Speak Up and BE HEARD
Learn how to collect your thoughts and land your message. Every time.
(without feeling unnatural, forced or awkward)
FREE 7 Day Practice Series: Speaking with Impact
Let me guess ...
- you've got fantastic ideas .... BUT when it comes to presenting them, you have too many words, and too many tangents
- you're great in casual conversations ... BUT when the spotlight is on you, you freeze, lose your words or ramble
- you're as smart, experienced and knowledgeable as your peers (perhaps even more) ... BUT you're left wondering 'why not me' when they get the promotions, accolades and reputation boosts!
Join me for this FREE 7 Day Practice Series to discover how to deliver a memorable message, in any environment, so people listen and take note
(even if you think-out-loud, talk in circles, or you freeze when all eyes are on you).
- Tuesday 27 January - Monday 2 February
Clear, Relatable and Actionable Advice ...
Over each of the 7 days you'll receive a short email from me with a PRACTICAL 'how-to' from me. Each email will build on what's come before.
You'll be able to use each 'how-to', each new skill, framework or tool THAT DAY at work, building skills while you're learning about them.
True practice. Pure confidence growth.
We'll also have 2 live coaching sessions over the 7 days. You'll get your questions answered, you can work through specific scenarios with me and receive personal coaching.
"... Powerful and Inpsiring"
"These are no ordinary group coaching calls. They are powerful and inspiring."
You always create a safe space for all of us to share and ask questions, even the introverts among us.
Your responses and guidance are always considered and valuable and I come away from every call with something I can implement."
Melanie Campbell
Holistic Women's Business Guide
This FREE 7 day practice series: Speaking with Impact
is for you if:
You're a business owner who:
- wants use social media, webinars and speaking engagements to attract clients
- struggles with your sales conversations because you feel pushy or 'salesy', when you just want to help people
- gets frustrated that your industry peers seem to have more traction or a stronger reputation than you
- wants to make a postive impact in the world and wants to reach as many people as possible
You're a manager or leader who:
- feels invisible in meetings, not knowing what to say or not being heard when you do speak up
- is tired of saying something, being ignored, and then someone else saying the exact same thing and getting all the credit
- wants to progress your career but is overlooked for promotions or struggles in job interviews
- wants to make a positive impact in the world, but struggles to influence key decisions
What exactly is a '7-day practice series'?
Speaking with impact is a skill, not a talent.
It's not something you're 'born with'. It's learnable.
And the best way to learn anything?
Practice.
So, the 7 day practice series provides bite-size activities, frameworks, paradigm-shifts and tactics for you to practice in your real conversations.
It's a calm, easy way to practice speaking up in your usual environment (because that's where it counts), with small, simple but powerful frameworks.
Here's how the 7 days will roll
'Assertive' is NOT the answer
Day 1
'Assertive' isn't the solution.
Neither is being concise, succinct or word-perfect.
In this short video note you'll learn the top mistakes we make when striving to be heard, and how to stop, NOW.
(video lesson delivered by email)
Influence Secrets
Day 2
More information delivered concisely won’t help, you need to take your listener on a (quick) journey.
Learn how to Map your Message to their agenda so you minimise resistance and influence action
(email lesson)
Collecting Your Thoughts +
Coaching Call
Day 3
We have our first coaching call on day 3 - you get ALL your questions answered and explore what you've learned further.
+
You'll get powerful tips on how to collect your thoughts, so you're not gawping like a goldfish when put on the spot.
(live coaching call via zoom + email lesson)
Managing Nerves, Overthinking & 'Enoughness'
Day 4
Even the most experienced and qualified of leaders can experience nerves, sometimes debilitating, when speaking up
Fear of the consequences (or rejection), worried about offending people, or just being seen as ‘too much’ can trigger all the ‘wrong’ feelings.
You’ll get my top ‘in the moment’ tactics to manage nerves as well as my game-changing ‘I Am Story’ to beat imposter syndrome.
(video lesson deliver by email)
Integration & Reflection
Days 5 & 6 (the weekend)
By now you’ve had 4 days of trying new things in your workplace or business.
The weekend emails don’t require extra work, just help you get present to what you’ve learned, what you’ve discovered and who you really are.
They also facilitate that ever important mental and emotional integration time.
Establishing Your Authority, Authentically +
Coaching Call
Day 7
When we can easily, quickly and clearly talk about WHY we think what we think, and just how qualified we are (by education and experience), influence becomes a whole lot easier. The final lesson is how to humbly brag about yourself, without sounding like a w*nker ;-)
Day 7 is also when we'll have the final coaching call - well, that’s just a little bit of magic; another opportunity to have your questions answered, and integrating everything you’ve learned
(live coaching call via zoom + email lesson)
- Monday 20 April to Monday 27 April
"Cat speaks to your fears and insecurities in a way that makes it possible to see that you can move beyond them."
"This series has given me solidity to what I actually do and how I may be able to explain that to someone when I first meet them."
"The examples Cat uses are real, believeable and make the same thing appear super achieveable for me."
"This series is helping me realise (as a multi-passionate, multi-talented freelancer) that I'm not a scatter-brain, I just need to focus on the 'red thread' across everything I do."
"This series is helping me beat the voices in my head."
"This series is helping me overcome my nerves when speaking to a group or when recording."
If we haven't met yet ...
Hi, I’m Cat ...
... and I’ve been speaking to, influencing and leading people my entire career. My entire life, actually.
From ...
... long-term unemployed youth, to small business owners;
... the most introverted of experts like scientists and developers, to politicians and their advisors;
... audiences of one, to audiences of thousands
I have mastered the skills of authentic communication, influence and holding people’s attention.
The ability to speak, to get and hold your listeners’ attention and then to move them so they think, feel or act differently is THE MOST powerful and therefore valuable professional skill you can have.
The awesome news is … it’s a SKILL. Not a talent. Which means it can be learned. Yep. It’s learnable. In fact, over the last 5 years, I've taught over 4,000 people how to speak with authority, authenticity, confidence and impact, through my online programs and corporate workshops.
"To Show So Much Info In Such A Short Time Is Mastery"
"Wow Cat. You're a star!
What an awesome presentation - to show so much great info in such a short time is mastery, and to demonstrate with such presence and autenticity.
Thank you 😊"
Anne Maree Wishire, CEO, Vibrant Voices
Have you got questions? Just message me at cat[@]catmatson.com.au and ask away (remove the [] from the address)
"I can't wait to see you!"
