Communicate with Confidence

CareerCast - Life-long Career Development

Caroline GoyderDo you ever have something you want to say – in a meeting, networking conversation, or even an interview – and your messaging loses its impact? You are not alone and the pressures of today’s workplace and job market only add to the stress. Caroline Goyder, advisor to executive leadership, speaker, and author of multiple books including Find Your Voice, knows you can learn to create a compelling message, overcome the negative effects of stress on your delivery, and inspire and positively influence others. In this CareerCast, Caroline shares her insights, lessons learned, and practical actions to communicate with more confidence than ever before.

Aired September 18, 2020

Caroline Goyder has an international reputation for her work as an expert speaker and trainer with senior management within organizations as well as private individuals. They learn to overcome the negative effects of stress on their delivery and build the self-awareness to overcome limiting habits and traits that may be holding them back. They learn to own the room with compelling, authentic presence, find their voices, their grace under fire. They learn to speak to inspire, influence so they have lasting impact in their roles. They become confident, compelling leaders who can really flex their style and get results.

Caroline and her team also run coaching and training for top talent within organizations. Caroline worked for over a decade at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London as a voice coach. She is the author of Gravitas: Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority (Ebury), Star Qualities (Macmillan) and Find your Voice (Vermilion). Her 2014 TEDx on the Surprising Secret to Speaking with Confidence has been viewed over 7.5 million times. Caroline speaks regularly at Henley Business School, School of Life and London Business Forum. Clients have included news anchors and reporters, actors, CEOS of FTSE 100 and 250 companies, a monarch and TV magicians amongst others.

Find Your Voice: The Secret to Talking with Confidence in Any Situation by Caroline Goyder (2020)

You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy (2020)

Speak With No Fear: Go from a nervous, nauseated, and sweaty speaker to an excited, energized, and passionate presenter by Mike Acker (2019)

Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect with People in a Virtual World by Nick Morgan (2018)

I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships by Michael S. Sorensen (2017)

How to be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening by Julian Treasure (2017)

Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work and Beyond by Jay Sullivan (2016)

Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler (2011)

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership by John C. Maxwell (2016)

Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar H Schein (2013)

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