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Sales is more than just closing deals. It's about the journey, the connections made, and the lessons learned along the way. In this special year-end episode, host Will Milano looks back at the most impactful conversations of 2024 on Mental Selling, highlighting the episodes and ideas that shaped a year of growth and discovery. From uncovering the power of purpose-driven selling to navigating workplace conflict and fostering authentic relationships, this reflection brings together the strategies and stories that have resonated with sales professionals everywhere. Will revisits the key takeaways from guests who brought fresh perspectives to the art of selling and shares what these insights mean for the future of sales. In this episode, you'll learn: 1. How to build trust through authentic communication: Active listening and showing genuine care in every interaction lay the groundwork for trust and credibility with clients and colleagues. 2. Strategies for embracing conflict: Healthy conflict with clients or coworkers can lead to better solutions, stronger relationships, and a reputation for integrity. 3. Using confidence to fuel success: Confidence isn't just about what you sell—it's about knowing your value as a salesperson and creating meaningful connections through authentic selling. 4. Mastering the art of proactive engagement: Engaging early in the buyer's journey helps you frame problems and position yourself as a trusted advisor, creating more predictable and successful outcomes. Resources: Listen to Sell: How Your Mindset, Skillset, and Human Connections Unlock Sales Performance: www.listentosellbook.com Learn more about Integrity Solutions: www.integritysolutions.com/ Jump into the conversation: (00:00) Introduction (01:02) The core themes of 2024 (03:37) Lisa Earle McLeod on purpose-driven selling (05:25) William Vanderbloemen discusses habits of standout sellers (07:36) Meshell R Baker on confidence and value-first selling (09:58) Liane Davey on effective conflict resolution in sales (12:06) Matt Heinz shares strategies for engaging modern buyers (14:13) Allison Shapira on using authenticity to build trust in sales (15:56) Closing reflections and looking ahead to 2025 For more related content and information about improving sales performance, visit us at www.integritysolutions.com/

How do you prioritize customer experience improvements in a way that truly makes an impact? Discover the answer as an insightful question from Allison Shapira (www.linkedin.com/in/allisonshapira/) sets the stage for an engaging exploration into aligning customer experience enhancements with your organization's core goals. By mapping out the customer journey, we uncover the pain points and opportunities that matter most, using a combination of customer feedback and operational data to guide our efforts. Hear how to define success with a customer experience mission statement and discover the power of thoughtful touchpoint improvements, such as more efficient invoicing processes.I'm reaching out to you—our dedicated listeners—to share your thoughts and questions about enhancing customer experiences. Your contributions are invaluable to our mission of making the world a better place by creating fewer ruined days for our customers. Leave a voicemail at askjeannie.vip and join us next week as we continue transforming ideas into actionable strategies.Resources Mentioned:CX Mission Statement Workbook -- https://bit.ly/cx-mission-workbookCX Success Statement Workbook -- https://bit.ly/cx-success-workbookCustomer Journey Mapping Workbook -- https://bit.ly/cjmworkbookExperience Investigators Website -- experienceinvestigators.comWant to ask a question? Visit askjeannie.vip to leave Jeannie a voicemail! (And don't forget to follow Jeannie on LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/in/jeanniewalters/)

Allison Shapira, MPA, CSP, is a former opera singer turned entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and international expert in leadership communication. She is the Founder/CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a certified woman-owned small business that teaches speaking skills to leaders so that they can build better client relationships, inspire their teams, and confidently lead their organizations into the future. She teaches a graduate-level course at the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent 20 years developing leadership communication programs for Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. She has worked with prime ministers and their cabinets and CEOs and their leadership teams, teaching them authentic leadership as a way to inspire their constituents and teams. She also travels around the world with the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership, teaching leadership communication to help women leaders grow their business, run for office, or launch a nonprofit. Allison is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and a Certified Virtual Presenter. She holds a master's degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and is an internationally-renowned singer/songwriter who uses music as a way to help others find their voice and their courage to speak. As an avid tech enthusiast, Allison has incorporated artificial intelligence into her keynotes, workshops and coaching to help people improve their speaking skills. More broadly, she is researching the intersection of AI and authenticity and what that means for the future of human connection. Allison is the author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others (HarperCollins Leadership), which was a Washington Post best-seller, and the new companion e-guide Speak with Impact VIRTUALLY. She has spoken at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit, the Most Powerful Women in Banking LEAD Conference, and was a finalist for 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego Chapter. A lifelong learner and world traveler who has taught public speaking on nearly every continent, Allison can ask for directions in ten languages but can only understand the responses in four. One of the proudest moments of her life was singing the National Anthem for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Allison had a number of amazing insights during our conversation. Some of them include: “[There is so much value in public speaking in] not reading every single person's body language” (8:05). “[Our perceptions of] body language expressions can be accurate, but they're not necessarily related to us or what we're saying” (9:05). “What I'm doing is co-creating a reality between me and each member of the audience” (10:30). “I'm always very intentional about the energy I'm creating with myself so that I can perform at my best” (12:20). “'It depends' is one of my favorite answers because very few issues are binary” (15:45). “I'm always someone who's loved to learn new things. I love going from not knowing to knowing” (16:10). “Why you?” (24:35). “You're not the center of attention. Your message is the center of attention” (26:00). “I do [need validation]” (29:05). “I don't just do this work as a job. The work that I do is an extension of who I am and what I believe and how I want to show up in this world” (29:35). “It's hard to balance the strategy of running the company with the creativity of making new content” (31:30). “AI is going to affect every part of our lives in ways we can control and ways we can't control” (34:20). “When you're speaking, you're actually engaging the audience in conversation” (41:10). “[Executive presence is] a way of speaking and acting that makes others take notice and listen” (41:30). “Confidence comes from a belief in our ability to affect a positive outcome” (43:05). “The amount of time you spend preparing for a presentation is based on two key factors: how well you know the material and how important the occasion is” (45:50). “Opera music is so rigid and folk music is so make it up as you go” (52:05). “Public speaking is closer to folk music than to opera” (52:45). “We are sometimes too close to who we are to really tap into what drives us the most” (57:05). “I am a super empowered, growth-oriented citizen of the world” (57:55). “When we tap into our own emotions, we actually tap into the emotions of our audience” (1:01:25). “The more personal I am in my songwriting, the more the audience relates to my journey” (1:02:25). “Clarity is a muscle, and we learn how to build that muscle” (1:05:15). “Your energy affects the energy of all the other people in the room” (1:05:25). Additionally, you can connect with Allison on LinkedIn. I'd also encourage you to purchase Allison's book, Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others, anywhere books are sold. You can also subscribe to her newsletter here, find her personal website here, and find the Global Public Speaking website here. Thank you so much to Allison for coming on the podcast! I wrote a book called “Shift Your Mind” that was released in October of 2020, and you can order it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Additionally, I have launched a company called Strong Skills, and I encourage you to check out our new website https://www.strongskills.co/. If you liked this episode and/or any others, please follow me on Twitter: @brianlevenson or Instagram: @Intentional_Performers. Thanks for listening.

In this episode of "The Lazy CEO Podcast," host Jim Schleckser speaks with Allison Shapira, a former opera singer who now specializes in improving communication styles, particularly public speaking. Though not the founder, she has been involved with the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership. The podcast delves into the universal fear of public speaking, its evolutionary roots, and how public speaking is an opportunity for collaborative leadership. Shapira emphasizes the importance of identifying one's purpose before speaking, whether it's in a meeting, a pitch, or a presentation. This sense of purpose will inform how leaders communicate with their team and other stakeholders. She advocates for consistent messaging that is authentic and inclusive, focusing on the outcome desired from the communication.

"Just because you're authentic doesn't necessarily mean you're going to be effective." Authenticity goes beyond mere self-expression. It is about bringing one's best self to each encounter, because when we embrace the power of authenticity, our stories create connections and inspire those around us. Allison Shapira is a CEO and Founder of Global Public Speaking, a communication training firm that works with emerging and established leaders to help them speak clearly, concisely, and confidently. She is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and leadership communication keynote speaker. Allison learned about commanding a stage and using your voice as a former opera singer. She now applies those same strategies to help leaders in the corporate world find the courage to speak. In this conversation, Allison discusses the pivotal roles of authenticity, purpose, influence, confidence, empathy, and trust in effective communication and successful sales leadership. She explores the need for active listening and the impact of authenticity in building trust with clients. She also shares valuable insights into the nuances of virtual meetings and the art of building trust through competence, compassion, clarity, and consistency. Tune in and learn how to communicate with impact, credibility, and authenticity. Resources: Allison's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonshapira/ Follow Allison on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisonshapira Learn more about Allison: https://allisonshapira.com/ Allison's book, Speak with Impact: https://allisonshapira.com/book/

Every time you speak, do you speak with impact? In today's fast-paced business landscape, effective communication plays a pivotal role in driving growth and success. How can business leaders harness the power of communication to cultivate stronger relationships, foster collaboration, and propel their organizations forward? To delve into this topic, don't mis this episode of the Business Grwoth Show, where host, Ford Saeks, sits down with Allison Shapira a leadership communication speaker, to uncover the key strategies that can transform your communication approach and elevate your business to new heights. In this episode, they discuss: • How to Set the Stage for Feedback • How to Embrace Devil's Advocacy • When to Conduct Regular Check-Ins • Why to Seek Spoken Feedback • And How to Leverage the Power of Your Voice Ford Saeks has redefined the formula for business success. From start-ups to Fortune 500's, Saeks is widely recognized as a Business Growth Innovator. With over 20 years' experience (ranging from retail to wholesale), he has founded over ten companies, authored four books, been awarded three U.S. patents, and received numerous industry awards. As President and CEO of Prime Concepts Group, Inc., a digital marketing firm, Ford specializes in helping businesses attract loyal and repeat customers, monetize social media, and ignite innovation.

Our episode guest is Allison Shapira, CEO of Global Public Speaking. Before starting her public speaking coaching career, she was an opera singer. Five things you'll learn from this episode:The performance of public speakingThe public speaking skills you need todayHow to craft talking points How to develop a speech for an executiveHow to take your speaking skills to the next levelQuotables“I actually start with opera and end with folk music to make a point about authenticity over perfection in our public speaking. So I've been able to bring music into my keynotes, which I love.” — @allisonshapira“Even if you're not being paid, every time you're onstage, you have an opportunity to influence others' behaviors, thoughts, actions. And that's such an awesome responsibility. We don't want to wing it.” — @allisonshapira“Read it out loud and make sure it sounds good to the ear as opposed to looking good to the eye.” — @allisonshapiraAbout Allison ShapiraAllison Shapira is a former opera singer-turned-entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and expert in public speaking. She is the founder/CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a communication training firm and certified woman-owned small business that helps people speak clearly, concisely, and confidently – both virtually and in person. She teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent nearly 20 years developing leadership communication programs for Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations around the world. Allison is a certified virtual presenter and a certified speaking professional. She holds a master's degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and is the author of “Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others,” which was a Washington Post bestseller. She was a finalist for 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego Chapter. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area. Guest's contact info and resources:Allison Shapira on TwitterAllison Shapira on LinkedIn speakwithimpactbook.comAdditional Resources:Disclosure: One or more of the links we share here might be affiliate links that offer us a referral reward when you buy from them.Speak with Impact PaperbackSpeak with Impact AudiobookAdditional Axia Resources:How company executives can become powerful keynote speakers with Michael Port from Heroic Public SpeakingKeyNote, Booking Public Speaking EngagementsMediaMaster Spokesperson Training Services  Episode recorded: 7/21/22Sponsored by:On Top of PR is produced by Axia Public Relations, named by Forbes as one of America's Best PR Agencies. Axia is an expert PR firm for national brands.Support the show

In this episode, we feature an exclusive clip from the 2022 Trusted Leader Summit where David welcomed to the stage Allison Shapira, Public Speaking Expert, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Author, to share her 3 strategies to maximize trust in communication. Show Notes: http://trustedleadersummit.com/ Buy David's NEWEST Book "Trusted Leader": https://amzn.to/3luyqf1

VisuaLeadership® with Todd Cherches | Do you know the best way to get a message across? The way that gets buy in and ultimately keeps your top talent in your camp? If you're thinking of the old saying, “It's not what you say, it's how you say it"...great! And that's what Allison Shapira brought to Business Impact Series in episode 49. Check out her excellent strategies. When you've got Allison's gems under your belt, you're ready to level up. Because when you understand that there's another piece to that old saying, you communicate at a new level. So what is the new piece? It's this: “It's not what you say, it's how you say it so your audience can see it! Saying it so your audience can see its is the secret to success! Why? Well, as humans, sight is the sense we rely on most. In fact, we perceive up to 80% of all impressions through our sense of sight. So then…how do we say it so our audience can see it? That's exactly what today's guest shows us. Todd Cherches is the CEO of BigBlueGumball and the author of “VisuaLeadership. Listen and learn: How to avoid the pitfalls of proximity bias How to retain top talent using the “flipping the eye” strategy How to build positive culture with the four buckets of visual leadership Let's listen to this insightful conversation with Connect/BIO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcherches/ Free book chapter download: www.toddcherches.com/passion Todd Cherches is the CEO and cofounder of BigBlueGumball, an innovative New York City-based leadership development and executive coaching firm. A member of Marshall Goldsmith's “MG 100 Coaches,” Todd is a three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU, and a Lecturer on leadership at Columbia University. He is also a TEDx speaker on “The Power of Visual Thinking,” and he is the author of the groundbreaking book, "VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life," which was published in 2020 by Post Hill Press/Simon & Schuster. https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcherches/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're ready to make Counterfeit Sleep® a part of your past history and harness the benefits of High Performance Sleep™, clink the link below. You take this simple step, and we'll take care of the rest! For you: Find out your risk of Counterfeit Sleep®. Take the screening here: www.counterfeitsleep.com For your workplace: Bring the benefits of High Performance Sleep™ to your workplace! Learn more about high performance sleep™ and our sleep performance assessment in your workplace. Visit www.hipersleep.com Connect with Tara A. Clancy, MA, High Performance Sleep Strategist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 VisuaLeadership® with Todd Cherches | Do you know the best way to get a message across? The way that gets buy in and ultimately keeps your top talent in your camp?  If you're thinking of the old saying, “It's not what you say, it's how you say it"...great! And that's what Allison Shapira brought to Business Impact Series in episode 49. Check out her excellent strategies. When you've got Allison's gems under your belt, you're ready to level up. Because when you understand that there's another piece to that old saying, you communicate at a new level. So what is the new piece? It's this: “It's not what you say, it's how you say it so your audience can see it!  Saying it so your audience can see its is the secret to success! Why? Well, as humans, sight is the sense we rely on most. In fact, we perceive up to 80% of all impressions through our sense of sight. So then…how do we say it so our audience can see it? That's exactly what today's guest shows us. Todd Cherches is the CEO of BigBlueGumball and the author of “VisuaLeadership. Listen and learn: How to avoid the pitfalls of proximity bias How to retain top talent using the “flipping the eye” strategy  How to build positive culture with the four buckets of visual leadership Let's listen to this insightful conversation with  Connect/BIO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcherches/ Free book chapter download: www.toddcherches.com/passion Todd Cherches is the CEO and cofounder of BigBlueGumball, an innovative New York City-based leadership development and executive coaching firm. A member of Marshall Goldsmith's “MG 100 Coaches,” Todd is a three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU, and a Lecturer on leadership at Columbia University. He is also a TEDx speaker on “The Power of Visual Thinking,” and he is the author of the groundbreaking book, "VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life," which was published in 2020 by Post Hill Press/Simon & Schuster. https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddcherches/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're ready to make Counterfeit Sleep® a part of your past history and harness the benefits of High Performance Sleep™, clink the link below. You take this simple step, and we'll take care of the rest! For you: Find out your risk of Counterfeit Sleep®. Take the screening here: www.counterfeitsleep.com For your workplace: Bring the benefits of High Performance Sleep™ to your workplace! Learn more about high performance sleep™ and our sleep performance assessment in your workplace. Visit www.hipersleep.com  Connect with Tara A. Clancy, MA, High Performance Sleep Strategist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leadership Starts Here with Steve Lishansky | This week we're peeling back another layer of the leadership onion. In episode 49, we asked this fundamental question: What do leaders do? We explored how building trust is mission critical and then got stellar communication strategies that do just that from Allison Shapira, leadership communication expert. This time around on the Business Impact Series, we go another layer deeper in that proverbial onion by asking this question: Where does leadership start? After all, having a thorough understanding of where leadership starts is critical in the best of times—and as we all know, we are a far cry from the best of times. That means more than ever, we need a nuanced understanding of where leadership starts so we can live, love and lead consistently, at our highest level of performance. Today's guest is Steve Lishansky. Steve is a Hall-of-Fame executive coach, dynamic professional speaker, strategic planning facilitator, and best-selling author. He works with CEO's and C-Suite executives to reach their ultimate leadership impact through better leveraging their talents, culture, and results. Steve's new book – Leadership Starts Here – gets to the heart of our question: Where does leadership start? Listen and learn: How do leaders create the culture that top talent wants to be a part of When should you choose “common practice” over “common sense”—and when should you not to How to use “The 50 Choices Dilemma” to optimize your leadership Let's listen in now to this compelling conversation with Steve Lishansky, CEO of Optimize International https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevelishansky/ https://www.optimizeintl.com/leadership-starts-here-book/ BIOSteve Lishansky is a Hall-of-Fame executive coach, dynamic professional speaker, strategic planning facilitator, and best-selling author. He works with CEO's and C-Suite executives to reach their ultimate leadership impact through better leveraging their talents, culture, and results. Steve has worked on leadership development with executives from more than 45 countries and leading organizations, including: Accenture, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, NASA, Cisco, Fidelity, State Street, MetLife, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Oakley, and successful fast growth entrepreneurial companies. His new book – Leadership Starts Here – is an indispensable reference for senior executives committed to upgrading their leadership decision-making processes, company cultures, and results. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're ready to harness the benefits of High Performance Sleep™, clink the link below. You take this simple step, and we'll take care of the rest! For you: Find out your risk of Counterfeit Sleep®. Take the screening here: www.counterfeitsleep.com For your workplace: Bring the benefits of High Performance Sleep™ to your workplace! Learn more about high performance sleep™ and our sleep performance assessment in your workplace. Visit www.hipersleep.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Leadership Starts Here with Steve Lishansky | This week we're peeling back another layer of the leadership onion. In episode 49, we asked this fundamental question: What do leaders do?  We explored how building trust is mission critical and then got stellar communication strategies that do just that from Allison Shapira, leadership communication expert.  This time around on the Business Impact Series, we go another layer deeper in that proverbial onion by asking this question: Where does leadership start?  After all, having a thorough understanding of where leadership starts is critical in the best of times—and as we all know, we are a far cry from the best of times. That means more than ever, we need a nuanced understanding of where leadership starts so we can live, love and lead consistently, at our highest level of performance. Today's guest is Steve Lishansky. Steve is a Hall-of-Fame executive coach, dynamic professional speaker, strategic planning facilitator, and best-selling author. He works with CEO's and C-Suite executives to reach their ultimate leadership impact through better leveraging their talents, culture, and results. Steve's new book – Leadership Starts Here – gets to the heart of our question: Where does leadership start?  Listen and learn: How do leaders create the culture that top talent wants to be a part of When should you choose “common practice” over “common sense”—and when should you not to  How to use “The 50 Choices Dilemma” to optimize your leadership Let's listen in now to this compelling conversation with Steve Lishansky, CEO of Optimize International https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevelishansky/ https://www.optimizeintl.com/leadership-starts-here-book/ BIOSteve Lishansky is a Hall-of-Fame executive coach, dynamic professional speaker, strategic planning facilitator, and best-selling author. He works with CEO's and C-Suite executives to reach their ultimate leadership impact through better leveraging their talents, culture, and results. Steve has worked on leadership development with executives from more than 45 countries and leading organizations, including: Accenture, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, NASA, Cisco, Fidelity, State Street, MetLife, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Oakley, and successful fast growth entrepreneurial companies. His new book – Leadership Starts Here – is an indispensable reference for senior executives committed to upgrading their leadership decision-making processes, company cultures, and results. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're ready to harness the benefits of High Performance Sleep™, clink the link below. You take this simple step, and we'll take care of the rest! For you: Find out your risk of Counterfeit Sleep®. Take the screening here: www.counterfeitsleep.com For your workplace: Bring the benefits of High Performance Sleep™ to your workplace! Learn more about high performance sleep™ and our sleep performance assessment in your workplace. Visit www.hipersleep.com  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Talent, Leaders & Trust with Allison Shapira | Let's start with a fundamental question: What do leaders really do? In the words of the legendary John P. Kotter: “They don't make plans. They don't solve problems. They don't even organize people. What leaders do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it.” So that's what leaders really do. They do the work of preparing for and coping with change. With the unending changes that have been thrust upon the world, it's no wonder leaders are under a tremendous burden now. And it's no wonder so many are losing sleep as a result! Now if you're a regular listener of The Counterfeit Sleep® Podcast, you know we don't want anyone losing sleep! And so we continue to support CEOs and business leaders by bringing them the ideas and insights they need to succeed in turbulent times. We feature the best of the best in corporate leadership—the thought leaders and the innovators—the ones the CEOs call when they need help. Whether you're the CEO of a multinational corporation or the CEO of your family, each episode gives you what you need to lead so you can get the sleep you need. So what do you need to lead through change? Of course, high performance sleep™ is your foundation. But beyond that, is there a key skill that separates the highly successful leaders from the rest? The answer is a simple one: communication. And if you hear that word and sum it up as “Communication is what we say and how we say it”, you're right—that's true. But there's more. Communication has an end goal, and that goal is to build trust. And you achieve that end goal…that trust…when you communicate, but only if you communicate with impact. And that's exactly what we get into in this next installment of our Business Impact Series. Our guest is Allison Shapira, a leader in Leadership Communication. Allison is the author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others . She works with leaders to help them speak clearly, concisely, and confidently to build the trust that propels others to carry forth their vision. Listen and learn: why communication is your key strategy to attracting and retaining employees in challenging times how to maintain your authenticity when you have a message you don't want to deliver the 3 questions everyone should ask themselves before speaking Connect with Allison Shapira Allison at https://allisonshapira.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're ready to harness the benefits of High Performance Sleep™, clink the link below. You take this simple step, and we'll take care of the rest! For you: Find out your risk of Counterfeit Sleep®. Take the screening here: www.counterfeitsleep.com For your workplace: Bring the benefits of High Performance Sleep™ to your workplace! Learn more about high performance sleep™ and our sleep performance assessment in your workplace. Visit www.hipersleep.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top Talent, Leaders & Trust with Allison Shapira | Let's start with a fundamental question:  What do leaders really do? In the words of the legendary John P. Kotter: “They don't make plans. They don't solve problems. They don't even organize people. What leaders do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it.” So that's what leaders really do. They do the work of preparing for and coping with change.  With the unending changes that have been thrust upon the world, it's no wonder leaders are under a tremendous burden now. And it's no wonder so many are losing sleep as a result! Now if you're a regular listener of The Counterfeit Sleep® Podcast, you know we don't want anyone losing sleep! And so we continue to support CEOs and business leaders by bringing them the ideas and insights they need to succeed in turbulent times. We feature the best of the best in corporate leadership—the thought leaders and the innovators—the ones the CEOs call when they need help.  Whether you're the CEO of a multinational corporation or the CEO of your family, each episode gives you what you need to lead so you can get the sleep you need. So what do you need to lead through change? Of course, high performance sleep™ is your foundation. But beyond that, is there a key skill that separates the highly successful leaders from the rest? The answer is a simple one: communication.  And if you hear that word and sum it up as “Communication is what we say and how we say it”, you're right—that's true.  But there's more.  Communication has an end goal, and that goal is to build trust. And you achieve that end goal…that trust…when you communicate, but only if you communicate with impact. And that's exactly what we get into in this next installment of our Business Impact Series. Our guest is Allison Shapira, a leader in Leadership Communication. Allison is the author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others . She works with leaders to help them speak clearly, concisely, and confidently to build the trust that propels others to carry forth their vision. Listen and learn: why communication is your key strategy to attracting and retaining employees in challenging times how to maintain your authenticity when you have a message you don't want to deliver the 3 questions everyone should ask themselves before speaking  Connect with Allison Shapira Allison at https://allisonshapira.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're ready to harness the benefits of High Performance Sleep™, clink the link below. You take this simple step, and we'll take care of the rest! For you: Find out your risk of Counterfeit Sleep®. Take the screening here: www.counterfeitsleep.com For your workplace: Bring the benefits of High Performance Sleep™ to your workplace! Learn more about high performance sleep™ and our sleep performance assessment in your workplace. Visit www.hipersleep.com  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, David sits down with Allison Shapira, Former Opera Singer Turned Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, and Public Speaking Expert, to discuss how to use communication skills to build trust. Show Notes: http://trustedleadershow.com/ Buy David's NEWEST Book: https://www.trustedleaderbook.com/

Whether you're speaking to crowds or presenting to colleagues, public speaking is a skill, not just a talent -- one that can be learned and honed, says Allison Shapira, founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking. In this episode, Allison shares ways we can overcome public speaking barriers, offers three tips for crafting the right talk, and explains why speaking should focus on "searchlights" and not "spotlights." * * * ABOUT ALLISON: Allison Shapira is the Founder/CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a communication training firm that helps people speak clearly, concisely, and confidently. She teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent the last 18 years working with Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations around the world. She is the author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others (HarperCollins Leadership) which was a Washington Post best-seller.

Allison Shapira, author of Speak with Impact: How to Command and Influence Others, says she wanted to write a book that took her public speaking methodology to a wider audience. Shapira noticed many books in the marketplace that talked about public speaking, but few walked readers through the process of writing, practicing, and delivering a speech in a short amount of time. She says the book is aimed at busy professionals who don't feel they have the time to fully prepare to speak publicly. However, public speaking doesn't have to be in front of a large audience. Shapira defines it as, ‘any time you speak to one or more people' in order to achieve a goal. She works with multiple c-suite executives as well as leadership teams and emerging leaders to perfect their communication skills and take them to the next level. So whether it's an interview, a conference call, or a presentation, we are always engaging in a form of public speaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You need to: reach out to your borrowers, in tough times and in triumph. present your ideas to your mentor lender, or the loan committee, in a way that accomplishes your goals and advances your career. connect with a prospective borrower and pull them in to your client base.   Many people find those situations challenging and uncomfortable. In this episode, Allison Shapira, will move you into your comfort zone when using the virtual format to have a challenging conversation.   Resources: YouTube: Allison Shapira Book: Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others Websites: www.allisonshapira.com www.globalpublicspeaking.com   About Allison Shapira: Allison Shapira is a former opera singer turned entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and expert in public speaking.  She is the Founder/CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a communication training firm and certified woman-owned small business that helps people speak clearly, concisely, and confidently - both virtually and in person. She teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent nearly 18 years developing leadership communication programs for Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations around the world.  She also travels around the world with the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership, teaching leadership communication to help women leaders grow their business, run for office, or launch a nonprofit.  Allison is a Certified Virtual Presenter and a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). She holds a master's degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and is an internationally-renowned singer/songwriter who uses music as a way to help others find their voice and their courage to speak. Allison is the author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others (HarperCollins Leadership) which was a Washington Post best-seller. She has spoken at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit, the Most Powerful Women in Banking LEAD Conference, and was a finalist for 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego Chapter. She lives in Washington, DC.    Find out more about Linda Keith at: www.LindaKeithCPA.com www.LendersOnlineTraining.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindakeith/

As we get 'back to work', expectations for polish and impact in virtual meetings will go up. The casual, lowered expectations during the recession will be replaced by an assumption that you are back in a completely professional mode. You need to reach out to your borrowers, in tough times and in triumph. You need to present your ideas to your mentor lender, or the loan committee, in a way that accomplishes your goals and advances your career. You need to connect with a prospective borrower and pull them in to your client base. In this episode, Allison Shapira, will move you back into your most professional comfort zone when using the virtual format to make your point or make your case.   Resources: YouTube video: Five steps to prepare for virtual meetings and presentations Book: Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others Websites: www.allisonshapira.com www.globalpublicspeaking.com   About Allison Shapira: Allison Shapira is a former opera singer turned entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and expert in public speaking.  She is the Founder/CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a communication training firm and certified woman-owned small business that helps people speak clearly, concisely, and confidently - both virtually and in person. She teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent nearly 18 years developing leadership communication programs for Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations around the world.  She also travels around the world with the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership, teaching leadership communication to help women leaders grow their business, run for office, or launch a nonprofit.  Allison is a Certified Virtual Presenter and a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). She holds a master's degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School and is an internationally-renowned singer/songwriter who uses music as a way to help others find their voice and their courage to speak. Allison is the author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others (HarperCollins Leadership) which was a Washington Post best-seller. She has spoken at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit, the Most Powerful Women in Banking LEAD Conference, and was a finalist for 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego Chapter. She lives in Washington, DC.    Find out more about Linda Keith at: www.LindaKeithCPA.com www.LendersOnlineTraining.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindakeith/

Are you a solopreneur speaker doing everything yourself, or have you built a team so you can focus on the parts of your business that you are an expert at? Are you using 1099 contractor team members or full-time employees? Build your team (and your company) is an important tasks, but there so many elements to consider. This week, Allison Shapira, CSP, joins us on Speakernomics to discuss when you should consider bringing on additional team members, and the advantages of both contractors and full-time employees.   Key Takeaways List everything you do and ask if you need or want to do it Talk to other speakers who have built a team Who is Allison Shapira, CSP? Allison is a former opera singer turned entrepreneur, speaker and public speaking expert. She's a best-selling author, and a teacher at the Harvard Kennedy school. She can ask for directions in 10 different languages, but she can only understand them in four languages.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Somewhere in March last year, many people were forced to shift from in-person to online work. Thus, today's guest in the Expert Insight Interview is Allison Shapira, and she discusses how you can pivot your people-oriented business into a virtual environment.

Join Teresa as she speaks to Washington Post Best-Selling Author and International Speaker, Allison Shapira. Allison discusses her book Speak with Impact. She gives us usable tips on how we can speak with authority, passion, and emphasis; whether negotiating a deal or speaking in front of thousands. RANDom Thought: Each of us has something powerful to say.

Whether you work as a public speaker or occasionally find yourself giving a speech in front of a room, there is an outcome you are likely trying to achieve: Persuasion?Sales?Inspire change? At the end of this episode, I promise you that the next speech you make in front of an audience or speak for a live video presentation will be the best you have ever made.Allison Shapira, author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others, is our guide in this episode, which guarantees you will immediately leave an impact in your next speech or presentation. Allison offers tips to deliver well-crafted messages with confidence and authenticity. After listening to her advice, you will sound as capable as you are.Listen + Subscribe Stitcher or Apple Podcasts © Molly McPherson, 2021

Learn to conquer fear, capture attention, motivate action, and take charge of your career with Speak with Impact. Written by Allison Shapira, an opera singer turned CEO, speaker, and executive communication coach, the book unravels the mysteries of commanding attention in any setting, professional, or personal.

We are often too afraid of what the future holds when what we thought we wanted doesn’t happen, right? The disappointment and the inability to pick ourselves up and find another passion that might fulfill us in the same way as our original one palpable. Allison Shapira had always dreamed of being an opera singer from a young age, and when her dream was crushed by a teacher in college who believed ‘she wouldn’t make it in the industry’, she found it hard to pick herself up. Later she found her range was misdiagnosed, and she is discovering music in a new way. An opera singer turned keynote speaker, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and world-renowned expert on public speaking and presentation skills, she is helping others find their voice. She now has a new genre and has performed at legendary folk venues such as Club Passim and Caffè Lena, and she is a member of the two-woman band Joan & Joni, a tribute to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, which she performs with fellow musician Kipyn Martin.

Introducing a new podcast about making work work: the Workplace Survival Guide, recorded pre-Covid times when the world felt a little different. My colleagues Sarah and Marietta and I are very happy to have you on board as we try and answer work related conundrums, sent to us by our listeners. Hopefully you've familiarised yourself with the agenda and are ready to take some minutes for cascading after the episode. Today...we look at meetings and discuss, when and how to speak up, when to keep schtum, and how to deal with negativity from people in meetings. Listen up for our special guest stars too! And if you like the episode, we would love it if you could leave us a review. How to speak up in a meeting and when to hold back, by Allison Shapira

Almost overnight, we lost the ability to connect with each other and our teams face-to-face and in person. The shift to an entirely virtual world is challenging, often complex, but not impossible if you have the right tools.  Allison Shapira is the CEO of Global Public Speaking, the author of “Speak with Impact” and a […] The post Making your virtual interactions and presentations more impactful and effective: Allison Shapira, CEO of Global Public Speaking (Episode 97) appeared first on She Said / She Said.

Don't pass out before a speech! Get some posture and breathing advice from a Harvard Business Review article by Allison Shapira of Global Public Speaking LLC. https://hbr.org/2015/06/breathing-is-the-key-to-persuasive-public-speaking

John sits down with Allison Shapira, founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking. They discuss her book, Speak With Impact, and she shares insights into how to give a powerful, compelling presentation.

What does it take to present your message and speak with impact? Polling data shows that year after year the most common fear is public speaking. How can you overcome that fear, convey your research, or message with confidence? Here to lend her expertise and share her deep experience to this challenging subject is Allison Shapira. Allison is the CEO and Founder of Global Public Speaking LLC, a company that helps people speak with confidence and authenticity in their speeches, presentations, and important conversations. She is a former opera singer who teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent the last 15 years working with Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations around the world. Allison has assembled a world-class team of experts within her firm who help clients build their public speaking and presentation skills, executive presence, and media skills. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, is a member of the National Speakers Association, and is an internationally-renowned singer/songwriter who uses music as a way to help others find their voice and their courage to speak. Allison is the author of, “Speak with Impact: How to Command The Room and Influence Others”, published by HarperCollins Leadership. She has spoken at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit and was a finalist for 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego Chapter. What You’ll Hear On This Episode of When Science Speaks [1:05] Mark introduces his guest, Allison Shapira. [4:00] Why are people afraid of public speaking? Is it a fear across cultures? [6:45] Unique challenges for women in public speaking. [10:50] What is uptalk? How do you avoid it? [12:45] Common mistakes people make with their body language when speaking. [14:00] How to develop an executive presence. [15:50] Allison talks about her personal struggles with public speaking. [18:10] A tip you can use to speak better in public. Connect with Allison Shapira Allison's book - Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others Allison on LinkedIn Why public speaking is such a common fear Have you ever had someone explain to you why public speaking is such a common fear? Where does that fear come from? How do you push back against it? According to Allison Shapira, the fear of public speaking is likely rooted in our evolutionary story. The thing you fear most when you get up to speak in public is that you’ll be rejected and alienated by your community. When we were in a more primitive and vulnerable state, that rejection meant exclusion from the group, banishment, and likely death, so the fear of losing acceptance in a larger group context remains with us to this day. What is the solution? Do you just wake up one day and decide to stop being afraid of public speaking? Unfortunately, it is not that simple. If you want to overcome your fear and speak with impact, you must put in the time and practice. That might sound like an easy solution, but you’d be surprised at how many people fail to follow that advice. Practice won’t remove all of your fear but it will make you more comfortable with the process, and that is half the battle. You can learn more about speaking confidently by reading Allison’s book, “Speak with Impact.” Don’t let your body language hold you back Did you know that there are nervous tics or fidgety behaviors that many people use when they are speaking in public? Do you have a tic or nervous behavior that you resort to when you are public speaking? While it might sound innocuous, the truth is, your body language communicates a lot to your audience. If you went to a presentation where the speaker was pacing back and forth on the stage like a caged tiger, would you find that distracting? Of course, you would. Thankfully, there are inspiring leaders out there like Allison Shapira who dedicate their work to helping leaders to speak with impact. Allison teaches that you should use your body language when speaking but only as a deliberate component of your presentation. Don’t get up there and wave your arms around to sound interesting - that won't work. If you are going to use your hands or even move from one part of the stage to another, do it on purpose, for effect. This is just the tip of the iceberg, Allison has so many more helpful insights to share. Make sure to listen to her full conversation with Mark on this episode of When Science Speaks. Connect With Mark and When Science Speaks http://WhenScienceSpeaks.com https://bayerstrategic.com/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/BayerStrategic On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bayer-Strategic-Consulting-206102993131329 On YouTube: http://bit.ly/BSConTV On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdanielbayer/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bayerstrategic/ On Medium: https://medium.com/@markbayer17 Subscribe to When Science Speaks on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher

We are celebrating our 100th episode of Leveraging Thought Leadership with Peter Winick. Over the last year we have had the honor of having some of the biggest and brightest Thought Leaders, Authors, Publishers, Markets and content creators from a wide variety of industries. In a retrospective we look back at just a few of our favorite guests and some of the best advice they've been able to provide our listeners. Chester Elton highlights the need to build relationships and build content. Juliet Funt shares her expertise in Keynote speaking. Stephen MR Covey talks about various modalities and how to align your profit with your mission. Allison Shapira tackles price vs value and the various audiences you might work for. Chip Conely dives into marketing and refining your client avatar and last but not least Daniel Pink discusses his experience with publisher and agents and how they have been a big part of his success in the book industry. We thank all of our listeners and ask you to continuing tuning in, sharing our content, and helping us make the next 100 episodes even more successful.

Allison Shapira explains how to Speak with Impact.

Taking your book to market comes with many decisions people won't considered until after the book is written. Have you clearly defined your audience? Do you seek a traditional publisher or self publish?     Our guest Allison Shapira, CEO of Global Public Speaking and author of "Speak with Impact" gives us her insight on getting her book published, pricing vs value, and how success comes from building relationships of trust with clients.

Jennifer Hill discusses ways to be effective at public speaking and interviewing with author and communication expert, Allison Shapira. Allison offers techniques to speak off the cuff and to answer difficult interview questions. Allison also offers tools to help prepare for any type of situation that calls for public speaking skills. allisonshapira.com/about/allison-shapira-3 Allison Shapira is the CEO/Founder of Global Public Speaking LLC, a communication training firm that helps people speak clearly, concisely, and confidently. She is a former opera singer who teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School and has spent the last 15 years working with Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations around the world. She has assembled a world-class team of public speaking experts who help professionals build their public speaking and presentation skills, executive presence, and media skills. Allison works with global brands as a highly-rated speaker, trainer, and executive communication coach. She also travels around the world with the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership, helping women leaders grow their business, run for office, or launch a non-profit organization. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, is a member of the National Speakers Association, and is an internationally-renowned singer/songwriter who uses music as a way to help others find their voice and their courage to speak. She speaks Italian and Hebrew, has studied 8 other languages, and has led programs on site in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America. Allison Shapira is the author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others, which was published by HarperCollins Leadership in October 2018. She has spoken at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit and was a finalist for 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego Chapter. She lives in Washington, DC.

Allison Shapira is author of Speak With Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others. CEO and founder Global Public Speaking, LLC, Allison was trained as an opera singer and teaches public speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School.   Watch my Celebrity interviews on my YouTube Channel! Go here> https://goo.gl/EA9x6D Connect with Bert Martinez on Facebook. Connect with Bert Martinez on Twitter.

Speech coach and ex-opera singer Allison Shapira teaches tips and tricks for better projecting your voice.   You'll Learn: How you’re likely breathing wrong and what to do about it Three ways the power of your voice is reduced The key things most people neglect when preparing for a speech   About Allison: Allison is the CEO/Founder of Global Public Speaking LLC. A former opera singer and TEDx speaker, she teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School and offers keynote speeches, workshops, and executive coaching for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits around the world. Allison works with global brands as a highly-rated speaker, trainer, and executive coach. She also travels around the world teaching leadership communication to help women leaders grow their business, run for office, or launch a nonprofit. She holds a master’s in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, is a member of the National Speakers Association, and is an internationally-renowned singer/songwriter who uses music as a way to help others find their voice and their courage to speak. She speaks Italian and Hebrew and has studied 8 other languages.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep367

I remember the first time (nearly 30 years ago) that I had to brief a group of senior officers in the Navy.  I was so nervous that my hands were clammy, my heart was skipping and I didn't remember what I said after I was done.  Ever been there?  I lived through it but, at the time, it was horrible! As leaders, we're often judged by our ability to communicate a message.  Further, if we want our teams to be on point, moving in the right direction, and motivated to get things done, many times, it relies entirely on our ability to speak with impact.   This week's guest, Allison Shapira, has (literally) written the book on how to speak with impact.  It's releasing this week!  She's helped thousands get past their fears of being in front of a room of people and communicate a message that gets heard.  We talk getting past the nervousness, how to craft a good message and how humor doesn't always work cross culturally.  She's the bomb!  I've been speaking for 10 years professionally and she taught me some stuff that I'd never thought of before.  ENJOY! More on Allison... Allison Shapira is founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a communication training firm that helps people speak with confidence and authenticity. A former opera singer and TEDx speaker, she delivers keynote speeches, workshops, and executive communication coaching for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations around the world. She is an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, a member of the National Speakers Association, and was a finalist for 2017 Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego chapter. She is also an internationally-renowned singer and songwriter. She lives in Washington, DC. Connect with her (AND BUY THE BOOK) on her website: http://www.allisonshapira.com/

My guest today is Allison Shapira, the founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC and author of “Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others.” She teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School and offers keynote speeches, workshops, and executive coaching for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits around the world. The topic is her book Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Authenticity Public speaking Karaoke singing Vocal variety Eye contact Body language Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Allison Shapira is founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC and author of “Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others.” She teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School and offers keynote speeches, workshops, and executive coaching for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits around the world. What was the process for pulling research together for her new book? Conducting interviews? Pulling from personal experience? Allison has been teaching on public speaking for over 15 years. She has hundreds of stories spanning across just about every industry – giving her the depth of knowledge needed for this book. Allison saw trends of what worked, didn’t work and how to apply that information to the real world and real people. Public speaking is a critical skill in the professional world and it is a skill that needs training and coaching to become good at. Having knowledge and expertise on a subject alone does not make you a good speaker. Speaking clearly and concisely is a craft that demands hours of practice to feel comfortable. Allison has had some brilliant and academically distinguished mentors, however the people she has learned from and been inspired by the most are in workshops. She is inspired by getting people “over the hump” and seeing scenarios that prove that public speaking is a skill that everyone can execute. How does she get students over that “hump?” Vocal variety, eye contact and body language are three non-verbal communication elements that are key in giving an engaging presentation. Also, when people believe in what they are speaking on and are passionate about it, they seem to be less nervous and have less anxiety. A good presentation should feel like a conversation with the audience. With that being said, there is no such thing as perfection when it comes to public speaking. There is always room for improvement – Practice, practice, practice. In this episode of Trend Following Radio: Authenticity Public speaking Karaoke singing Vocal variety Eye contact Body language

Allison Shapira talks about how her operatic skills have helped others boost their speaking skills and instill authenticity and purpose.

Self-described “reformed opera singer” turned public speaking coach and CEO of her own firm – Global Public Speaking, Allison Shapira is an expert on public speaking and teaches the topic at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She tells us why improving our public speaking skills and performance can impact women to a greater degree than […] The post “Reformed opera singer” turned public speaking coach and CEO Allison Shapira tells us why women are disproportionately impacted when we don’t focus on developing & strengthening public speaking skills (Episode #23) appeared first on She Said / She Said.

Today's Show: Global Public Speaking, LLC with Allison Shapira.http://www.allisonshapira.com/

Allison Shapira is the president and founder of Global Public Speaking. Most people are deathly afraid of speaking in public. In this episode, we discuss what gets in our way of public speaking and how we can remove these obstacles. The result is a clarity about who we are and a confidence in what we have to say.

Episode #181. We've got a great show today with folk/opera singer Allison Shapira who not only sings on the show but also teaches the group how to breathe correctly. Lindsey Clark seems to actually know about opera which impresses both Justin and Allison. Sean Russell has a new sound effect for letting Justin know he's bored.  Joshua Kirk joins the group for a "Album of the Week" segment where we also talk about Yep Rock bands including Dressy Bessy, Jeremy and the Harlequins, and Eli "Paperboy" Reed as well as Modern Baseball.  Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website ‪www.thecircuslife.com‬.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com‪‬, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.

“Public speaking is a skill, not a talent. It’s about finding your authentic voice and your courage to speak. “ http://media.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/content.blubrry.com/womenindiplomacy/Workshop_Public_Speaking_new_cut.m4a   ALLISON SHAPIRA runs Global Public Speaking working with diplomats, government officials, and business leaders worldwide on their public speaking skills. In this episode, she provides us with some amazing tips on how to get started... Read More