Speak Like a Leader | Laura Sicola | #TGV488

Episode • May 21, 2024 • 31m

Tune into #TGV488 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the pointers from Laura’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

Introduction, First Rapid Fire round, and context setting
Laura’s success mantra
Which is more important: What you say or how you say it?
How to talk so people want to listen? What does it take to be a hypnotic storyteller?
3Cs of Vocal executive presence - what are they and how important?
What's the secret to giving a killer TED talk?
What are the top 5 speech pitfalls that undermine your authority/influence?
When we get nervous, how can I project more confidence?
WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS
About her Podcast “Speaking to Influence”
TRIVIA ABOUT Executive presence

About the guest:

For over 15 years Dr. Laura Sicola has been a top leadership communication and influence coach to executives in Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations, as well as a sought-out speaker for international conferences.

She is also a regular pitch coach for business competitions at universities and tech incubators like DreamIt ventures, Comcast Lift Labs, and the Center for Global Enterprise.

A former ivy-league University professor with a Ph.D. in linguistics and education, she is uniquely positioned as a linguist and strategist, with an in-depth understanding of:

how language and speech are processed in the brain, what makes your words go "in one ear and out the other" with some people, and

how to close the gap between "what you think you said" and "what they think they heard."

Her TEDx talk, "Want to Sound Like a Leader? Start by Saying Your Name Right" has nearly 7,000,000 views.

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