Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

Actually surprisingly simple tweaks are used by high-performing leaders to transform their mindset and results. Learn 5 of them today to upgrade your results for 2025.

Welcome to Speak Up, the podcast for high-performing introverts, including you social introverts, where we reveal the charisma & communication secrets of A-Listers so that you get the recognition and opportunities you have earned. I’m your host Laura Camacho, your magical communication and executive presence godmother, coach, and strategist.

In today’s fast-paced world, even the most accomplished leaders often feel stuck, bogged down by self-doubt, distractions, or ineffective routines. This episode explores how small, science-backed habits can help you focus on what matters, crush imposter syndrome, and build an unstoppable mindset.

✅ The simple mindset shift that supercharges your day before it even starts

📝 The game-changing benefits of writing down your thoughts

🌟 A personalized mantra that reprograms your subconscious to attract opportunities and confidence like never before

Don’t miss out on the secrets to simplifying your life and achieving extraordinary results—hit play now and set the tone for your best year ever!

If you want personalized help to elevate your executive communication, our Executive Presence Mastery System, a 90-day intensive coaching program may be your ticket. Click here to set up a short meetup for us to chat about it.

About our guest:

JM Ryerson who has founded and sold three businesses, now channels his expertise into helping leadership teams achieve similar success. As a Leadership & Performance Coach, International Speaker, host of the Let’s Go Win podcast, and Best Selling Author of 'Let's Go Win,' 'Champion's Daily Playbook,' and 'Upgrade,' JM brings over 20 years of experience in building companies and leading sales teams to empower business owners across various sectors.

Recently, his focus has been on businesses looking to not only double their revenue in the first year through the core business principles he advocates but also to elevate their overall leadership proficiency. As the co-founder and CEO of Let's Go Win, JM's mission is to increase leadership, enhance culture, and help teams achieve peak performance. Raised in Montana and now residing in Boca Raton, Florida, with his wife Lisa and their two amazing boys, JM continues to inspire and motivate individuals to become open to the possibilities life holds.

Website: https://letsgowin.co

Download a free copy of his ebook “Let's Go Win: The Keys to Living Your Best Life” here: https://www.letsgowin.com/free-ebook

In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

Neurodiversity and ADHD traits can significantly impact high-performing individuals in their leadership communication and confidence.

Today we’re leaning into neurodiversity in leaders and learning strategies to manage these challenges effectively at work.

By the end of this episode you’ll know:

How sometimes a diagnosis helps you understand why you’ve been having certain challenges at work.

Ways to navigate communication with diverse personalities, from visual artists to corporate executives.

Insights into leveraging your introverted strengths for authentic and effective leadership without compromising your true self.

Tune in now to uncover the secrets of effective communication and leadership tailored for introverts and high achievers—transform your interactions today!

Knowing your own signature communication orientation is essential for authentic and confident executive presence. Discover here your own signature communication style (free assessment) so your voice can begin to be heard and respected in meetings, you gain more influence, and understand better how to reach key stakeholders.

Until next time, keep using your voice to create a powerful impact.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Based in Vancouver, Natalia Lebedinskaia strives to build and empower resilient teams and communities, creating meaningful connections between art and people. Her leadership and curatorial practice span national public art projects, grassroots initiatives, municipal galleries, and artist projects, all centered on deep relationship-building, reciprocity, and collaboration.

Natalia was most recently the Program Director at the Vancouver Biennale, where she oversaw the Open Air Museum public art program and International Artist Residencies, and served as the Creative Director at VMF.

Prior to moving to Vancouver in 2018, she was the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba and one of seven curators for LandMarks2017, a national series of contemporary art commissions marking the 150th anniversary of Confederation in Canada's National Parks.

Throughout her life and career, Natalia has lived and worked across Canada. Born in Moscow, Russia, she comes from a family of writers, poets, and mathematicians.

FOR YOU:

To give your emerging executives the opportunity to polish their communication skills using the Speak Up 360, schedule a quick call here. Visit www.speakupwithlaura.com to learn how Laura’s allergy to boring helps leaders speak up so people want to listen and make things better.

In Speak Up communication training, teams and individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.

Imagine sitting in a high-stakes meeting and watching a senior executive take apart your meticulously crafted proposal piece by piece.

Now Imagine that you not only stay calm but also handle the criticism so smoothly that your executive presence and credibility actually increase.

For conscientious, high-performing leaders, handling criticism well is crucial—not only to defend ideas but also to build respect and establish a credible presence at the executive table.

In this episode, you’ll discover strategies to thrive in such challenging moments, ensuring that you come across as composed, insightful, and indispensable.

By the end of this episode inspired by Dell founder Michael Dell, you’ll know:

💡 The skill of disarming criticism so that every pushback becomes a springboard to strengthen your argument and influence

🧠 A proven framework to structure presentations in a way that minimizes pushback from the outset

🎯 How to have more confidence in addressing objections directly, leaving an impression of thoughtfulness, preparation, and poise

Tune in now to transform moments of critique into your best opportunities for influence and respect!

Remember, no one expects perfection; they expect presence and preparation. Building this skill transforms you from a reactive target into a composed leader who commands respect.

If you want personalized help with your executive communication, our Executive Presence Mastery System, a 90-day intensive coaching program may be your ticket. Click here to set up a short meetup for us to chat about it.

In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.

Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

Have you ever considered how fostering vulnerability in your workplace could enhance your leadership communication and executive presence?

As an aspiring senior executive, you're likely aware of the importance of fostering strong relationships within your team(s).

But have you ever thought about how addressing the loneliness epidemic could significantly impact not only the mental and physical health of your employees but also their productivity and engagement?

Listen to Laura’s conversation with “Skip the Small Talk” Ashley Kirsner to learn:

✅ Helpful insights into the connection between vulnerability, loneliness, and leadership effectiveness.

🔥Learn practical strategies for creating a culture of vulnerability and connection within your team.

🏆Discover the power of Skip the Small Talk cards to facilitate meaningful conversations and combat workplace loneliness.

Dive into this episode now to learn how fostering vulnerability in your workplace can lead to happier, more connected, and ultimately more productive teams with you at the helm.

Thank you so much for listening and being here. If you’re not getting our weekly communication dispatch, please without delay visit www.speakupwithlaura.com and get on the Speak Up A plus List!

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

America is facing a loneliness epidemic, which is known to cause a whole host of physical and mental health problems, however studies show that having structured, vulnerable conversations reduces loneliness, social anxiety, and improves symptoms of depression.

To encourage more rewarding interactions in everyday life, Ashley Kirsner founded Skip the Small Talk, a popular social event based on her social and clinical psychology research, where strangers become friends through the power of conversation.

Skip the Small Talk has since taken the nation —and world—by storm, holding monthly events in 19 cities across the country, making waves overseas in Edinburgh, London, and Paris, and has been featured on the Today Show, NPR’s WBUR, Forbes, and more.

Now, you can deepen existing bonds, start new friendships and discuss the things that matter most with the SKIP THE SMALL TALK CARD DECK, a conversation card deck providing a fun and easy way to strengthen relationships and interact more genuinely with friends, loved ones and acquaintances.

FOR YOU:

Confident about your executive presence when you walk into that board meeting? Are you crushing your presentations? Do you use good metaphors?

Such are the executive micro skills!!!

To give your emerging executives the opportunity to polish their communication skills using the Speak Up 360, schedule a quick call here. Visit www.speakupwithlaura.com to learn how Laura’s allergy to boring helps leaders speak up and make things better.

In Speak Up communication training, teams and individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.

Wouldn’t you like to know the secret charisma sauce behind the success of Silicon Valley's most influential figures?

In today's episode, we're diving into the charisma of Marc Andreessen, a visionary leader whose insights have shaped the tech industry and beyond.

From revolutionizing web browsing to funding groundbreaking startups, Andreessen's influence is undeniable. But what makes his charisma so compelling?

By dissecting Andreessen's charisma, you'll uncover the secrets including:

✅How he communicates visionary leadership

🔥Using intellectual brilliance without being an egomaniac

🔑A new precision tool to develop unwavering confidence

These qualities not only make him a standout figure in the tech world but also offer valuable lessons for anyone looking to make an impact in their domain and beyond.

Ready to unlock the secrets of Silicon Valley's elite? Tune in to this episode to learn how to infuse your leadership style with the charisma of Marc Andreessen and take your career to new heights.

If you’re not getting our insightful weekly communication dispatch, please without delay visit www.speakupwithlaura.com and get on the Speak Up A List!

In Speak Up communication training, teams and individuals learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.