What is executive presence & how to develop it
Executive presence is a blend of confidence, personal style and communication skills that conveys authority and inspires others.
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- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
How to use your voice to make your mark
Our voice is a remarkable instrument. But how often do we use it to our advantage? Earlier this week, I was invited by Ruth Armstrong to...
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- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Encouraging girls to lead using a rich, emotional vocal vocabulary
Only 33% of girls want to lead – that’s according to The Girls' Futures Report published on April 2022, by The Girls' Day Trust. As well...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
The Voice of Leadership. Is your leadership voice as effective as it could be?
Where do leaders go to understand how to take charge of their voice and how many genuinely appreciate what a superpower the voice is?
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- Jun 14, 2022
- 4 min
How to hook people with story to improve your business impact
What makes stories and their tellers so powerful and impactful within business? They can change how we think, feel and act...
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- May 26, 2022
- 10 min
How to use your voice to voice your values
Susan Room explores how we can get the best from our voice and ourselves when we’re ready to speak up for our values.
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- Apr 5, 2022
- 8 min
How to voice your values at work
In this interview, Voice and Executive Coach, Susan Room, explores how to overcome our hesitation to speak up and voice our values at work.
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- Mar 8, 2022
- 8 min
5 vocal techniques to learn from some of TED's top female speakers
Aren’t TED talks amazing? It’s not just the content that captivates us, it’s how speakers share it...
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- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
How you say something has economic impact
It's not only what you say but how you say it. Research shows a direct link between a company's performance and a leader's tone of voice.
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- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
Meet the young goalie making his mark on & off the pitch
Goalie Morgan Coxhead shares his recent experience of taking part in Susan Room's Make Your Mark summer school.
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- Aug 17, 2021
- 5 min
Does it make sense to only coach leaders or should we be coaching young people too?
HR business leader Denise Shillito shares her experience of Susan Room's student school.
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- Jul 26, 2021
- 8 min
How Baillie Gifford embraces coaching to enable colleagues to make their mark
Four colleagues from Baillie Gifford reflect on their key learnings from my Make Your Mark group coaching programme.
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- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min
Forethought: 4 thoughts for confidently finding your stride back into the office
If you are feeling a little mixed about the return to ‘normal’ and will soon be heading back into the office, you are far from alone...
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- Jun 10, 2021
- 6 min
The voice of a new world leader and what business professionals can learn from it.
Susan Room explores the voice of new world leader Joe Biden. What can we learn from his speeches and apply practically within business?
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- Mar 1, 2021
- 6 min
“Young people losing hope in the future” – not on our watch
Susan Room explores how the soft skills that coaching develops are missing in the academic arena and how this is impacting young people.
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 6 min
7 learnings from an ‘unprecedented’ year to improve your leadership, voice and presence in 2021
...the thing about last year is it was bursting at the seams with ‘unprecedented’ events – and that offers some useful learning.
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- Nov 6, 2020
- 2 min
Four ways to catapult your confidence at work
As we enter a second lockdown, Susan Room shares 4 ways to catapult your confidence whether working from home or in the office.
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- Jul 21, 2020
- 4 min
School’s IN for summer
New: Make Your Mark with Susan Room® summer school for university students looking to secure their professional edge. Learn More.
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- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
And breathe...
Susan Room shares a breathing exercise for professionals looking for a way to relax and re-focus.
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- Feb 6, 2020
- 3 min
What 75% of us should do this ‘Time to Talk Day.’ Spoiler alert: It’s not talk.
On Time To Talk Day 2020, Voice and Executive Coach shares her ideas on why many of us are just not very good at listening.
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