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Make Your Mark Vocally: The Legacy of My Mother's Voice
Susan Room shares the legacy of her mother's voice and how it helped to build the foundation for her own confidence.
Mar 204 min read
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Make Your Mark, You Say. But How?
The words Make Your Mark inspire and drive me daily. But what does Make Your Mark actually mean and how can you apply it to your life?
Feb 265 min read
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Boss or Bossy? Navigating the Double Bind of Female Leadership
Learn what the "Double Bind" is and how you can develop a communication style to handle it.
Oct 23, 20243 min read
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Find Your Inner Coach: Tackling a Tough HR Job Market Without Getting Desperate
Find Your Inner Coach: Tackling a Tough HR Job Market Without Getting Desperate
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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Listening to your inner coach
Learning to listen to our inner voice more rationally and with curiosity (instead of allowing it to hold us back) can be transformative.
May 20, 20243 min read
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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.
Dec 13, 20239 min read
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And breathe...
Susan Room shares a breathing exercise for professionals looking for a way to relax and re-focus.
Aug 7, 20231 min read
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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.
Jan 31, 20233 min read
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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...
Oct 27, 20223 min read
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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...
Oct 12, 20222 min read
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Susan Room speaks with Ashutosh Garg as a guest on his popular podcast "The Brand Called You".
Eighteen months ago, I joined entrepreneur, coach, and prolific author Ashutosh Garg on his popular podcast, "The Brand Called You".
Aug 31, 202213 min read
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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?
Jul 20, 20223 min read
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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...
Jun 14, 20224 min read
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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.
May 26, 202210 min read
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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.
Apr 5, 20228 min read
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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...
Mar 8, 20227 min read
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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.
Nov 25, 20214 min read
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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.
Sep 29, 20215 min read
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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.
Aug 17, 20215 min read
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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...
Jul 13, 20213 min read
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