Inside Voices

We asked the women in our community a simple question:

What’s stopping you from becoming the confident communicator you want to be?

What came back was kinda what we thought we’d see but some things still surprised us.

We were surprised to find out that the average confidence score was 5/10.

But we were heartened to see that when we asked where they’d like to be in three months, the average jumped to 9/10. Our community was ready for a change.

Granted, that’s a big shift to achieve in a relatively short space of time, but naturally, we wanted to understand what was sitting in the middle so that we could set about creating something to help.

What we found wasn’t a lack of skill.

In fact, 9 out of 10 women told us they already knew what they wanted to say. Something else was getting in the way.

For some, it was the fear of being judged. Worrying about sounding too much, not enough, too confident or not confident enough.

For others, life had knocked their confidence. Maternity leave. A difficult manager. A career break. Experiences that had quietly chipped away at their self-belief.

Others described something we hear all the time in coaching sessions. They know their stuff. They can explain it brilliantly in their head. Then the meeting starts, all eyes are on them, and suddenly the words disappear.

None of that is about capability.

It’s about what happens when pressure, self-doubt and your nervous system get involved.

And that’s why we’ve never believed confident communication starts with learning clever phrases or memorising presentation tips (sure, those things have their place)

But we know it starts with building enough trust in yourself that you can access what you already know, even when the stakes feel high.

Reading these responses was a reminder that so many women aren’t lacking confidence because they aren’t capable.

They’re lacking confidence because something is getting between what they know... and what they’re able to express.

If any of that feels familiar, we’ve put together a free two-minute quiz to help you understand what might be getting in your way.

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🙌🏻 The Empower Hour is back this Thursday 26th Feb at 12:30pm. 🙌🏻

Join us to explore ways you can take back control of your confidence and communication when things go off script.

The Empower Hour is a safe place for ambitious women to:
✨ Practice real world communication - without the real world consequences
✨ Connect with likeminded women on their own communication journeys
✨ Learn & implement practical tools for confident communication.

It’s free and it’s fun. So come join us at 12:30pm on Thursday 26th.

Link to save your space in bio, or comment Empower and we’ll send you the link 😘

You don’t have to be the loudest person in the room to be heard.

Instead think about speaking with clarity, conviction, and calm. 💫

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The Empower Hour is back and better than ever!

Join us tomorrow at 12:30pm on our free call to learn tangible tools designed to help you to step into your spotlight.

This week we’re using our extensive coaching and performance experience to stop you from:

✨ Dimming your light.
✨ Hesitating before speaking.
✨ Letting others take the mic (sometimes without even realising it).

Our Empower Hour calls have been created to offer women a safe place to practice real world communication skills without the real world consequence. Join us to learn,connect and grow.

Save your seat here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1K8ti_PlT0uGwjTEqbOWVQ

Can’t wait to see you!

Love Bethan & Jess