Why do you want to stop rambling, stop losing your words, be more concise or just more articulate?

Because, when you speak you want to make an impact. You want to be heard, you want to be seen, you want to contribute your ideas and your expertise.

It’s easy to think that in order to be heard we need to ‘speak up’, or ‘speak louder’; be more emphatic or be bolder.

But none of that feels comfortable, or authentic if you’re humble, quiet and a natural collaborator.

Listen to hear:

• Why being assertive is NOT the answer to being heard, and

• Why I think ‘assertiveness’ training is the WRONG thing for most of us

• How speaking with impact is more about understanding your audience than it is about speaking louder

• How you can influence decisions without dominating the conversation

• How you can learn how to speak with greater impact and confidence

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How to stop rambling is SUCH a common challenge, I wrote an ebook about it! When I ask the question, ‘what’s your biggest challenge, frustration or issue when it comes to speaking’, ‘rambling is up there in the top 5 responses.

So, in this episode, I’m sharing how to STOP RAMBLING and get to your point.

Listen in to hear:

• Why we ramble and how it’s actually a sign of intelligence, knowledge and expertise

• How thinking in pictures often leads to rambling, and how to translate those pictures into key messages

• My simple process for collecting your thoughts and identifying your messages BEFORE you open your mouth

• How to recover when you do start rambling

• Why it’s not the rambling that you really need to stop (after all, it’s how you process information), it’s how to manage it to be an effective communicator

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Other episodes mentioned

Episode 181 - Why Your Mind Goes Blank (it’s the episode immediately before this one)

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I’ve asked more than 2,000 people ‘what’s your biggest challenge, frustration or issue’ when it comes to speaking, and the answers are the same, over and over again.

‘My mind goes blank when all eyes are on me’ is one of the most common responses, so today I’m talking about WHY this happens, how it’s NOT a sign of incompetence or lack of smarts, and how to stop it happening to you.

Listen in to hear:

• Why having a mental blank is SO normal and is NOT a sign of not knowing your stuff

• How you can reframe, instantly, that sense of pressure, to alleviate the normal nervous system response

• How to stop the mental scramble or verbal diarrhoea that happens when we feel pressure to perform (or be right)

• Why ‘just backing yourself’ isn’t a strategy that will work

• A short practice to relieve the pressure you’re feeling in these situations

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Other episodes mentioned:

83 - How To Stop Imposter Syndrome in it’s tracks

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lQtEPyaIMPf4GlA1nTOC4?si=prBSs_wIRyGH46jMhTD1Qw

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