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The Art of Speaking Up is a podcast that empowers professional women to achieve their wildest career goals by helping them strengthen their voices and find their inner power. The show aims to motivate, entertain, and remind working women that no matter what they might be struggling with, anything is possible for them in their careers. In addition to providing strengths-based professional empowerment, the show curates practical career advice on topics like career advancement, goal setting, job searching, stress management, salary negotiation and more.
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Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Are you self-conscious about the sound of your own voice? Do you hesitate to speak up for fear that you won't sound confident?
If you struggle to accept the sound of your voice, then today's episode is for you. Today I'm speaking with Tracy Goodwin, voice coach and owner of Captivate the Room. Tracy has dedicated her career to helping people connect with their authentic voices. In addition to working with performers and actors, Tracy also does extensive work with leaders and Professionals in the corporate space, helping them connect with the truest and most authentic version of their own voices.
One of my absolute favorite things about Tracy's work is that her method does not emphasize changing our voice, but rather, Tracy helps her clients uncover the voice that is most authentic to them. As Tracy will share, we often hide behind vocal mechanisms and ways of speaking that are not true to who we are. This can make it more challenging for us to have impact and for us to express ourselves and our ideas effectively.
If you’ve listen to the show before, you know that authenticity is core value of the show, and Tracy's work is rooted in uncovering the authentic sound of each person’s voice. In this conversation, you will learn how to unpeel the layers of fear that may be keeping you from tapping into the most authentic version of your voice, and uncover how you can express confidence and authenticity through the sound of your voice.
Tracy shares insights and advice on how to be more confident in our voices, and she explains the connection between how we feel and how our voice sounds. She also shares the basic building blocks of vocal variety and explains how we can use these to have more impact when we speak.
I absolutely loved connecting with Tracy, and if you want to learn more about her I highly recommend checking out her work at https://captivatetheroom.com/.
Tracy also has a podcast called Captivate the room:
Thank you so much for listening, and as always, feel free to reach out or submit a listener question to me on Instagram at @theartofspeakingup
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Have you ever felt uncertain about your career path, wondering whether you're moving in the right direction and whether you are where you are supposed to be professionally?
It’s easy to get swept up in the uncertainty of not knowing exactly where we want to go professionally, and this uncertainty can transform enjoyment of our own careers into a sense of dread and anxiety.
But all it takes is a small shift in perspective to realize that not knowing exactly where we are going isn't necessarily a negative thing. In fact, if we can begin to view each step forward as an exercise in data-gathering, and an opportunity to learn more about what we like what we don't like, we can release the pressure of not having all the answers and simply enjoy the learning and exploration that happens as we move through our careers and try on different roles and projects.
Today's guest, Charissa Stowers, talks all about her own career path and the winding route that it took. In today's conversation you'll hear all about how Charissa began her career in a retail job working on the floor at the Apple Store and moved all the way up to a director-level position in the tech vertical specializing in Learning and Development.
Charissa talks about why it is okay not to have everything figured out all at once and how we can take small steps in our careers to explore our interests and learn what it is we want in our careers. We also talked about how it is normal to feel uncertain and even overwhelmed when you're first entering into a new job or work environment. I also asked Charissa what it's been like to transition into becoming a mom and how that has impacted her career. Her answers might surprise you!
And most exciting of all, because Charissa specializes in helping professionals grow in their jobs, in this episode she shares a goal setting in visioning exercise that we can do to help identify what we want our professional future to look like and what steps we can take today to get there.
I absolutely loved talking with Charissa. My conversation with her reminded me of the fact that when we treat our careers with lightness and a sense of adventure we can move through times of uncertainty with a sense of ease, wonder, and joy - rather than a sense of anxiety and overwhelm.
If you enjoyed today's episode, please leave a rating in the iTunes Store, and as always, feel free to get in touch with me and submit your listener questions on Instagram! (@theartofspeakingup) As always, thanks for tuning in!
Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
Do you ever find yourself being excessively nice or getting addicted to people pleasing in the workplace? If you answered yes, you are not alone. So many women struggle with adopting niceness and people please as a front to cover up and conceal our true feelings, opinions, and emotions. And this is an unfortunate thing, because when we conceal what we want to say and who we are, we can't bring our strongest and best selves to the workplace.
We may have a tendency to blame ourselves for falling into this pattern, but it's important to remind ourselves but this is a cultural condition that goes hand in hand with being a woman. Our society has trained us to be nice by causing us to be very afraid of what might happen if we are “mean.” Women are so easily labeled, alienated, and torn down for being “angry” or “crazy,” and this makes us afraid of what might happen if we express disagreement. We want to be liked so that we can avoid these cruel and unnecessary labels, and often we do this by leaning on niceness and people pleasing to ensure that we're protected from this very real threat.
And what an unfortunate thing this is. Not only are we struggling to express what we truly want to express, we are also often getting down on ourselves for falling into people pleasing. Today's episode is all about accepting that this is NOT our fault, and beginning to take back our power.
One of the most effective ways to begin to unpack and dismantle excessive niceness is to understand what drives us to do it. In this episode I suggest a three-step method that anyone can follow to try to get down to the root cause of their niceness.
Step 1 is to begin to notice what specific situations cause your niceness or people-pleasing to flare up. Are there:
-Specific people
-Specific environments, or
-Specific types of interactions
that really trigger you and send you down a spiral of being excessively nice? Once you identify these situations, pick just one and move on to Step 2. Step 2 entails getting really quiet and asking yourself:
‘In this situation, what am I afraid of?’
Be very honest with yourself, and dig deeper and deeper until you get to the root cause. You will know that you have reached the root cause because it will trigger a strong feeling within you. When we are afraid of something, there is deep fear embedded in our minds and our bodies. When you explore your fears and you reflect upon what it is you're so afraid of, you will know when you have hit on the ‘thing.’ And once you know what it is, you can step back and reflect ask yourself if your fear is really true. You can also ask yourself if the fear belongs to you, or if you have adopted and picked it up from society. And then you get to decide if you want to carry this fear with you, or if you want to let it go and move on.
I hope that you enjoyed this week's episode, and be sure to let me know if you relate to this topic and if you tried the method that I suggested. As always, you can find me on Instagram at @theartofspeakingup or you can email me at Jessica@the artofspeakingup.com.
As always, thank you for listening!
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
We're all trying to be more confident at work, which is why I love talking with women who exude an authentic sense of confidence and who fully embrace themselves and who they are. Today's guest, Trina Martin, has built an impressive career in STEM and in the Navy, pursuing her dreams and reaching her goals without a support system. In today's conversation I talk with Trina all about her key learnings from her career journey and we cover everything from how to walk into a room with confidence to what to do when you find yourself not knowing the answer to a question at work.
We also talk about the struggles of being who we are and accepting ourselves as women and why it can be hard to do so, especially in a professional environment. Trina also chats about the importance of not caring what other people think about us and of owning who we are at work We also cover:
- Career regrets
- Trina’s experiences being the only woman of color in the room
- Her career in IT and becoming a naval officer
- Walking into a room with confidence
- What to do when you don’t know the answer
- The struggle of being yourself and accepting who you are (especially as a woman)
- How to speak up powerfully, persuasively, and confidently
- Not caring what other people think
- How to operate as a leader no matter your job title or position
- Turning 30, 40, 50, and caring less and less about what other people think
- Sitting at the back of the room
- Being a leader no matter your title
- Compassion / difficult coworkers
- Getting connected to your joy, and
- Speaking up when you have a better way to do something or something you want to share
If you are struggling to build confidence, find your voice at work, or you're just looking for some empowerment inspiration, today's episode pretty much runs the gamut!
Be sure to check out Trina's podcast Trina talk: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trina-talk/id1437583147
As well as her website: https://www.trinamartin.com/
To submit a listener question to the show just reach out to me on Instagram at @theartofspeakingup
As always, thank you for listening and I can't wait to catch you again next week!
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Have you ever found yourself feeling confused at work, having no idea what the people around you are saying?
Does this make you feel uneasy or anxious?
If so, this episode is for you.
It's actually totally normal not to know what is going on - and this episode will explain exactly why.
To get in touch, come find me at @theartofspeakingup on Instagram!
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
If you discovered that you only had a decade left in your career, how might you begin to show up differently?
Perhaps you’d begin to speak up more at work, or set more ambitious career goals. Or maybe you’d simply allow yourself to have more fun, take more risks, and be more adventurous.
Today’s guest had a moment in her career where a scary health diagnosis lead her to ask herself a scary question:
“Am I happy with the way things are going if I only had a decade left?”
Through this experience, she realized that she wasn’t showing up the way that she wanted to, and that fears and fear of judgment was holding her back.
She made a big shift in her career and her life, and as a result of this shift she now focuses on coaching professionals and helping them release their limiting beliefs and step into their full potential.
If you are feeling stuck, struggling to take risks, playing small, or fearing judgment or failure in your career or your job, this episode is for you.
As part of our exploration of what it means to release fear and let go of the fear of judgment, Jess is challenging the listeners to reach out to her and share your goals!
She will pick one winner who will receive a gift in exchange for their courage and bravery.
To complete Jess’s challenge, simply:
- Take some time to imagine your best self. List out all of the qualities your best self has
- Pick 1 quality on your list that you are most excited about, and think of 1 tiny next step you can do to move closer to it
- Email me (jessica@theartofspeakingup.com) and Jess (Jess@jessratcliffe.com) and tell us what your tiny step is
- Jess will pick 1 person who reached out and we’ll be sending them a gift as a reward for their bravery!
To get in touch with Jess, you can find her at jessratcliffe.com and on all socials at @jessratcliffe, and on her podcast which is titled Unleash Your Extraordinary with Jess Ratcliffe (https://anchor.fm/jess-ratcliffe)
As always, thank you for tuning in!
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
If you've ever wondered, "how do I uncover my strengths?" then today's episode is for you!
If you only ever focus on one thing in your career, let it be your strengths.
Your strengths will get you farther than anything else, because they are truly the place where your natural born gifts intersect with your joy. Once you learn what they are and begin to unleash them across your career, everything will begin to change.
In this episode, I explain how to go about uncovering your strengths, why this is so important, and how to incorporate them into your day-to-day.
Even if you think you're not good at anything at all, I can almost guarantee you that you're wrong. Almost anything that you enjoy, whether it is inside or outside of work, is connected to a strength.
In today's episode, you'll learn all about how to uncover your strengths and how to unleash them in your career.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
In this week's bonus episode, Geeta explains why visualization works from a scientific perspective, and explains how we can use visualization to build confidence and speak up at work.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
When things get tough at work, we have a tendency to blame ourselves. We may wonder whether we lack the talent to do things properly, or whether the struggle we’re running into is a result of our own lack of talent or intellect.
And unfortunately, when we go down this line of thinking, it can make these tough situations even tougher. When we begin stressing about our own capabilities and tying our self-worth to the work that we’re doing, we make it difficult for our body to relax and rise to the occasion of the challenge that lies in front of us.
Luckily, there are ways to get unstuck from this pattern, and today’s guest Geeta Chaudry tells us how. Geeta coaches and guide some of the smartest engineers out there and helps them tackle very difficult algorithms and problems. And in this episode she shares some of the techniques that she uses that can help us when we find ourselves feeling stuck or paralyzed by a difficult professional situation. In this episode you will learn:
- Why we cause ourself to get stuck
- Why tying our self-worth to our work can be dangerous
- How to get unstuck when we’re hitting a wall
- How to handle ambiguity
- How to leverage the power of intention setting at work
- How to become a powerful problem solver
- And so much more!
You can find Geeta on linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geeta-chaudhry-a963411/
And please reach out to me on Instagram!
@Theartofspeakingup
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
I loved this week’s conversation with Asari so much. Asari is an attorney who opens up about how she’s built a successful career and remained authentic to her true personality at the same time.
We talk about how mentorships and professional relationships are often at the core of a successful career, but more importantly, Asari explains why you don’t have to be super extraverted or even 100% confident to begin building and cultivating professional relationships.
Asari reflects on how she’s settled into her own way of working and being in the workplace, making her authentic qualities of introversion and inner reflectiveness work for her in the world of litigation, which is often anything but introverted and inwardly reflective.
We also talk about many topics that women frequently struggle with professionally, and Asari offers a perspective that shifts these struggles into positives. She helped reframe common things we might view as ‘problems’ into things that are neutral or positive. For example, she explains:
- How perfectionism can simply be an invitation for us to open up and let go
- How introversion isn’t a negative thing, just a character trait
- How an ‘unfun’ networking event can be viewed as a chance to make genuine connections
- How being quiet or reflective can make relationship building easier
- And so much more!
As always, thank you for tuning in, and send your listener questions to me on Instagram at @theartofspeakingup