Public Speaking, Confidence, Storytelling, Selling, Personal Brand, Career Advancement: Be In Demand
Your ability to communicate and speak with confidence is the fastest way to elevate your career, expand your personal brand, and open doors to opportunities, when you're in boardrooms, sales presentations, stages, and networking events If you want to get visible, attract premium opportunities and promotions, and turn speaking into your best strategy, you’ve just found your new favorite podcast. Hosted by Laurie-Ann Murabito, professional keynote speaker, executive leadership coach, and corporate presentation advisor. This podcast show gives you the advice & tools to become the most compelling, memorable, confident communicator in any room. This show provides answers to: How to get promoted faster? How to speak with executive presence? How to communicate with confidence? How to deliver a compelling corporate presentation? How to be heard in the boardroom? How to stand out as a leader? How to influence without authority? How to make a bigger impact at work? How to increase your visibility at work? How to become a more powerful communicator? How to build a personal brand as a leader? How to lead with confidence? How to get recognized by senior leadership? How to position yourself for a promotion? How to develop leadership communication skills? How to write a compelling speech? How to use public speaking to grow your personal brand?
Episodes
Your comfort zone isn't protecting you, it's quietly making you weaker and costing you.
We live in a world engineered for comfort. Air conditioning, instant everything, a soft landing for every little ache. And somewhere along the way we started treating discomfort like a malfunction to fix instead of the entrance fee for almost everything worth having. This episode unpacks why comfort is so expensive, how it quietly compounds again...
Staying Quiet Is Quietly Costing You, and It's Compounding Like Debt
When you stop speaking up, the rent doesn't disappear, it turns into debt, and debt charges interest. This episode breaks down what staying quiet is really costing you, why the gap between you and the visible people at work keeps compounding the longer you wait, and how to start paying it down in small, almost invisible payments before it costs you the next level.
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Your comfort zone isn't protecting you. It's quietly making you weaker and costing you the growth, confidence, and momentum you say you want.
We live in a world engineered for comfort: air conditioning, instant everything, a soft landing for every little ache. Somewhere, we started treating discomfort like a disease to fix instead of the admission fee for everything worth having. This episode unpacks why comfort is so expensive, how...
Success isn’t owned—it’s rented, and the rent is due every single day.
Most people think one good effort is enough to coast for months or years. That’s not how it works. Keeping your edge at speaking, leadership, or even in your personal life, means you have to keep showing up, every single day.
Great results are never guaranteed or permanent. The moment you stop putting in the work, you start falling behind. ...
Fine is forgettable, but unforgettable speakers get the opportunities everyone wants.
Are you blending in with every other speaker in the room? Discover why simply being "fine" keeps you invisible and what you must do to finally stand out and get noticed. Uncover the little mistakes most speakers never see—and what it takes to become truly memorable.
You’ll find out how to go beyond surface-level speaking skills, so your ...
The biggest changes in your life rarely start with a dramatic leap. They start with one small, powerful step.
Change can hit you when you least expect it. Sometimes, it sweeps you up in excitement, like starting a new job or planning a trip. Other times, it shakes your world and leaves you wondering, “Now what?” Discover how to move forward no matter what kind of change you’re facing, even if you feel completely st...
If the word networking makes you want to run the other way, you are not alone.
If networking feels awkward, transactional, or just not your thing, you've probably been doing it wrong. Not because you're bad at it, but because nobody ever showed you what strategic networking actually looks like for someone who wants to lead, not schmooze.
In this episode, you're going to learn why avoiding networking is quietly costing you opportuniti...
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During this live coaching session, our guest Melissa Therrien , who knows she needs to get visible but is having trouble doing it.
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You don’t need more willpower. Your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do. And once you understand this one thing, avoiding your goals will never feel the same again.
Everything you do, every goal you chase, every habit you avoid comes down to one simple principle: pain vs pleasure. Your brain is wired to move toward what feels good and away from what feels uncomfortable. The problem is, most people have it backwar...
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During this live coaching session, our guest Susan Larkin of SusanLarkinCoaching.com, feels she rambles on, tells too many stories and trails downward with her voice.
Ep 309 How to Use Your Podcast to Get Booked on More Stages and Ep 384 Training Your Nervous System for Success are both mentioned in this episode.
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What if every time you step up to speak, it’s not your skills holding you back, but an old story from your past, replaying in your mind?
That fear you feel about speaking up in a meeting or giving a big presentation didn’t appear out of thin air. Those bad memories have scar tissue, and your brain clings to them, trying to keep you safe, even though the danger is long gone. But you can rewrite the script and show up with...
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During this live coaching session, our guest Emily Erb, has experience speaking on webinars and her own podcast. Today we uncover what her style of speaking is, so that she shows up as her unique self.
Ep 384 is mentioned in this episode: Speak with Confidence on Demand: How to Train Your Nervous System
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Trying to change your whole life at once only guarantees you stay exactly the same.
Most people create marathon to-do lists at conferences or the start of the year—then achieve none of them. The secret isn’t in doing everything, it’s about tipping just one domino and watching the others fall. Small shifts lead to major changes, and that’s how success really happens.
Focus on just one thing and give it your all...
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What can improv teach you about showing up powerfully in real life and business?
Imagine stepping into a room with no script, no plan, and no idea what’s happening next. That’s improv. It’s nervous, unscripted, and liberating. Each moment is about responding in the now, while being fully present and real.
You’ll leave comfortable with the unknown, trusting yourself to be resourceful in the moment. Discover how...
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During this live coaching session, our guest Meg Pearson of Rebel Soul Media, shares her personal story and wonders how to use her story with her coaching and web design business.
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When someone Googles your name, what shows up? AI and SEO need to be working for you, not against.
If you want to get booked as a speaker, reputation SEO is no longer optional, it's your silent ambassador online. Learn how your first impression is now made on Google’s front page, whether you like it or not.
You’ll discover what to do when your search results fall flat, especially if you’re changing topics or i...
You don’t need more time or another certification. Change starts the moment you decide.
Stop waiting until you feel ready or for the “perfect” moment to come around. The opportunity to transform your life is right now. Hesitation means you’re letting it slip by.
Maybe there’s a dream you keep on the back burner, or a goal you can’t stop thinking about. It’s time to let go of excuses and step ...
Most people think you have to be born a good speaker to step on stage and make an impact—but what if getting better is really just about putting in the reps?
Listen in as John Lee Dumas, host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, shares how he struggled on his first stage and what pushed him to keep going. Get his take on why embracing failure, facing live audiences, and sticking to a mantra of ruthless focus are the real ingredients of t...
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