finding your voice

In coaching sessions , clients  often say to me “ I really wish I’d spoken up in that meeting”  ( more than I hear them say ‘I wish I hadn’t spoken up!’ ). To say something or remain silent, is  often a decision ‘in the moment’- leading to long musings after the event  on 'when do I feel I can speak up’, and ‘when does it just not feel safe?’...

Over time in 1-1 work some common themes emerge: issues which provide challenge for many at all stages of their careers, irrespective of age or experience. One of these themes is facing into challenges or ‘demons’ which others present or our own internal self-limiting beliefs i.e. different types of ‘demon’. These demons can disable us from operating effectively and with confidence...

Have you ever opened your mouth to speak in a meeting, during a presentation, or while delivering a speech, only to be met with a squeak, rasp, whisper, or worse, silence? You might have found yourself asking, “Where has my voice gone?”