"I found myself doing something I hadn’t done in nearly 5 years: I began posting on social media. I launched my Substack. I opened conversations on LinkedIn"
Speaking & Influence Mastery

"I found myself doing something I hadn’t done in nearly 5 years: I began posting on social media. I launched my Substack. I opened conversations on LinkedIn"

For years, I only spoke when it was necessary. Not out of fear, but out of precision — a belief that my voice should enter a space only when it carried something meaningful.
Then I joined the Speaking & Influence Mastery program with Eric Edmeades… and something shifted.
Somewhere between the frameworks, the storytelling, and the way Eric shows up so authentically — sharing not just his knowledge but his art — I found myself doing something I hadn’t done in nearly five years:
I started speaking again.
 Publicly. Consistently.
 With intention instead of hesitation.
I began posting on social media.
 I launched my Substack.
 I opened conversations on LinkedIn.
 I spoke about conscious and ethical AI, Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence (GAFAI), and the systems shaping our future.
 I even gave myself permission to envision the book I’ve carried inside me for years.
What surprised me wasn’t the content — it was the momentum.
 The sense of a voice that had been waiting… patiently… now stepping forward.
This experience didn’t just help me speak better.
 It helped me remember why my voice matters.
Thank you, Eric — for showing up so authentically, for teaching through presence as much as through technique, and for sharing your art of storytelling in a way that brings others back to their own.
I’m excited to see where this path leads next — and grateful for where it has already taken me.

Shiva Dehghan

Computer Scientist

Washington, United States

Related Stories

Speaking & Influence Mastery

"Through this program I became a much better speaker"

Before I started this program, I had a lot of anxiety and worry around speaking, especially when it was in front of several people. And quite honestly, I think my speaking was kind of boring before this class. Through this program, not only have I overcome that feeling while speaking, and...
Read more

Julie Page Marcum

Author

Pickerington, United States

Speaking & Influence Mastery

"The course helped me prepare for a keynote talk I was giving at a Young Professionals Career and Leadership Conference"

What brought me to this program, is really a testament to Mindvalley. I joined and took Duality, Art of Manifesting, and then Wildfit. All 3 were great, and Wildfit changed my life by giving me a structure and a teacher who had me examine my food psychology and make changes that led to u...
Read more

Nancy Cantor

Business Consultant

Ashland, United States

Speaking & Influence Mastery

"Because of what I learned in Speaking & Influence, we hosted a powerful 6-hour live book launch event… and over 75 people stayed from start to finish"

Before taking the Speaking & Influence Mastery class, little did I know, I was preparing for one of the biggest milestones of my life— I was about to become an international best-selling author… but I wasn’t doing it alone. I was leading 22 other women to become best-selling authors t...
Read more

Catherine Kinsley

Coach

Floral Park, United States

Speaking & Influence Mastery

with Eric Edmeades Learn more

Mindvalley is fueled by your stories

Our community runs on voices like yours. It keep us going, and keeps us grounded.
Tell us like it is. What's your story?
Tell us your Story