The real reason even highly capable, professional women leaders freeze up with fear under the spotlight - and what you can do to start turning it around today, even if you’ve struggled for years.
How to communicate with the confidence and authority your role demands - so you feel like you truly belong in the room.
Why endless slide decks and hours of preparation are undermining your impact - and the 5-step system to speak persuasively and with gravitas.
How to pinpoint exactly what to say and how to say it - even when you're put on the spot by challenging audiences.
How to project calm authority, presence and influence in the room, so people listen when you speak and your ideas carry weight...
AND how to do all of this while cutting your preparation time in half, so you leave work on time and stop dragging presentation stress home.

Presented by Vanessa Cuddeford.
Oxford-educated communications strategist and former international TV news presenter.
Vanessa spent 18 years reporting and presenting for broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and NBC News, delivering live broadcasts under intense pressure.
“Even after years presenting live on television, I still remember what it feels like to have your heart racing before you speak. The good news is confidence isn’t a personality trait — it’s a skill you can learn.”
After leaving journalism, Vanessa led communications for a major pharmaceutical company and now advises multinational organisations on communications strategy. Alongside this work, she helps high-achieving professional women learn to speak with confidence and authority.
To date, more than 1,800 women have completed her programmes.

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