“I think there’s a point that every woman comes to where she can look inside herself and see clearly the ways in which she has been keeping herself small, the ways in which she has been minimizing herself… even to herself, not just to the rest of the world, but to herself. And there’s a pivotal point when we ask ourselves the question, ‘Okay if I keep going like this, how sustainable is this? What is the price I’m going to pay? Am I going to live the life I know I can live?’”
In this episode of The Idealists. (formerly Grit & Grace), host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa interviews Alicia Dara, a nationally recognized speech and presentation coach who has helped thousands of people including CEO’s, Global VPs, Executive Directors and Presidential candidates find their Power Voice and put it to work. Her corporate clients include Microsoft, Amazon, and Planned Parenthood. Her private clients include the National Women's Political Caucus, the Female Founders Alliance, and members of Facebook, Merrill Lynch, and Twitter.
During the show, Alicia explains the importance of a power voice and why her clients sometimes need to overhaul their entire way of communicating to reach the next level of their career.
about the episode.
Alicia begins the episode by describing the 4 pillars of public speaking and why these pillars are necessary for finding one’s power.
She then explains the common mistakes women make when communicating due to social conditioning.
Alicia shares different techniques women can do practice to better their voice and communication styles.
At the end of the episode, Alicia describes her audacious vision for the future.