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tips and philosophies on presentation, public speaking, & leadership-level communication to help you jump-start your career growth
Get Promoted Out Of Entry-Level – And Make More Money
You want more strategic work, more impact, and yes, more money. But breaking out of the entry-level in a SaaS organization can be tricky. In this post, I’ll walk you through 3 steps to help position yourself for that next promotion - the same steps I used to increase my income by $40k in less than a year.
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Think communication coaching is only for executives? Here’s why that’s keeping you stuck in entry-level roles
If you’re an ambitious woman working in SaaS, especially in an entry-level or early-career role, there’s a good chance you’ve been told that public speaking skills are something you worry about later. But strong professional communication skills are often the thing that helps early-career women become obvious choices for promotion in the first place. In this post, we’re going to talk about why this myth is so common, how it may be slowing down your career growth, and what you can start doing differently now to position yourself for bigger opportunities.
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How to stop letting that one bad experience at work define you + keep you from getting promoted
That one moment. One comment. One experience that sticks with you longer than you’d like to admit. And now? It's keeping you stuck in the self-doubt spiral. But it doesn't have to stay that way. In this post, I’ll walk you through three strategies to help you rebuild trust in yourself, and start using your voice the way you were meant to.
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How to get better at public speaking - even if you've tried it all before
Public speaking is a make or break skill for ambitious professional women. When you’re not able to speak and present in a confident and engaging way, you’re seen as incapable. This post covers how to improve your public speaking skills so that you can be taken seriously, be seen as leadership material, and can build your dream career.
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Why would I invest in Director-Level Communication when I've already done a public speaking training?
Finding a public speaking training that gives you the resources and support you need to make lasting change can be tricky. But the framework we use in Director-Level Communication goes beyond teaching you tools. It teaches you how and when to use them, so you can actually navigate your work life. And that's just phase one.
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Why I built Director-Level Communication to solve the early-career communication problem no one was addressing
When I began meeting casually with my colleagues to talk about developing their presentation skills, I had no idea it would inspire a coaching framework for major mindset shifts around workplace communications that yield serious results. But let's start the story at the beginning. Picture it. Zoom, 2024.
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Traditional communication advice didn't work for me. Here's what did.
When I start my professional communication journey, I read all the classic books, I listened to the Ted Talks. But the advice men share about communication misses something. And when I stopped listening to them, everything changed.
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