Reclaim Your Voice

I'm fresh from Soul Speaks, where I spoke on Thursday 15th October, and in this episode I take you through how the two days went. I talk about what made the first day so special, how my talk felt on stage, why I go to events for connections rather than takeaways, and why I always make time to celebrate after something big in my career.
I also share what I'm taking forward for my own events, and what a pub crawl date day with Rob has to do with it.
In this episode:
What made the first day of Soul Speaks so special: the curation of the speakers and the fresh voices on stage
How my talk felt, and the moment that told me it was well received
Why I go to events to build connections, meet new people and grow my audience
How pacing, breaks and the shape of the day affect how much people take in
Why celebrating after a big moment in your career matters
Why I schedule downtime afterwards, so I can process the whole experience
I'm also running a free live webinar, Your Voice. Your Power. How to speak with calm confidence and turn every talk and podcast into clients.
It's on Monday 26th October at 7.30pm UK time. Sign up here: https://masterclass.savannamadden.com/sign-up-7994
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
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It's half past nine on a Saturday evening, I'm in black tie behind a lectern on a stage in Birmingham, and I'm about to say "and the winner is." In this episode I take you through my weekend at Class Business Live, hosted by Krissy Monaghan, from the inspiring morning talks, to the mastermind table I hosted, to judging and presenting at the awards, to dancing the night away.
You'll hear what Matt Hall, Enfys Maloney, Rose Gibson and Jo Simpson shared on stage, the story from a dance school that changed how I think about what we're really preparing young people for, and the questions that came up around my mastermind table about building a team you don't have to micromanage. And I'll share what the whole weekend showed me about confidence, and why I think it's a little nudge to put yourself forward for an award.
In this episode:
Why personal brand matters more than ever, and what Daniel Priestley says about making things 20 times harder for yourself
Becoming known in your niche, for the right things
The ballerina story that changed how I think about my young people at MTA
Why knowing your numbers gives you the freedom to make confident decisions
Building a team you don't have to micromanage: incentives, training, an operations manager and an ideal team member avatar
Core values, your moral compass, and why it's better to have a gap than a gap filled with somebody who's not fit for the job
What it's like to judge business awards, and what a winning entry looks like
How awards, community and collaboration over competition connect to confidence
If you'd like to feel more confident speaking about your work, I'm opening four spots on my 1:1 programme, Reclaim Your Voice, and hosting a webinar on Monday 26th October at 7pm to talk you through it.
Thank you to Krissy Monaghan and the whole Class Business Live team. And if you're thinking about awards, a big thank you to Emma Hewitt, an awards strategist, who looked after the judges beautifully.
Book you Free 20minute call with me here
Apply for my 1:1 coaching programme here
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Join me for Own The Room
Join The Voice Collective here
Grab my Reclaim Your Voice Audio & Video Series Here
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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
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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/