Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson
Get nervous and lose your words in meetings? Think aloud or ramble? Tune in for practical tips on how you can speak with confidence, authority, authenticity and impact. Your host is Cat Matson of Impactful Presenters. Companion Facebook group where you can have your questions answered is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingconfidence
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Episode 113. Speaking Human with Louise Davis
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
In corporate environments, why do we speak in ‘stiff, robotic, corporate speak’ in our workplaces?
That’s the very conversation I’m having with Louise Davis, Creator of the Speaking Human Strategy, in this episode.
Louise specialises in building leadership capability in frontline managers and is a master facilitator. In this episode we explore:
How to speak ‘human’ instead of corporate-speak
The HUMAN acronym that Louise uses to remind us of the point of communication
How to have difficult conversations … and how to perhaps not see them as difficult to start with; and
How to calibrate your audience’s needs so you can meet them where they’re at
It’s a juicy, juicy conversation that I’m sure you’re going to love.
I’d love to hear your examples of ‘corporate speak’ in the Speaking with Confidence Facebook Group
And download your copy of How To Stop Rambling here and sign up for my weekly Speakers’ Notes while you’re there.
Connect with Louise on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/louiseadavis/ and download her guide to difficult conversations here
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Episode 112. 2023 Season Finale | A Year In Review
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Season Finale! This is an ‘out-of-character’ episode to finish up the year with a reflection on the year that’s been. No speaking tips as such, instead though a casual reflection and some questions for you to wrap up your year with presence and satisfaction.
Listen in to hear:
The most popular 3 episodes of the year
My biggest highlights of the year
My biggest lessons of the year (I’m quite sure you can’t guess what they are!)
An invitation for you to let me know your highlights and lessons
Why I think celebrating our wins is sooooooo important
Please pop over to the Speaking with Confidence facebook group to share your wins and highlights!
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
How do you effectively introduce yourself when you wear many professional hats? That’s the question I asked Laura Elkaslassy, owner of FOUR different business and mum of two!
We also discussed how to find that common thread through all those hats and roles.
Listen in to hear:
How Laura introduces herself even when her approach doesn’t ‘fit’ the box that people are expecting
Why Laura is such a passionate advocate for creating a business that works for YOU, not the other way around
The questions to ask yourself to design a business that serves you
An awesome approach to planning your goals for 2024
Why pinpointing ‘tweaks’ rather than large scale overhauls are possibly the best way to achieve your goals
I would LOVE to know what you’re planning for yourself for 2024 – head to Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson on Facebook and let me know.
And if you don’t yet have my How To Stop Rambling ebook, you can download that here.
Connect with Laura at https://www.lauraelkaslassy.com/
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Episode 110. Authentic Storytelling with Jen Jeavons
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
What would you tell your 20-something self about life and business?
Somehow that’s the question that Jen Jeavons and I ended up answering in this discussion.
Jen is a storyteller and a story-crafter … creating brands and stories for her clients that connect, drive recognition and growth.
Her early career though was as a pop star. A true pop star!
In this episode we explored:
Why storytelling in business is so important
Why we struggle with storytelling in a professional setting
How to establish the foundations of good business storytelling
Jen’s life lessons as a professional pop star and how that influences her work now
Why authenticity is the key success factor for speaking, for brand, for storytelling … for everything!
To share your ‘a-has’ from this episode and to have a trip down memory lane listening to Jen’s hit single, head to the Speaking with Confidence Facebook Group
And if you don’t have it already, download my free ebook, How To Stop Rambling, here
You can connect with Jen at https://jenjeavons.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenjeavons/
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
When we think of highly impactful speakers the image we conjure in our minds is often the most rarefied of all speakers – the keynote speaker or performer. A good keynote ‘performer’ is amazing … and that’s not where most of us mere mortals ‘sit’.
In this episode I talk about the distinctions between a keynote performer, a ‘presenter’, a ‘pitcher’ or a conversationalist.
Which one do you want to be ‘more’ of? Let me know in the Speaking with Confidence Facebook Group
And if you don’t have it already, download my free ebook, How To Stop Rambling, here
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Episode 108. The Art of Negotiating a Pay Rise with Alex Hanlon
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Have you ever had to negotiate a pay rise? Or are you like me … and just cross your fingers and hope you’ll get one?
Alex Hanlon from Fair Pay Negotiations is determined to bridge the gender pay gap by teaching women how to negotiate for themselves … authentically.
Even if you’re not about to negotiate a pay rise you’re going to love this episode. You’ll learn:
Why women find negotiating so much harder than men (spoiler alert, it’s how we’re made)
How to work with our natural style to negotiate anyway
Why your own stories are SO powerful in preparing to negotiate
How to hear a ‘no’ for what it really is
How to prepare for a powerful close in a negotiation … even if you don’t know how it’s going to end
Negotiating is such a powerful, and scary, ‘speaking’ environment … and this conversation is such an important one.
To connect with Alex Hanlon visit https://fairpaynegotiations.com/
To listen to past episodes about brag bag stories, listen to episode 4. Imposter Syndrome and How I Overcome It and 7. Why Me? Overcoming ‘I’m Not Good Enough’
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Episode 107. How To Find The Gold In Your Own Stories
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
One of the biggest barriers to speaking confidence is thinking we’re not good enough, not interesting enough or not ‘smart/experienced/focused/specialised’ enough 😊
To overcome this barrier I talk A LOT about the Earn The Right Framework (listen to episodes 4 and 7 for more on this) … and finding the gold in your own professional and personal history.
In this episode I talk about how to find that gold in your stories … how to go past your history and your ‘skills’ and uncover your magic.
Listen in to hear:
How we underestimate our value because to us, ‘it’s just what I do’
Why our own stories are so powerful in establishing our credibility and overcoming nerves
My 3 tactics for mining for gold in your own personal and professional history
To ask me a question about this episode, join https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingconfidence and ask away.
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Episode 106. How Julia Slowed Down for Industry Leadership
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
As an industry expert, Julia found herself frustrated that people with less experience and less knowledge were speaking at industry events. She also recognised that, as an industry expert with extensive knowledge, she often drowned her listeners in ALL THE THINGS, leaving them more confused.
Julia Van Der Sommen runs The Pattern Room, Australia’s first end-to-end development and production house for the fashion industry. She is passionate about supporting new fashion designers to be sustainably successful and navigate the myths and realities of fashion production.
In this episode, Julia explains how discovering how to speak with structure, with key messages, has led her to speak at industry events in Australia and Europe … and the impact that’s made on her business.
Listen in to hear:
How Julia stepped into a thought leadership role in her industry
How she answered the question, ‘what am I standing for?’
The powerful impact on the business of speaking with less information and more intention
The doors are NOW OPEN for the Impactful Presenters Program – all the information can be found at https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Episode 105. The Power of Leading with Effective Communication With Kristy-Lee
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
In personal relationships there’s a massive focus on effective communication.
But what about in workplace relationships … especially when you’re leading a team?
In this episode of Speaking with Confidence I chat with Kristy-Lee Billet of People Powered HR, about the speaking challenges that are all too familiar to anyone leading a team, and especially small business owners.
Listen in to hear:
How not to run team meetings that suck
Why job interviews are a challenge for the interviewer AND the candidate
Why even most well-intentioned leaders can sound like a demanding parent
The types of questions you should be avoiding in job interviews
How building her speaking confidence has helped Kristy-Lee as a business owner as well as a team leader
To ask me a question, join https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingconfidence and ask away.
To join the Speaking with Impact workshop, click here: https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/live-webinar/speaking-with-impact-workshopseptember-2023/register
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Episode 104. Unlocking A Speaker-Seeker’s Secrets With Nadine Zrinzo
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
One of THE BEST ways you can build your professional profile is to speak at industry events and conferences.
But how do you get those opportunities?
This week I talk to Nadine Zrinzo, Co-Founder and chief content curator at Bright Humans, who has been bringing conference experiences to life for over 20 years across Australia, Asia, Europe and the US. Nadine’s superpower is curating the most outstanding speakers on the planet to produce events like QLD’s grass-roots innovation festival, Something Digital, and Something Fest.
This conversation offers guidance and insight to ANYONE looking to boost their professional profile by speaking at conferences.
Listen in to hear:
Nadine’s unique approach to speaker selection (trust me, it’s NOT what you think)
The importance of aspiring conference speakers to build their online profile through social media videos
How Keynote speakers are selected (and again, it’s NOT what you think)
Why it’s not necessarily the best speakers that a conference producer is looking for
How you can build your speaking skills WHILE speaking on conference stages
To learn more about Nadine and Bright Humans visit https://brighthumans.com.au/
To boost your own speaking confidence visit impactfulpresenters.com.
To ask me a question, join https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingconfidence and ask away