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. 6D AGO

    188 - How to Speak Up in Meetings with Senior Leaders

    A key form of professional influence is speaking up, and being heard, in meetings with senior leaders. That might be really daunting, or, you’ve struggled with knowing saying the right things to get people nodding in understanding. Having been in this situation myself, and then sitting in senior leadership roles, I’ve seen and worked through these communication challenges from all angles, and I’m sharing my top tips for being heard in meetings with senior leaders. Listen in to hear: What senior leaders REALLY need when they’re receiving information by firehose from multiple sources How to summarise your details into top-level information that adds value Why focussing on the essence of what you want to say, rather than your words, will save you Why getting upset that someone else repeats our idea and gets the credit is NOT necessarily a bad thing (even if it’s frustrating) How to be seen as a meaningful contributor, and not just adding more noise Want a FREE Confident Communication Coaching Session with me? Book here (https://tidycal.com/cat-matson/confident-communication-coaching-session) Other Episodes mentioned 177 - Sales Conversations That Feel Fabulous https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/OThTmqIsMZb Please help me equip more humble leaders with the confidence to contribute to the conversations that matter. Rate, review and follow this podcast, wherever you’re listening Got a question? Ask away on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catmatson/

    19 min

  2. FEB 17

    187 - How To Be Concise Without Being Abrupt or Cold

    If I had a dollar for every time someone told me they want to speak more concisely …  Sure, there’s value in getting to the point, but concise isn’t as necessary as we think it is. And, if you are being concise, how do you do it in a way that doesn’t come across as cold, abrupt or uncaring? Listen in to hear The distinction between concise and effective communication How you can still get to the point without being abrupt My ‘speak to your full stops’ technique for minimising the ramble Why understanding where you’re listener is at is a powerful way to narrow your message The extraordinary power of intentional communication Want a FREE Confident Communication Coaching Session with me? Book here (https://tidycal.com/cat-matson/confident-communication-coaching-session) Other Episodes mentioned 177 - Sales conversations that feel fabulous - https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/OThTmqIsMZb Please help me equip more humble leaders with the confidence to contribute to the conversations that matter. Rate, review and follow this podcast, wherever you’re listening Got a question? Ask away on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/catmatson/)

    16 min

  3. FEB 10

    186 - Getting a Seat at the Table (& speaking so people want to listen)

    It’s hard to influence the conversation when you’re not in it. In this week’s episode of Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson I’m sharing my thoughts, from my own experience, of how to get a seat at ‘the table’, and, how to influence the conversation even if you’re not directly involved. Listen in to hear; Why we often struggle to get included in the important conversations How our default reaction, moral outrage and righteous indignation won’t change a damn thing The value of building relationships with the people who ARE at the table Why being consistent in our messages is a key part of influencing decisions, and ultimately, getting a seat at the table How to create our own tables Want a FREE Confident Communication Coaching Session with me? You’ll get practical guidance to improve your speaking impact and my listeners will get a fabulous coaching episode. Book here (https://tidycal.com/cat-matson/confident-communication-coaching-session) Other episodes mentioned 177 Sales Conversations That Feel Fabulous with Caitlin https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/SURwp5uoMZb

    19 min

  4. FEB 3

    185 - From Knowing It to Saying It Clearly

    You know your stuff. Everything makes sense when you’re thinking it through, or when you write it out. But when it comes to saying it. What (the hell) happens? This is such a common issue experience, I’m revisiting it. Why, despite our intellect, our knowledge, our insights, do the words get stuck between mind and mouth. Listen in to hear How it’s perfectly normal to struggle with expressing your thoughts clearly My quick and easy to use tactic to structure your thoughts, and your message How you can convey a stack of information without overwhelming your listener Why it’s not about the words you use (and what it is, instead) How you can establish authority even if you feel like you’re thinking aloud and collecting your thoughts as you go Want a FREE Confident Communication Coaching Session? Book here - https://tidycal.com/cat-matson/confident-communication-coaching-session Other episodes mentioned 177 Sales conversations that feel fabulous with Caitlin (this is an example of a Confident Communication Coaching session) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zmVqExQE6rQfzOLkSJqk6?si=bD1Je6faRzi5rra_RrdWDw 162 - How To Prepare In Two Minutes https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GFcvN3qqD4dhyWI47A5H0?si=cd5ea783054440e5 I would SO love it if you could rate, review or follow this podcast to help more people get the boost you’ve received today

    14 min

  5. JAN 27

    184 - How to Speak with Authority Without Over-Explaining

    Over-explaining and over-talking to establish credibility and authority is such a common challenge … it’s easily in the list of top 5 challenges I hear from my listeners and clients. In this episode you’ll learn WHY you-over explain, how very normal it is AND how you can establish authority without using too much detail. Listen in to hear how to: distill your knowledge into conclusions and insights, rather than giving all the background information use your own experiences to establish authority, so you’re not just giving a random, uninformed opinion infer detail and knowledge rather than speak all the detail (and risk overwhelming your listener) Inform and influence your listeners, rather than overwhelming them It might not be too late to join the FREE 7 Day Speaking with Impact Practice Series! Join us here - https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/live-webinar/speaking-with-impact-7daypracticeseries/register Presence + Impact starts 9 February - join us - https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/courses/presence-impact Other episodes mentioned: 151 - How To Talk About Yourself without Sounding Too Braggy https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WjfOXcm90Ta0v3U6F9RLS?si=lwfJ9Ru7QK-FovkD_odIIA Please rate, review and follow this podcast to help more people like you get the skills and confidence they need to contribute to the conversations that matter

    18 min

  6. JAN 20

    183 - Speaking with Impact: Being heard, remembered and taken seriously

    Why do you want to stop rambling, stop losing your words, be more concise or just more articulate? Because, when you speak you want to make an impact. You want to be heard, you want to be seen, you want to contribute your ideas and your expertise. It’s easy to think that in order to be heard we need to ‘speak up’, or ‘speak louder’; be more emphatic or be bolder. But none of that feels comfortable, or authentic if you’re humble, quiet and a natural collaborator. Listen to hear: Why being assertive is NOT the answer to being heard, and Why I think ‘assertiveness’ training is the WRONG thing for most of us How speaking with impact is more about understanding your audience than it is about speaking louder How you can influence decisions without dominating the conversation How you can learn how to speak with greater impact and confidence Join me for my 7 day Speaking with Impact Practice Series and learn how to deliver a memorable message, in any environment, so people listen and take note (https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/live-webinar/speaking-with-impact-7daypracticeseries/register) Rate, review and follow this podcast to help get this into the ears of more people like you and get more diverse voices contributing to the conversations that matter.

    17 min

  7. JAN 13

    182 - How to Stop Rambling and Get to the Point

    How to stop rambling is SUCH a common challenge, I wrote an ebook about it! When I ask the question, ‘what’s your biggest challenge, frustration or issue when it comes to speaking’, ‘rambling is up there in the top 5 responses. So, in this episode, I’m sharing how to STOP RAMBLING and get to your point. Listen in to hear: Why we ramble and how it’s actually a sign of intelligence, knowledge and expertise  How thinking in pictures often leads to rambling, and how to translate those pictures into key messages My simple process for collecting your thoughts and identifying your messages BEFORE you open your mouth How to recover when you do start rambling Why it’s not the rambling that you really need to stop (after all, it’s how you process information), it’s how to manage it to be an effective communicator Join my 7-day Speaking with Impact Practice series and discover how to deliver a memorable message, in any environment, so people listen and take note. Other episodes mentioned Episode 181 - Why Your Mind Goes Blank (it’s the episode immediately before this one) Please rate, review and follow to help more humble leaders find this podcast

    14 min
  8. 181 - Why Your Mind Goes Blank When You Speak Under Pressure

    JAN 6

    181 - Why Your Mind Goes Blank When You Speak Under Pressure

    I’ve asked more than 2,000 people ‘what’s your biggest challenge, frustration or issue’ when it comes to speaking, and the answers are the same, over and over again. ‘My mind goes blank when all eyes are on me’ is one of the most common responses, so today I’m talking about WHY this happens, how it’s NOT a sign of incompetence or lack of smarts, and how to stop it happening to you. Listen in to hear: Why having a mental blank is SO normal and is NOT a sign of not knowing your stuff How you can reframe, instantly, that sense of pressure, to alleviate the normal nervous system response How to stop the mental scramble or verbal diarrhoea that happens when we feel pressure to perform (or be right) Why ‘just backing yourself’ isn’t a strategy that will work A short practice to relieve the pressure you’re feeling in these situations Join my FREE 7 Day Speaking with Impact Practice series here - https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/live-webinar/speaking-with-impact-7daypracticeseries/register Other episodes mentioned: 83 - How To Stop Imposter Syndrome in it’s tracks https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lQtEPyaIMPf4GlA1nTOC4?si=prBSs_wIRyGH46jMhTD1Qw  Enjoyed this episode? Please rate, review, or subscribe.

    17 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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