Blossoming Speaker: Courage to Communicate
Career movements look different now and it's normal to feel unsettled. I redirect that fear into courage to show up and speak up.
"I use the Speak Afraid Method because it's a way to communicate with fear still with you in different public settings, so you may achieve meaningful connections and move forward in your journey.
Because I've been there, both as the student and the teacher." Susan Paczkowski.
What you'll learn
How to connect with yourself even though you are still discovering who you are becoming.
An applicable way for growing a lasting confidence that backs you.
The exact method I used to face my deep public speaking fear, and move with fear during my career changes.
How to renew your energy to invest in things important to you.
Hi, I'm Susan.
Creator of the Speak Afraid Method, host of the Blossoming Speaker Podcast, author of two books, and someone who has lives through the very thing Blossoming Speaker is built for; to develop a calm and lasting confidence in how you communicate, whether fear shows up or not.
Today, my work has helped hundreds of people updating their careers, including:
- Reinvigorating their communication style to breathe new life into their existing role, and be confident in their position during restructure.
- Step into an executive promotion to lead with presence and relatability that builds a team's performance up.
- Refine keynote message and delivery that is aligned to who the speaker is, especially as they are becoming a new version of themselves.
- Develop ways to feel good introducing themselves to new people and grow a new network for their new career.
- Find their voice to speak on social media to promote their business, hobby, or thought leadership.
- Remind themselves of their strengths and how to back themselves in highly visible moments.
- Prepare for their new program, course, podcast, or workshop delivery.
- Apply different approaches to speak to and build stronger relationships with their clients.
- Provide mentorship and encouragement as they faced their speaking fears for the first time.
- Gave actionable guidance on how to step out of their comfort zone, and grow confidence as they walked through the uncertainty of a new path.
- Adapted public speaking frameworks to them that suit their communication and preparation style for meetings, projects, presentations, and in-house company talks.
- Strategic support and guidance for the communication and training arms for change enablement projects.
Want to grow confidence to think on your feet?
When the mind goes blank, it is a common approach to search more for an answer. Usually thoughts like these start crowding your mind:
- "Everyone is starting at me"
- "I've lost my train of thought and I can't get it back."
- "I'm not cut out for this."
- "This is going to define how they see me from now on."
This doesn't happen because of lack of preparation or capability. It is a message from your mind to create space and to kick start your confidence back into gear.
I share my go to micro-practices to create the space I need to keep going inside the Confidence Kickstarter Kit. Great to use quickly in those precious seconds you need to think on your feet.
The landscape is ever-changing
Your communication skills are a powerful, adaptable asset.
The Speak Afraid Method:
- Meets you where you are at
- Uses abilities already within you
- Designed to be cyclical to grow with you
Plus, it creates space to reintroduce you to your new version of you, because the pace of change is fast and evolves how you show up.
Gain insights on the method to leverage your courage to connect with your audience when speaking, because developing a meaningful connection when communicating, is what helps you achieve your goals.
from people who worked with susan at Blossoming speaker
Susan helped me prepare for my Tedx talk and was a pleasure to work with. She is a great listener which is a rare talent and she gave me space to explore my speaking style. She challenged me with good intention and was an absolute pleasure to work with.
Melo Calarco
Mindfulness and High Performance Coach
Susan has left me with an easy to implement action plan and tools I can use for future events. I ended the event knowing how to connect with people on a more authentic level and felt so much more comfortable approaching people.
Sabrina Müller
Founder, Koala Dreaming
Susan was incredible at providing great practical tips and was both kind and generous in heaping praise and constructive feedback equally - but without it feeling measured or contrived. I love her authenticity and value her insights.
Karen Tisdell
LinkedIn Speaker and Strategist
Try our 1:1 Introductory Speak Afraid Program
- A 30 minute, online live video introductory session: goal setting and program personalisation.
- Audio training prepared and delivered to you.
- A 90 minute online live video workshop.
- Access to the Speak Afraid Audio Pack.
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