Welcome to the summer season of Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson, where I’m sharing some of my favourite and most popular episodes.

This week I’m revisiting my interview with Denise Duffield-Thomas, a Money Mindset Mentor, author and host of the wildly popular and successful Money Bootcamp, where she has supported more than 10,000 people overcome their money mindset gremlins.

Denise epitomises what it means to make an impact at scale, while still maintaining your authenticity. She is delightfully down-to-earth, honest and, well, ‘normal’ 😉

I invited her onto the show to talk about how she’s built a business using speaking - on stages and on her podcast - despite the fact that she doesn’t really like public speaking! And, we had such a delicious conversation talking about all sorts of things.

In this gorgeously real, insightful and authentic chat, we explore how Denise chooses to use her voice, her way, so that it works with her current phase of life and business and leans into her strengths

Listen in to hear:

• Denise’s preparation rituals for calming her nerves before a big presentation
• Why Denise doesn’t like keynotes and how instead she reframes those invitations invitations into a style that works for her
• Denise’s journey in moving from delivering free presentations to paid ones
• How Denise stays on track in presentations, and avoids those ADHD rabbit holes
• Why Denise enjoys spontaneous presentations and discussions over prepped, rehearsed ones
• How to trust the spontaneous presentation style will deliver value for your audience AND be safe for you
• Why public speaking, in whatever format you choose, is a powerful way to share your voice and why we’re both such advocates for women finding theirs
• The lessons Denise took away from our conversation

Resources and links mentioned in this episode

If you’re keen to know more about Unshakeable: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, email me at cat[@]catmatson.com.au

Connect with Denise Duffield-Thomas on

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/denisedt/

Website - https://www.denisedt.com/

Chill & Prosper Podcast -

Connect with me on

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catmatson/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/catmatson/

Website - https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/

Sales conversations tend to trip up even the most confident of communicators - we don’t want to feel salesy or pushy, we don’t want to be rejected and of course, we still have our sales targets to reach.

Rather than just talk about this in theory, today’s episode you’re getting to listen in on a real confident communication coaching call that I had with a small business owner.

Caitlin runs a successful pet photography business; she now has a team of photographers capturing beautiful photos of families and their furry friends. And, like many small business owners, Caitlin was uncomfortable with her sales process and conversations.

Listen in to hear:

• How to shift your mindset from sales is ‘icky’ and ‘pushy’ to sales is a form of service
• How to use other communication techniques, like beginning with the end in mind, to reduce confusion and take your clients on a sales journey that feels good
• Different ways to respond to objections, and anticipate objections so they can be incorporated into the conversation
• How to package up your offers, and options, so they feel natural and easy for your clients to buyWhy speaking to your full stops, in full, complete sentences, rather than filling the silence with more words, is far more powerful than we realise

If you’d like a FREE Confident Communication Coaching Session, book here.

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To ask me a question, connect with me on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/catmatson/

To have a look at Caitlin’s gorgeous pet portraits, visit her website - https://ragamuffinpetphotography.com.au/

"I want to stop rambling" is the number one 'problem' people come to me to solve.

But what if your 'rambling' is actually how you process information, make sense of things and form your opinions.

If you're a verbal processor like me, it's not a flaw that needs to be fixed, in fact, it's the very thing that helps you see what others don't. The issue isn't the rambling - that's part of your process - the issue is not confusing your audience as you think aloud.

Listen in to hear:

• how I discovered I was a verbal processor (and how it's different to people who AREN'T out-loud thinkers)
• why verbal processing shows up as rambling
• how you can still 'ramble' in professional settings without losing your audience

Also in this episode I have a little chat about my refreshed approach to content creation as I move away from algorithm-focused techniques and back to human-focused techniques.

Mentioned in this episode

My substack - https://catmatson.substack.com/

My email newsletter - https://www.impactfulpresenters.com/f/how-to-stop-rambling

If want to chat with me - best way is via substack (above), Instagram or LinkedIn