Speak Like Your Wealth Depends On It
Join Chris on a transformative journey to overcome your speaking fears and embrace the spotlight. Amplify your confidence and transform into the speaker you aspire to be. Chris provides a safe space for beginners, offering a full spectrum of actionable tools and insights to confidently step into any speaking opportunity. Uncover the passion in your DNA and unleash your speaking potential for career advancement and personal growth. This podcast is your holistic guide to transforming into a dynamic performer, tailored for middle managers aiming for career advancement.
Speak Like Your Wealth Depends On It
Speak with Presence: Insights from Sonnet Simmons
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Speak with Presence: Insights from Sonnet Simmons
Host and speaking coach Chris McAuley introduces his podcast on how confident communication shapes career, reputation, and opportunity, then interviews keynote speaker and vocal presence coach Sonnet Simmons. Simmons shares her background as a singer-songwriter with music licensed for ads and media, her work helping independent artists navigate music licensing, and how client demand led her into leadership communication and “true voice” coaching. She and McAuley discuss authenticity, speaking from the heart, building trust through vocal sound, and handling high-stakes spontaneous communication with structure and practice. Simmons outlines her keynote prep process (outline, recording, slides, video rehearsal), emphasizes audience connection, and recommends vocal warmups. They explore nerves as manageable through breath, the value of stories, and identifying protective vocal patterns (breathiness, vocal fry, uptalk) through awareness and recording.
00:00 Podcast Opening
00:47 Meet Sonnet Simmons
02:37 Music Career Origins
05:51 Finding True Voice
07:57 Authenticity From Heart
11:46 Sound of Trust Keynote
13:07 Handling High Stakes Moments
17:45 Preparation And Practice
25:13 Owning The Material
27:08 Speaking From The Heart
27:22 Storytelling That Connects
29:13 Managing Nerves With Breath
30:38 Breath Training And Performance
32:07 Breath Before You Speak
34:01 Finding Your True Voice
35:57 Vocal Patterns To Notice
37:55 Record Yourself For Feedback
40:58 Rapid Fire Favorites
43:53 Travel Dreams And Wrap Up