Reclaim Your Voice

Ever watched someone deliver the same talk twice and it sounds completely different both times, while still sounding exactly like them? That's not a great memory. It's how they learned it in the first place. In this episode I walk through exactly how I learn and rehearse a talk, including why memorising it word for word is actually the thing working against you.
I cover my main method (writing the full talk out, then condensing to bullet points, then using your finished slides as the final prompt), a few alternative methods for people who need more rigid structure, and the rehearsal process that makes a talk sound alive rather than recited, every single time you give it.
In this episode:
Why memorising a talk word for word actually works against you
My main method: full script, condensed to bullet points, then slides as the final cue
Cue cards as a stepping stone if you're not ready to let go of a physical prompt
Alternative methods for visual and auditory learners, and the most rigid option, if nothing else is landing
The option of learning just the structure and beats, with no memorising at all
The four-stage rehearsal process that keeps a talk sounding authentic instead of over-rehearsed
Grab my brand new free resource, the nine steps to build your signature talk, link's in the show notes. And if you want help building and rehearsing your own, that's exactly what we work on inside my 1:1 programme, Reclaim Your Voice.
Book you Free 20minute call with me here
Apply for my 1:1 coaching programme here
Grab my 9 Steps to Build a Signature Talk here
Join me for Own The Room
Join The Voice Collective here
Grab my Reclaim Your Voice Audio & Video Series Here
Follow me on Instagram here
https://savannamadden.com/

Confidence isn't something you're born with, it's a muscle, one you build rep by rep. In this episode I break down the four things that actually build it, the real mechanics, not just the idea of confidence.
I also share a secret that might surprise you, confidence coaches have confidence wobbles too, why client testimonials are one of the best forms of evidence you can gather, and the Jim Rohn quote I come back to again and again about who you surround yourself with.
In this episode:
Why confidence is a muscle you build, not something you're born with
Why testimonials are one of my favourite tools for building proof in yourself
What expanding your comfort zone actually looks like in practice
Why the people around you might matter more than any skill you think you're missing
If you want to work on this properly with me directly, that's exactly what we do inside my 1:1 programme, Reclaim Your Voice, link's in the show notes.
Book you Free 20minute call with me here
Apply for my 1:1 coaching programme here
Grab my 9 Steps to Build a Signature Talk here
Join me for Own The Room
Join The Voice Collective here
Grab my Reclaim Your Voice Audio & Video Series Here
Follow me on Instagram here
https://savannamadden.com/

Storytelling is the most important part of any speaking experience, it's what makes people buy into you and see themselves in what you're saying. In this episode I break down the simple four-beat structure I teach for building your own story: the before, the relatable struggle, the pivotal moment, and the after, using my own story as the example, then a client's too, so you see the structure applied twice.
I also cover the real reason story should come before credentials, why keeping the messy, human bits in is what actually makes your story work, and the exact questions to ask yourself to find your own four beats.
In this episode:
The four-beat story structure: before, struggle, pivotal moment, after
My own story, and a client's, both used as real examples of the structure in action
Why story has to come before credentials, not just for connection, but for how trust actually gets built
Why watering your story down costs you the thing that makes it work
The exact questions to find your own before, struggle, pivotal moment, and after
If you want help building your own before, struggle, pivotal moment, and after, that's exactly what we walk through inside the Voice Collective, link's in the show notes.
Book you Free 20minute call with me here
Apply for my 1:1 coaching programme here
Grab my 9 Steps to Build a Signature Talk here
Join me for Own The Room
Join The Voice Collective here
Grab my Reclaim Your Voice Audio & Video Series Here
Follow me on Instagram here
https://savannamadden.com/

What do you actually do with your body in the 90 seconds before you speak, whether that's walking on stage, going live, or hitting record on a podcast? In this episode I walk through the exact four-step sequence I use every time: breath, gaze, hands, and feet, in that order, and why each one sends your nervous system a specific signal that you're safe.
I also cover why this sequence only works if you've rehearsed it in small, low-stakes moments first, and why confidence and talk structure have to be built together, since a calm nervous system doesn't fix a talk that rambles, and a brilliant structure won't hold up if you can't deliver it steadily.
In this episode:
The exact breath pattern that calms your nervous system fast (and why the exhale matters more than the inhale)
Why "look above the audience's head" is a public speaking myth, and what to do instead
The finger hold technique for calm, grounded hands
Why practising these tools when you're not nervous is what makes them work when you are
Why confidence alone won't fix a talk that lacks structure, and vice versa
If this episode helped, come find me on Instagram @iamsavannamadden and send me a message, or just DM me the word PODCAST and I'll know you came from here.
Book you Free 20minute call with me here
Apply for my 1:1 coaching programme here
Grab my 9 Steps to Build a Signature Talk here
Join me for Own The Room
Join The Voice Collective here
Grab my Reclaim Your Voice Audio & Video Series Here
Follow me on Instagram here
https://savannamadden.com/

What actually happens at an in-person speaker retreat day? In this episode I'm taking you inside Own The Room, my speaker retreat day, with two real examples from a recent session, an MC relocating abroad who completely flipped how she pitches her services, and a theatre school principal who reworked how she talks to parents about her school's biggest production.
I also share the belief that shapes everything I teach: your nervous system and what you do before you speak matters just as much as what you do once you're speaking. Structure without confidence falls flat. Confidence without structure just fills a room with noise. You need both, and this episode walks through exactly what building both looks like in practice.
In this episode:
Two real client examples of flipping a pitch and a parent communication from "here's what I offer" to painting the picture first
Why structure and nervous system regulation have to be built together, not separately
A full walkthrough of what an Own The Room day actually includes, morning framework and reset tools, afternoon pure implementation
What you leave with: a 30-minute Next Steps Call and real B-roll footage of yourself speaking
Why knowing exactly how long you've got matters more than most speakers realise
Ready to see what a day like this could do for you? Book the next Own The Room day, Tuesday 24th November at my home in Hertfordshire, or book a free 20-minute clarity call if you're still deciding. Both links are in the show notes.
Book you Free 20minute call with me here
Apply for my 1:1 coaching programme here
Grab my 9 Steps to Build a Signature Talk here
Join me for Own The Room
Join The Voice Collective here
Grab my Reclaim Your Voice Audio & Video Series Here
Follow me on Instagram here
https://savannamadden.com/