Sounding strategic when you speak at work is easier than most people think. You don’t need to be perfectly polished or scripted to wow leaders with your executive communication - you simply need to learn how to speak about your work in a way that highlights your impact. Today, I’m teaching you how to do that. You’ll learn a powerful tool for speaking strategically so your executive presence can elevate to the level of a senior leader. The tool I’m teaching will help you earn respect, credibilit

Running meetings strategically and confidently is one of the best ways to demonstrate your leadership chops. In today's episode, I'm teaching you 10 simple behaviors that will strengthen your reputation as a highly impactful leader. I'm covering everything from pre-meeting prep, to kicking off your meeting strategically, to closing in a way that highlights the strategic value of your work. If you're ready to grow your reputation and feel way more powerful walking into your next meeting, you don'

What if confidence isn’t about doing it perfectly, but instead about trusting yourself to handle what happens when things don’t go perfectly? In today’s episode, I’m joined by two past Academy clients, Rosine and Ritu, for an honest conversation about perfectionism, the inner critic, and what it really takes to become a confident leader while being true to yourself. We explore how to stop relying on external validation, recover more quickly when things don’t go perfectly, navigate conflict wit

What if no meeting, no tough stakeholder, and no hard question could shake your confidence? That's the power of GRIT. In this final episode of my series on bringing your dreams to life, I break down what grit is, why it's the key to the confident voice you desire, and how it turns the situations that used to rattle you into proof of how POWERFUL you are. Let’s dive in! Apply to The Art of Speaking Up Academy: https://jessguzikcoaching.com/academy/ Email me: jessica@theartofspeakingup.com Lis

Welcome to part two in my Wisdom for Bringing Your Dreams to Life series. Today’s episode is counterintuitive: I’m going to argue that the best way to develop a confident voice is to do it slowly. It’s totally normal to want to make progress quickly, but what we don’t realize is that rushing can sneakily sabotage us. The end result is ironic. Being in a rush causes you to grow more slowly. In this episode, I’m breaking down why this happens and I’m suggesting a different approach to gro...

If you’ve ever dreamed of having a more confident voice - only to have a voice inside your head say: “Don’t be silly - you’re not capable” Then today’s episode is for you. The truth is - if you struggle to DREAM big, you’ll struggle to ACHIEVE big. Being brave enough to own & declare your dreams is an un-skippable step in creating the change you desire. In part 1 of this 3 part series, I’m teaching you how to get really good at dreaming big so you can create the results you want in your caree