How to be a Confident Leader with Tracy Hooper, Founder of The Confidence Project

04/20/23 • 38 min

In this episode of Empowered Leadership, host Alexandra Reese is joined by Tracy Hooper, Founder of The Confidence Project, to discuss why a good leader needs to be able to read a room, as well as being able to create a sense of belonging amongst others.
Tracy is the Founder of The Confidence Project, an organization that works with leaders to practice skills and feel confident in any situation. She is also the Best-Selling Author of “The NOW Hello, What to Say, What to Do in the World of Work”. She has also been described as a “wonderful and skilled presenter” by people she’s worked with!
Join them as they discuss:
- The power of carrying yourself with confidence
- How introverts can demonstrate confidence, especially in large group settings
- Body language for confidence and approachability
- Tips and tricks for building personal connection in a virtual environment quickly
- The power of breath, and how you can transform a room just by changing your breathing
- Words to lose and words to use
- Science-backed tools to mitigate stress in the moment, so you can remain calm and confident even in the most stressful situations
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate and review the show (instructions available here), and share with a friend! Your support makes a tremendous difference in spreading the word, so thank you.For more information on Alexandra Reese visit her website or connect via LinkedIn.

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- When to use your intuition–and when to ignore it
- When to stop planning for the worst-case scenario
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- How to support productive conflict within your team
- Unconventional wisdom about giving and receiving feedback
- How to reduce meetings and schedule overwhelm in your organization
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate and review the show (instructions available here), and share with a friend! Your support makes a tremendous difference in spreading the word, so thank you.For more information on Alexandra Reese visit her website or connect via LinkedIn.