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Hosted by Laurie-Ann Murabito, professional keynote speaker, executive leadership coach, and corporate presentation advisor. This podcast show gives you the advice & tools to become the most compelling, memorable, confident communicator in any room. This show provides answers to: How to get promoted faster? How to speak with executive presence? How to communicate with confidence? How to deliver a compelling corporate presentation? How to be heard in the boardroom? How to stand out as a leader? How to influence without authority? How to make a bigger impact at work? How to increase your visibility at work? How to become a more powerful communicator? How to build a personal brand as a leader? How to lead with confidence? How to get recognized by senior leadership? 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Here’s what you’ll learn: What your brain is actually doing when you procrastinate, avoid, or keep saying no to the things you know you need to do How the pain and pleasure associations you've built around your goals are either working for you or against you  Why two people can look at the exact same goal and have completely opposite reactions to it, and what that means for how you need to approach change The simple mindset shift that turns hard, uncomfortable things into something you can actually stick with, so your goals stop feeling like punishment How to apply this directly to speaking, leading, and showing up in the rooms that matter most for your career >>>Book an Executive Presence Call at https://speakandstandout.com/executive-presence >>>Get the Expert's Edge delivered to your inbox at https://speakandstandout.com/news","meta_description":"You don’t need more willpower. Your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do. 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