Speak Up With Laura Camacho

Laura and Lisa Gaché met through a common client/friend in LA, where Lisa is the queen of helping media stars and execs mind their manners. Laura and Lisa hit it off like PB and dark chocolate and dropped so many juicy tips on influence through good manners. In this unfiltered conversation you’ll get the exact etiquette insights that NO ONE tells you (except maybe your mom

Everything you need to know about answering questions in a meeting or presentation with graciousness and calm.Let’s re-frame your brain’s attitude toward questions, show how you can use them to build your relationships and your reputation.Laura lets you in on the reasons you WANT people to ask you questions, how to make preparation easier by anticipating questions, how to deal with absolutely any question from anyone, even your frenemies, with graciousness.Following up on Laura’s most popular podcast episode, Slay the Q&A, she’s prepared this updated version for your listening pleasure and career advancement.Unless you’re driving, grab your pencil ✏️ and note down these these diamond-studded platinum takeaways and more!

There is a point where powering through doesn’t work. If you feel stuck in your career trajectory, it could be you’re caught in the performance paradox. Join this fascinating conversation about what to do when working harder stops working.In this interview with Growth-Mindset expert, Eduardo Briceño, Laura highlights ways leaders can strengthen their team cultures, cultivate growth mindsets in their teams, and adapt better learning strategies.Eduardo’s book, The Performance Paradox, was just releasedSeptember, 2023.The team is the strongest cultural unit. – Eduardo BriceñoUnless you’re driving, grab your pencil ✏️ and note down these these takeaways and more!

In this episode, Laura introduces you to the transformative TammyAlvarez, the mastermind behind the Career Winners Circle.Drawing from her prolific C-Suite career on Wall Street, Tammy shares her useful "Break all the Rules" approach, leveraging her extensive experience leading at powerhouse companies like AIG and Bank of America.Now, through her innovative coaching programs at the Career Winners Circle, Tammy equips leaders to amplify their potential and extend their impact.Press play to reshape your self-image as a leader who embodies both courage and innovation. Grab your pencil ✏️ and take note of these takeaways and more!

Former TEDx Senior Speaker Coach, Jacqueline Farrington, joins Laura Camacho to talk ALL the things to uplevel your presentation skill. NOTE: In the podcast Laura says Jacqueline teaches Theatre at Yale. That is PAST tense. She hasn't taught there since 2005.Being able to give outstanding presentations can be your defining career catalyst. The difference between a good presenter and a compelling one is 100 different details, and that is exactly what Laura and Jacqueline talk about in this conversation.Jacqueline brings her theatrical background AND Tedx coaching experience to YOU through this fascinating conversation. Grab your pencil before you start the recording ✏️ and take note of these takeaways and more!

Bob Dilenschneider is the kind of guy who does podcast interviews from his car in Manhattan while his driver pulls over for this conversation! He’s also the kind of guy who’s been rubbing shoulders with the who’s who of national and international politics, media and culture since the 1990s.Bob’s been around the block and has a sharp nose for what’s signal and what’s noise. He’s a charming, straight shooter, old school type. There is so much from our conversation, gems like...

Talking to Peggy was so much fun, Laura is planning to visit her next time she’s in New Mexico. The problem with “tooting your own horn” is that smart people tend toremember only the painful examples and develop fear of coming across as boring and/or annoying.There are actually delightful ways to talk about your accomplishments that provoke authentic and rich conversations. These have the bonus of letting people know who you really are. (Which many people will find encouraging, btw.)Being able to talk about yourself in an interesting way brings a boatload of benefits, which include helping others to do the same. People want to know about you, without the tsunami of self-revelation that traps so many.Laura and Peggy cover small talk, networking conversations, conversation tools you can use on zoom, and many other tips including these:

Along the path of his eclectic career, Tom Jackobs picked out the high-payoff tidbits you need to craft a story that moves people to action. That’s charisma in a nutshell, and being an extrovert is NOT required. It’s about creating a teaching moment, a pitch that doesn’t sound like a pitch (because no one likes being sold to!)What you are really going to love about this episode, and I’m speaking to those whose work is related to technology and or engineering, is that Tom has a PROCESS for crafting a story that sells. What Laura and Tom really focus on is “selling” your solutions/proposals to senior leadership, how to find that story that sells the value you offer.(You should probably listen to this episode twice, just saying.)

Bonus Episode 201 Replay Laura Camacho interviewed by Laura Cox KaplanThis is for you if you ever feel like your hard work is insufficiently recognized, and/or compensated. This is also for you if you are looking for a new role and you need to speak the language that gets you hired and valued.More than ever career success comes down to how effectively you communicate not just about the work itself, the deliverables, but also the value you and your team are providing and the impact of that work on other parts of the organization.In this episode, Laura shares the secrets you need to communicate the value of your work in a way that builds visibility, influence, and impact.This episode was originally recorded for the She Said/She Said Podcast and we found so much value in this conversation we are posting it especially for the Speak Up with Laura Camacho posse!Takeaways from this chat include:

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This encore conversation spotlights influencer and She Said/She Said podcaster Laura Cox Kaplan (@lauracoxkaplan), who shares the EXACT small habits and stories that build influence, wins over those frozen granite hearts and scalpel sharp minds, and even the steps to get a role on corporate or nonprofit boards. Laura Cox Kaplan has forgotten more about influence than most people ever learn. Snag her proprietary influence framework and to help you navigate and better utilize whatever life throws your way! Expand your influence using these habits and story structures:

It sure feels like there are unprecedented levels of turmoil on the economic/social/political landscape, with potentially legitimate concerns of how AI will change our work. Resilience is your fast track ticket to facing adversity, working with annoying people, and pivoting with finesse in your career. If you haven’t already, it’s so important for you to know what your strengths are so you can lean on them to work with more energy. You not only want to leverage your own strengths, but help those around you to know and use their strengths, to build the entire team’s engagement and performance. Russell goes through the Resilience Wheel to deconstruct this key concept into its component parts. Of course your communication skill level mirrors your current level of resilience. If you look carefully into any conversation, you can pretty accurately assess their level of resilience and respond accordingly. Fortify your leadership with resilience, using these life-altering insights:

An accomplished keynote speaker and Managing Partner of Leadership Forum, LLC, Wanda Wallace’s work focuses on improving leadership by improving the quality of conversations. She helps women and men advance, stick and thrive. After 10 years at the helm of Duke's Fuqua School of Business executive education program, her most recent work helps managers break out of being the expert and build truly inclusive cultures. This work is captured in her latest book "You Can’t Know It All: Leading in the Age of Deep Expertise." Laura and Wanda chat up ways leaders add value to their teams WITHOUT knowing all the technical details -> that becomes mission impossible once you reach senior leadership and can actually happen at any time. They chat up a mini-tsunami of practical tips to be a better public speaker and how to get other people on board with your brilliant ideas. Reach your stakeholders in their comfort zone, not yours. Everything that happens in business happens in a conversation. Catch these titani

Catch this bracing conversation with men’s executive style coach, Dwayne Williams, based in Dallas. Dwayne leans on his 20+ years of fashion and style experience (that began when he learned from his father, a tailor) to get men where they want to be with the power of style. He helps ambitious corporate men achieve their signature style by transforming the way they dress. Dwayne’s clients who are new to style enjoy getting more compliments, confidence, and opportunities. Dwayne’s lengthy experience in men's fashion with Fortune 500 companies has equipped him with the expertise to identify what’s missing in your closet and help you find your signature style. He’s managed the wardrobes of hundreds of successful professionals, providing a luxury level of service, helping them get new jobs, promotions, and even married.

Today Laura chats with Angela Foster, the person high-achieving women leaders seek to help them put together a closet full of clothes they love to wear. She was an executive in the fashion and beauty industry for 20 years. Today she specializes in ambitious petite executives and this particular conversation will help ALL women dress for the success they want. We go into all the details about how what you wear affects your confidence and shapes how others perceive you. It’s all about small tweaks that can elevate your executive presence. If you have BIG goals you want to accomplish, do not miss this opportunity to get insider insight on looking perfect for the part. Be cautious about Influencers who are pushing sponsored products! There’s more!! Angela is offering an exclusive FREE Fall Fashion gift for YOU here! (www.angelastylecoach.com/laura) Catch these executive style curated insights including:

Today’s riveting guest on the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast is Mike Acker, communication and public speaking coach. Mike had to overcome his own communication challenges growing up such as a speech impediment and moving to Mexico at the age of 10, where he didn’t speak the language. These challenges spurred him to find how he could show up with CONFIDENCE in the workplace, public speaking engagements, and beyond. Mike has divulged his hard-earned wisdom in 17 different books and workbooks including his most recent one: Speak with Confidence: Overcome Self-Doubt, Communicate Clearly, and Inspire Your Audience. If you know you are competent but have a hard time feeling cool, calm and collected, this episode is for you. Mike breaks down confidence so that it becomes attainable to even the most nervous Nancy. Learn how to SPEAK with confidence and navigate self-doubt (aka imposter syndrome!!!) with ease. Some of the wisdom bombs dropped in this episode are:

This episode of the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast features influence expert and positivity PRO Brian Smith, PhD. Brian is Founder of IA Business Advisors, The “I” in Team Series and more than FIFTY successful companies. He most recently authored: Positive Influence: Be the I in Team with his daughter, Mary Griffin. Brian began his career in the military where he learned about the importance of structure. He then went to school for accounting, ending up in the tech & computer systems world where he became fascinated with how people influence each other and the role of positive influence in the workplace. If you want to make changes, increase your visibility and be recognized as the invaluable asset that you are, this episode is for you. You will learn to harness the power of positivity to influence others as well as these priceless takeaways:

In today’s groundbreaking episode of the Speak Up with Laura Camacho podcast, host Laura interviews Tim Creasey. Tim is the Chief Innovation Officer at Prosci where he strives to empower teams to more successfully manage change. He is also the author of: Change Management: The People Side of Change. If the fast-paced changes happening in the post-pandemic, AI-saturated workplace are catching you and/or your team off guard, this episode is for you. Tim has researched and documented the best ways to maximize the discipline of change management. In this gripping episode, these are some of the transformative takeaways you can expect:

Today’s guest on the Speak Up with Laura podcast is Gabe Zichermann, and we are talking about ENGAGING your audience. His book, The A-Ha! Method: Communicating Powerfully in a Time of Distraction addresses the challenges that arise with public speaking and communication in general in our high tech era. If you struggle with anxiety about presentations, or wonder if your audience or team is actually paying ANY attention to you, this episode is for you! Gabe and host Laura Camacho cover best practices to be a MASTER communicator in all of your meetings, presentations, and pitches—regardless of how many iPhones are in the room. In this wildly informative and uber helpful episode you will learn:

Our fabulously creative guest today is Sarah Sofia Knepp, EXPERT content creator and event designer. Sarah pivoted from politics to event design after planning her own wedding. She decided to start her own event-planning business and—starting from scratch in Charlotte, NC—soon learned the value and necessity of having a strong network. Twelve years ago she stretched into content marketing and has been helping people get connected virtually and in-person ever since. If you want to have a STRONG network and ADVANCE in your career, this episode is for you. Sarah drops some serious wisdom about meeting others, building relationships, and making the absolute most of the contacts you make. Some of the PRICELESS takeaways are: