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"These 5 days gave me: confidence, clarity and courage"
Speaking Academy 2025
5 days. 50 people. Long sessions.
And one fear I couldn’t outrun anymore: public speaking.
I walked in carrying a heavy backpack of “what ifs”:
What if I freeze? What if I mess up? What if my story isn’t enough?
I’ve led teams. I’ve handled hard things.
But speaki...
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"It is a transformative experience"
My favorite part of the week was when I made two mistakes that I will never make again, and I’m grateful for those mistakes. I would never have learned that had I not made them. That was wonderful. I think the final highlight was being on stage at the final night and getting to do th...
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"Several months later, I found myself in Europe, doing a speaking tour for about a month and a half across six cities"
I had a fear of public speaking, probably more than I had admitted to myself. It had a huge impact on me, but what was interesting is that after joining the program with Eric, I realized that my public speaking skills were not up to par for what I needed in my job and what I wanted to do....
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