick call here. Visit www.speakupwithlaura.com to learn how Laura’s allergy to boring helps leaders speak up and make things better.Want to make the world better? Please leave us a 5-star ⭐️podcast review to help others find this life-altering insight. We appreciate you!WIth Speak Up communication training, individuals learn to enhance their executive presence, influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences and beat imposter syndrome.

On the topic of charisma the vast majority of people got Robin Williams completely wrong and we’re going into that.This episode is especially for you if you want a) want to have more influence,b) want to cultivate your own charisma c) need a quick battery charge right now or d) are tired of being looked overWelcome to Speak Up, the podcast for high-performing introverts, including you social introverts, where we reveal the charisma & communication secrets of A-Listers so you get the recognition and opportunities you deserve. I’m your host Laura Camacho, your magical communication godmother, coach, and strategist. Take note that we now release episodes every Monday, Wednesdayand Friday.For this episode I’m drawing from not only my own hard-earned knowledge base but also two recent guest episodes that go deeper into these topics: episode 222 with José Ucar, called Build Your Global Influence is fabulous and make sure you listen to last week’s episode 228 with songwriter Drew Lawrence called You Can Create Charisma.To max out this charisma lesson here are 3 practices for you:1. Focus on warmth and personal connection. Remember that the next time you want to show others charisma. For now, don’t worry about presence or credibility, that’s what most of us tend to over index on.Focus on showing warmth.2. Share your bloopers. In your stories and even work presentation, share specific aspects of yourself and your experiences, NOT trying to be perfect. Of course at work your experience needs to relate to your topic.But say you’re talking about trustworthy AI, share a funny story where you got a crazy response from some generative AI platform.3. Charisma can be rehearsed a la Robin Williams. Start observing what are the specific characteristics you see that make a person come across as charismatic.Did you like this quick lesson on Charisma? Get on the Speak UP A List by visiting www.speakupwithlaura.com to get smart cookie quick communication tips weeklyIn Speak UP communication training, individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences effectively.FOR YOU:Speak Up 360 is a cutting-edge leadership development 360 tool designed exclusively for highly-conscientious senior leaders like you. It’s focused exclusively on HIGH-IMPACT communication skills!With Speak Up 360, you'll receive comprehensive, CUSTOMIZED 360-degree feedback on all aspects of executive presence, influence, meeting behavior, and public speaking. Gain a personalized roadmap to get even better using insights from peers, subordinates, and superiors. Identify specific strengths, address actionable areas for improvement, and excel in key leadership dimensions.To give your emerging executives the opportunity to polish theircommunication skills using the Speak Up 360, schedule a quick call. Visit www.speakupwithlaura.com to learn how Laura’s allergy to boring helps leaders speak up and make things better.Want to make the world better? Please leave us a 5-star ⭐️podcast review to help others find this life-altering insight. We appreciate you!WIth Speak Up communication training, individuals learn to enhance their executive presence, influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences and beat imposter syndrome.

Welcome to Speak Up, the podcast for high-performing introverts and ambiverts where we reveal the charisma & communication secrets of A-Listers so you get the recognition and opportunities you deserve. I’m your host Laura Camacho, your magical communication godmother, coach, and strategist. Take note that we now release episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.FOR YOU:To give your emerging executives the opportunity to polish theircommunication skills using the Speak Up 360, schedule a quick call. Visit www.speakupwithlaura.com to learn how Laura’s allergy to boring helps leaders speak up and make things better.Want to make the world better? Please leave us a 5-star ⭐️podcast review to help others find this life-altering insight. We appreciate you!WIth Speak Up communication training, individuals learn to enhance their executive presence, influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences and beat imposter syndrome.

This episode is especially for you if you want: a) to develop your creativityb) massively boost your public speaking skills, or c) want to be charismatic but think you’re too quiet or d) are curious about what it’s like working in the pop music industry.Who knew that the factors that make a hit song actually have a lot incommon with great public speaking? (Hint: a lot has to do with the right hemisphere of the brain!)Drew Lawrence is a multi-platinum selling songwriting and recording artist signed to Warner Music. He is best known for his work with Christina Perri including co-writing her international hit song “Jar of Hearts”. Drew’s songshave been recorded by a variety of worldwide artists.He and Laura meet at the intersection of music writing and public speaking.They also look at Taylor Swift’s career and the influence of having top talent v. doing the work.I have a passion for helping people improve their speaking skills, recognizing the power of effective communication and building a lasting legacy through music.A leader cannot inspire people without emotional connection built onauthenticity. Learn some charisma and communication shortcuts from Laura’s chat with Drew. Their A-List takeaways include:🔥What a hit song and moving spoken message have in common🎯How to use the same factors that make a musical artist stand out🎤Great examples of “rehearsed charisma”😎Different ways you can bring a touch of the unexpected to your talk💰Why to keep saying “yes”ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST:Drew Lawrence is a multi-platinum selling songwriting and recording artist signed to Warner Music. He is best known for his work with Christina Perri including co-writing her international hit song “Jar of Hearts”. Drew’s songs have been recorded by worldwide artists including Julia Michaels, Madison Beer, Lea Michelle, The Backstreet Boys, Shane Filan (Westlife), Lindsey Stirling and many others.After almost a decade of writing with and developing some of the top talent in the industry, he launched his own artist career. As a speaker, it’s Drew’s great passion to share his personal story of wins and failures through his 20 years of experience in the music industry. He has delivered keynote addresses at numerous songwriting conferences, mastermind groups and at his alma mater, Berklee College of Music. This past September he delivered a Tedx speech on the power of discovering your inner singer songwriter. His hope is to empower those that have unfinished dreamsand a desire to leave a lasting impact through sharing their voice and their stories.FOR YOU:Convinced about your executive presence when you walk into that meeting? Are you crushing your presentations? Do you use good metaphors? Such are the executive micro skills!!!Now you can know ALL of these juicy key details, thanks to our brand spanking-new Speak Up 360. It’s a cutting-edge leadership development 360 tool designed exclusively for highly-conscientious senior leaders like you. It’sfocused exclusively on HIGH-IMPACT communication skills!With Speak Up 360, you'll receive comprehensive, CUSTOMIZED 360-degree feedback on all aspects of executive presence, influence, meeting behavior, and public speaking. Gain a personalized roadmap to get even better using insights from peers, subordinates, and superiors. Identify specific strengths, address actionable areas for improvement, and excel in key leadership dimensions.To give your emerging executives the opportunity to polish theircommunication skills using the Speak Up 360, schedule a quick call. Visit www.speakupwithlaura.com to learn how Laura’s allergy to boring helps leaders speak up and make things better.Want to make the world better? Please leave us a 5-star ⭐️podcast review to help others find this life-altering insight. We appreciate you!WIth Speak Up communication training, individuals learn to enhance their executive presence, influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences and beat imposter syndrome.

Today Laura chats with architect Kevin Ervin Kelley, co-founder with Terry Shook, FAIA, of the strategic design firm Shook Kelley, who is all about creating places and experiences that have the power to convene people. Doesn’t that sound cool?Making the audience the star of the place allows both Creators and Capitalists to get clear on what kind of payoff they need to provide to consumers in exchange for their time, energy, and expense.Successful architects and designers are also master communicators and today is our chance to learn from a high AQ A-Lister! (AQ = Aesthetic Intelligence.) The competitive edge has shifted already and that matterswhether you lead a company or want to stand out as a thought leader.But a little less Alan Turing and a bit more William Shakespearewould change everything.While Kevin works a lot with retail and other public-facing industries,expectations are now radically different no matter where you work! Mercado is an excellent example of the future successful grocery store. You’ll learn in this fascinating conversation how to think about place in the modern context.Top-notch takeaways include:🔥What you must know about our “Replacement Economy” (before we’re replaced 🤣)🎯The pioneer essential skill needed for career success right now🎤How and why office space has radically changed (hint: new purpose)🛒What’s about to change in our grocery stores! 💰How Kevin and Terry Shook, FAIA built their firm SELLING big ideas (you can copy this!)🚀Use the work/payoff ratio (WPR) to make better decisions🔥The importance of Bonfire Events and their “participation mystique”ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST:Kevin Ervin Kelley is an award-winning architect, brand innovator, and co-founder of the strategic design firm Shook Kelley, with offices in Los Angeles and Charlotte. Over the last three decades, he has worked closely with the executive leadership teams of some of the world’s most well-knownbrands, such as Harley Davidson, Whole Foods, Kroger, Kraft, Nabisco, JM Smucker, Cadbury, The Cleveland Orchestra, professional sports teams, universities, urban districts, and hundreds of local and regional enterprises.His expertise is convening people in the public realm and studying how the environment of a place affects behavior, perception, and decision-making.He is a frequent speaker at retail, food, and other consumer-relatedconferences in the U.S. and Asia and has taught courses at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for many years.FOR YOU:Convinced about your executive presence when you walk into that meeting? Are you crushing your presentations? Do you use good metaphors? Such are the executive micro skills!!!Now you can know ALL of these juicy key details, thanks to our brand spanking-new Speak Up 360. It’s a cutting-edge leadership development 360 tool designed exclusively for highly-conscientious senior leaders like you. It’s focused exclusively on HIGH-IMPACT communication skills!With Speak Up 360, you'll receive comprehensive, CUSTOMIZED 360-degree feedback on all aspects of executive presence, influence, meeting behavior, and public speaking. Gain a personalized road map to get even better using insights from peers, subordinates, and superiors. Identify specific strengths,address actionable areas for improvement, and excel in key leadership dimensions.To give your emerging executives the opportunity to polish theircommunication skills using the Speak Up 360, schedule a quick call.Visit www.speakupwithlaura.com to learn how Laura’s allergy to boring helps leaders speak up and make things better.Want to make the world better? Please leave us a 5-star ⭐️podcast review to help others find this life-altering insight. We appreciate you!WIth Speak Up communication training, individuals learn to enhance their executive presence, influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences and beat imposter syndrome.