Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

Episode 177 Successfully Communicate in Enterprise or Startup with Jason AndreeLaura met Jason through a mutual friend and he turned out to be a model communicator for an authentic, not puffed-up leader. He was living in Switzerland working at GSK when he got the opportunity to take the CMO role of US-based Nufabrx. This startup is one of the fastest growing companies in the country and offers patients an innovative pain relief through specially-treated fabrics.Jason takes us on the journey of building your personal brand based on being your authentic self, not knowing all the answers, and speaking up. Jason believes the key to his career success has been building strong, mutually beneficial relationships.In this powerful but low-key conversation, pick up proven tips for leadership excellence including:- What is the top consumer priority when interacting with brands- Role of authenticity in building a personal brand- What’s more powerful than words in a meeting- Making the career pivot from enterprise to startup- Prioritize your most important audience- Great way to prepare yourself for a contentious conversation- How humility fastracks trust buildingConnect with Jason Andree on LinkedIn. Find out more about an innovative path to pain-relief through special fabrics developed by Nufabrx. Nufabrx is the #1 fastest-growing company in the region as named by Charlotte Business Journal, the Deloitte Fast 500 #2 Fastest Growing Pharmaceutical Company in North America, and INC. 5000 #50 Fastest Growing Company in America.This episode brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute by Laura Camacho, PhD.

Welcome to episode #2 in the Supper Club Series! This conversation spotlights publicist Patricia Mae Olson (@patricia_mae_olson), an influencer, owner of Piqued PR, podcaster, and member of the Supper Club, a group of high-end lifestyle business owners.Patricia’s PR firm, Piqued PR operates in the suburbs of Philadelphia and offers public relations, social media management, influencer marketing, events for fashion and lifestyle brands. Patricia Mae believes in decorating colorfully, entertaining in style, and dressing preppy with a twist.The way you present yourself communicates to your audience, even before you open your mouth. Learn about the connection between appearance and perception, and some high ROI tips to look your best.In this chic and chatty episode we share some lovely jewels for you:- How Instagram changed advertising and its audiences- The Instagram mindset that can propel your career and/or business growth- Introverts and others! Use social media to build your professional network- Clothing makes you feel a certain way, leverage that strategically- First impressions are largely shaped by the way you dress- Whether male or female, choose accessories to elevate your look- Nail that meeting with an intimidating audience (or television appearance)Follow Patricia Mae Olson on Instagram or check out her website for more information about her Preppy Podcast, her styling and PR work.This episode brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute by Laura Camacho, PhD.

Welcome to episode #1 in the Supper Club Series! Lauren Jacobs (@thecheerfulbaker), is an influencer, a gourmet cookie baker, and member of the Supper Club, a group of high-end lifestyle business owners.Lauren worked in retail after college and then became a Sales Rep for American Greetings. After her first child was born she decided to stay home. Fast forward to 2015, she took up baking. After multiple cookie decorating classes, she got hooked and began to decorate cookies for retail as well as hosting some of her own classes. When professional cookie decorating took off, she decided to make it her full-time career.During the pandemic Lauren asked herself: “What do I want to take away from this experience?”She realized the joy that came from her faith was a central part of herself and so rebranded as The Cheerful Baker.This forms an integral part of her work as a cookie decorator and Instagram influencer. Her social media following led her to working with the Food Network for their 2022 Christmas Cookie Challenge.In this fun and delicious episode we chat about:- The journey from never speaking up to being a flaming extrovert- Communication determines confidence- How she landed her a spot in the Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge- How asking questions can help with intimidating audiences- How to be personable with people you don’t know- How curiosity becomes an effective sales tacticYou can follow Lauren on Instagram or check out her website https://cheerfulbaker.com/ for more information about her cookie decorating courses.This episode brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute by Laura Camacho, PhD.

This episode brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute by Laura Camacho, PhD.It’s a great day to listen to Laura’s juicy conversation with Sonja "Dynamo" Price.Sonja is a top Career Strategist, Salary Advisor, and Leadership Coach with. Her mission is to support professionals to enjoy greater meaning, better work-life balance, and significantly higher pay. She has worked directly with Tony Robbins, trained with Al Gore to become a Climate Reality Leader, and won an Honorable Award from the Women’s Economic Forum. In this episode, Sonja drops any number of excellent techniques to accelerate your career success and help you earn significantly more money!!We get right into how to plan and strategize your next career move, how to build your arsenal of internal allies, and how to find out if your compensation is appropriate for all the things you do!!We all agree that money isn’t everything, but these nuggets can help you earn more:- Where to look to see if you are currently compensated appropriately- What to say in a job interview if they ask you what you want to earn- How to uplevel your career right now- Get started on building your internal network- What to ask your boss if you want more visibilityLearn more about Sonja Price at https://dynamocareers.com/

Laura’s guest is Don Colliver, public speaking internal expert at Google and around the world; leads improv, clown, and sketch comedy classes for the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre..Don’s mission is to help every communicator profoundly impact their audience through the power of authenticity, listening, and play. He recently released a #1 Bestselling Amazon book entitled "Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence" to help anxious speakers and organizational teams everywhere connect more deeply when they communicate.Laura and Don bring you all kinds of practical wisdom pearls so that you can engage even the toughest of audiences. Takeaways include:- Research actually proves that competent leaders are better perceived when they share certain imperfections- 3 specific ways to increase engagement with your very next presentation (in person or virtual)- The kind of humor that helps you and the kind to avoid- What your audience secretly craves from any speaker- The ingredient that makes people laugh is what drives connection to a speaker (meaning you can connect without being funny!This episode brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute by Laura Camacho, PhD.

This episode is brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute.Hesha Abrams is an internationally renowned mediator from Dallas, TX. With over 30 years of resolving intense conflict and difficult problems, Hesha comes to us as an expert in addressing conflict with pragmatic approaches.Hesha’s innovative approach and thought-provoking solutions obtain favorable outcomes for even the most complex conflicts.From a young age, Hesha had a strong sense of justice. In her years of work as an attorney she came to understand how to end conflict and successfully defuse the tension - outside the courtroom. She saw that many people feared and avoided conflict, which led her to writing the book, Holding the Calm: The Secret to Resolving Conflict and Defusing TensionThis episode gives you the roadmap to:- Use the ‘sandwich’ technique to deal with people who dominate meetings- Why stories are most effective to make your point stick- Leverage affirmation in the midst of conflict- Untangle major misconceptions surrounding conflict and communication- Accept people as they are- Navigate things when Fight Flight Freeze instinct kicks inLearn more about Hesha and her work on her website http://holdingthecalm.com/

This episode of Speak Up with Laura Camacho is brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get recognized for the Value You Already ContributeDr. Mindy Weinstein is a marketing expert and author from Scottsdale, Arizona. She is the founder and CEO of Market MindShift, specializing in high-level powerful tips to use scarcity to create more interest in you and your ideas.After a career in marketing, she decided to do a deep-dive into persuasion. She realized that out of all the factors that influence us, scarcity is the most powerful. This led her to doing her own research into the topic of scarcity and eventually writing her book: The Power of Scarcity: Leveraging Urgency and Demand to Influence Customer Decisions.In this fascinating and compelling episode discover these powerful tools:- How scarcity affects us on a neurobiological level- Why we value what is scarce more than everything else- How fear of missing out (FOMO) plays into marketing and our day-to-day decision making- Why the concept of ‘playing hard to get’ works in the business world- Use the concept of exclusivity in a beneficial way for team-building- How scarcity influences our purchasing habits (and how to work against that)- Better manage your own scarcity of attentionConnect with Dr. Mindy on her website https://www.marketmindshift.com/team/mindy-weinstein/ or follow her on LinkedIn.

Why improve your communication skills at work? What's the value in having more executive presence? Or feeling more comfortable with intimidating audiences?It comes down to having more influence. Influence means people know you, like you, and trust you and you get to shape the decisions that affect you. It means people think of you, they remember you and what it is you bring to the table.In this quick, intense episode, Laura shares a quick introduction to what it means to have influence at work and how you need to think about the way you interact with others, if you want to have more influence.Her diamond-studded takeaways include:- When is the best time to speak up in a meeting- Why loudmouths have more influence- How the power to influence in the virtual context helps introverts- Word choices that boost influence- Easy options to make you more memorableToday’s episode of Speak Up with Laura Camacho is brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute.

This episode is brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already ContributeToday’s fascinating guest on the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast is Shelby Scarbrough: entrepreneur, author, and speaker associated with Harvard School of Entrepreneurial Studies.Shelby started off as a political appointee organizing trips for the Reagan and Bush administrations. She has also worked with Pope John Paul II, Presidents Reagan, Bush, Carter, Nixon, Lech Walesa of Poland, Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela, and Queen Elizabeth II.Shelby started right out of college working in the White House planning events for President Reagan. She went from the White House to the State Department before getting out of government work and starting her own business, Practical Protocol. She worked traveling around the world setting up trips and planning events for high-level dignitaries. After years of running her business, she decided to put what she learned about being courteous into her book: Civility Rules: Creating a Purposeful Practice of Civility.In this stimulating episode you will learn:- How you define civility- How civility can help navigate social situations especially after pandemic lockdowns- The fundamentals of courtesy- The relationship between joy and civility- How to navigate difficult or “hot button” topics and keep your cool- The impact social media has on civility- Practical ways to be more civil- The potential whip lash that results from “cancel culture”You can learn more about Shelby on her website Shelbyjoyscarbrough.comShelby ScarbroughShelby Joy Scarbrough - Practical ProtocolWhile society continues to make exponential and historic advances in technology, and we have elevated our overall sophistication in every way, we seem to be missing something vital to the health of our society – our ability to be civil to each other.

This episode is brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute.The guest on today’s episode of Speak Up with Laura Camacho is Millennial and Gen-Z expert Vivek Iyyani.While Vivek was freelancing as a facilitator and youth coach, he participated in various enrichment programs in different schools working with teens on confidence, leadership, and team bonding. Along the way he realized this was the group that would soon be entering the workforce, and noticed a shift in their priorities compared to his peers and co-workers.When Vivek began looking at the research regarding Millennials, he saw that many of them struggle with a quarter-life crisis. This finding led to Vivek writing his first book: Empowering Millennials: The 5 Step Sequence to Design a Life of Fun, Freedom and Fortune.As he continued to interact with Millennials and Gen-Z in the workforce, Vivek noticed some difficulty in the relationship between older generations and Millennials and Gen-Zers. After doing a deep dive into what causes this tension he published his second book: Engaging Millennials: 7 Fundamentals to Recruit, Reward and Retain the Largest Generation in the Workplace.In this fascinating episode we discuss:-Three major cultural differences between Millennials and other generations-Commonly held misconceptions about Millennials-‘Blue tick anxiety’ and why Millennials and Gen-Zers are obsessed with it-Social skill discrepancies Millennials have compared to other generations-How to step up as the five-generation leader-How to improve relationships between Millennials, Gen-Zers and the older generationsYou can learn more about Vivek and how to work with him on his website. Or connect with him on Instagram or LinkedIn.