Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson: communication coaching for humble leaders

Cat Matson
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If you ramble, lose your words or struggle to make yourself heard, this podcast is for you. This show is for humble leaders - public servants, corporate hippies & business owners - who want to speak up and be heard without sounding pushy or arrogant. I’m Cat Matson and I coach people to speak with authenticity and impact in ALL settings. Whether you want to lead your team better, host webinars, speak impactfully when put on the spot or start speaking on stage, this podcast will teach you how to collect your thoughts and confidently communicate with humility, authenticity, authority and impact.

  1. 16 June

    201 - Breathing Space for Greater Impact

    What happens when you take a few deep breaths? You feel better. Every time. Well, your messages need breathing space, both at a micro-level as well as at a macro-level, and that's what I'm talking about today. As I click over into the next century(!) of this podcast with episode 201, I'm changing the pace and style (a smidge) of these podcasts. Listen in to hear: how the algorithm-obsessed rule of 'consistency' does not mean frequency (even though we've conflated the two)why any good message needs space around it to breathe and to be receivedhow I'm approaching visibility and 'findability' while pushing back on the notion of volumewhy I think less really is moremy thinking on more 'working out loud' episodes rather than 'teaching' episodesMentioned In This Episode Episode 200! (it's the episode before this one!) How To Stop Rambling Masterclass - it's free and it's on-demand. Get it here

    19 min

  2. 1 June

    200 - Lessons in speaking, podcasting & imposter syndrome!

    A milestone episode, the 200th, deserves a celebration! 🥳 To do just that, in this episode I’m answering a series of listener questions about speaking, podcasting and speaking highlights, as well as sharing what I’ve learned, and what’s coming next, for the Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson podcast. Listen in to hear: The most popular episode of all time The common mistakes people make when they start working on their speaking skills The ‘thing’ that keeps coming up, over and over again, in my coaching work The number one insight I’ve gained, as in, the ONE THING that is most impactful when communicating What surprises me the most about this podcast and this work My speaking highlight (and no, it’s not the biggest stage I’ve spoken on) How I record these episodes without a script and keep my voice calm and inviting Why I think speaking in THE MOST valuable skill you can have What I’ll be sharing in episodes 201, onwards Also mentioned in this episode: The most popular episode of all time - How To Get The Right Words To Come Out https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zvje5YEEpFaEejTa9TFay?si=0c4f43ba393841d2 The interview with Denise Duffield-Thomas https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Yfa9VK2Hf0r7Dj50W07v1?si=9J3n_ebUQD2hCH58z2kBzg The interview with Dr Martine Rothblatt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5w47HjLKM  My newsletter, Impactful, on substack (best way to hear about the cool stuff coming up) https://catmatson.substack.com/ Instagram - where you can chat with me about anything ☺️ https://www.instagram.com/catmatson/

    32 min

  3. 26 May

    199 - Making It Simply Obvious

    Nothing is obvious to the uninformed ... yet so often when we communicate we assume that our audience knows what we're talking about. I've been reading award entries this week and so many of them don't make it obvious what they do. It's a lost opportunity for them to make an impression and to make an impact with the judging panel. It's not just award entries where this happens though: describing your businessdescribing your role in governmentintroducing yourself at networking functionsIn this episode I explain how to make it simply obvious to your audience. Listen in to hear: why nothing is obvious to the uninformedhow to think about what you do so you can describe it in a way that landshow thinking in 'sesame street terms' might help you simplify your messagehow being cute, jargonistic or extra clever doesn't helpmy simple framework for explaining what you do, simplyTo learn more about my Earn The Right Framework, listen to Episode 7 - Why Me? Overcoming I'm Not Good Enough Help me celebrate 200 episodes. Leave a question or a toast below or, head over to instagram and leave your question or toast there Subscribe to my juicy almost-weekly newsletter to be the first in the know about my upcoming Masterclasses, events and 'work out loud' with me

    14 min

  4. 19 May

    198 - Speaking with substance (and length) without a script

    Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson: communication coaching for humble leaders

    18 min

  5. 12 May

    197 - Trusting Yourself To Say The Right Thing

    How often have you NOT spoken up because you don’t trust yourself to say the ‘right’ thing? I was recently asked these 2 questions: How do you build the confidence in knowing what to say? How do you trust yourself to provide the right content?How do you develop the confidence to trust your intuition?And I thought answering them would make for a delicious discussion. Listen in to hear: How I determined what is the ‘right’ thing to say (as a recovering over-thinker and self-doubter) How to listen to your audience in a way that tells you what they want to know How to strengthen your intuition in an age of AI and ‘should’ messaging The ways to practice trusting your intuition to strength it Why feedback and interaction is the best way to determine if you’re ‘saying the right thing’ (which requires practice and risk) >> I would LOVE your help to celebrate 200 episodes of Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson. If you’re listening on a platform that allows comments, leave a ‘toast’ for the podcast that I can read out on the show, or ask me a question I can answer on episode 200! If you can't leave comments on your podcast app, head over to this pinned post on Instagram and leave your toast, or ask your question, there. >> Want more ideas on strengthening your intuition? Listen to this interview with Chenae Carey  Episode 123 - Intuitive Business with Chenae Carey Want to dive deeper into each podcast, work out loud with me and be the first to know of my events? Subscribe to my substack newsletter, Impactful, here https://catmatson.substack.com/

    15 min

  6. 5 May

    196 - Where Does Your Confidence Come From?

    Where does your confidence come from? Is it authority? Is it something else? That was a question I was asked recently and I’m answering it in this week’s podcast. A listener asked: >> When you stand up as a public speaker, how do you build your confidence? Through authority, or something else? And, if authority, is it internal or external authority? What a question! Listen in to hear my exploration, including: When external authority is important in building your confidence How to build your internal authority How to recognise the authority that others ascribe to you Why using my ‘brag bag stories’ is a powerful way to build your confidence around your authority Why the conversations you have repeatedly are often a source of fabulous authority (even if it seems too obvious to you). >> I would LOVE your help to celebrate 200 episodes of Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson. If you’re listening on a platform that allows comments, leave a ‘toast’ for the podcast that I can read out on the show, or ask me a question I can answer on episode 200! If your podcast app doesn't let you leave comments, then ask your question or make a toast on this instagram post. >> Want to know more about brag bag stories and establishing your authority? Listen to episode 143 - How To Establish Credibility without sounding braggy - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7C2ap7T1cPRJUjkeOkcZoJ?si=mTF_fmvARqGXUD3rKHYU_g And want to dive deeper into each podcast, work out loud with me and be the first to know of my events? Subscribe to my substack newsletter, Impactful, here https://catmatson.substack.com/

    17 min

  7. 25 Apr

    Speaking with Impact Day 7 | Bringing it all together

    SPECIAL EVENT This week, from 20 April, 2026, I am hosting the 7 day Speaking with Impact Practice Series. Each day's practice video / podcast will be shared here. To get all the extras, including the opportunity to get your questions answered, and the TWO live coaching calls, ⁠join here

    13 min

  8. 24 Apr

    Speaking with Impact Practice Series Day 6 | Bragging without sounding arrogant

    SPECIAL EVENT This week, from 20 April, 2026, I am hosting the 7 day Speaking with Impact Practice Series. Each day's practice video / podcast will be shared here. To get all the extras, including the opportunity to get your questions answered, and the TWO live coaching calls, ⁠join here

    9 min
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If you ramble, lose your words or struggle to make yourself heard, this podcast is for you. This show is for humble leaders - public servants, corporate hippies & business owners - who want to speak up and be heard without sounding pushy or arrogant. I’m Cat Matson and I coach people to speak with authenticity and impact in ALL settings. Whether you want to lead your team better, host webinars, speak impactfully when put on the spot or start speaking on stage, this podcast will teach you how to collect your thoughts and confidently communicate with humility, authenticity, authority and impact.

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