A milestone episode, the 200th, deserves a celebration! 🥳

To do just that, in this episode I’m answering a series of listener questions about speaking, podcasting and speaking highlights, as well as sharing what I’ve learned, and what’s coming next, for the Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson podcast.

Listen in to hear:

• The most popular episode of all time

• The common mistakes people make when they start working on their speaking skills

• The ‘thing’ that keeps coming up, over and over again, in my coaching work

• The number one insight I’ve gained, as in, the ONE THING that is most impactful when communicating

• What surprises me the most about this podcast and this work

• My speaking highlight (and no, it’s not the biggest stage I’ve spoken on)

• How I record these episodes without a script and keep my voice calm and inviting

• Why I think speaking in THE MOST valuable skill you can have

• What I’ll be sharing in episodes 201, onwards

Also mentioned in this episode:

The most popular episode of all time - How To Get The Right Words To Come Out

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zvje5YEEpFaEejTa9TFay?si=0c4f43ba393841d2

The interview with Denise Duffield-Thomas

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Yfa9VK2Hf0r7Dj50W07v1?si=9J3n_ebUQD2hCH58z2kBzg

The interview with Dr Martine Rothblatt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5w47HjLKM

My newsletter, Impactful, on substack (best way to hear about the cool stuff coming up)

https://catmatson.substack.com/

Instagram - where you can chat with me about anything ☺️

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

Nothing is obvious to the uninformed ... yet so often when we communicate we assume that our audience knows what we're talking about.

I've been reading award entries this week and so many of them don't make it obvious what they do. It's a lost opportunity for them to make an impression and to make an impact with the judging panel.

It's not just award entries where this happens though:

• describing your business
• describing your role in government
• introducing yourself at networking functions

In this episode I explain how to make it simply obvious to your audience.

Listen in to hear:

• why nothing is obvious to the uninformed
• how to think about what you do so you can describe it in a way that lands
• how thinking in 'sesame street terms' might help you simplify your message
• how being cute, jargonistic or extra clever doesn't help
• my simple framework for explaining what you do, simply

To learn more about my Earn The Right Framework, listen to

Episode 7 - Why Me? Overcoming I'm Not Good Enough

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