Authenticity and courage for public speaking - A conversation with Natira McDermott

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Natira McDermott is a public speaking coach who helps her clients create successful businesses by dropping perfectionism and embracing their own compelling visibility. She shares with us key skills and public speaker should have to become visible by speaking like themselves instead of a textbook. Prior to her coaching career, Natira spent 15 years at advertising and media agencies in NYC where she led teams in over 150 pitches and coached dozens of executive teams. Natira is based in New York City and provides individual coaching, executive leadership coaching, presentation, and public speaking workshops.

“When you get up to speak about your work, you might feel that part of you really wants to make your message seen and heard and felt - but another part of you is terrified of being visible. The work I do with clients is to support both of these parts - the one that wants to shine and the one that wants to hide.” – Natira McDermott

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Website: nlmcdermott.com
Linkedin: Natira McDermott - Confidence & Public Speaking Coach - NLMcDermott Coaching

More details at access2perspectives.org/2022/07/a-conversation-with-natira-mcdermott

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Music: Alex Lustig, produced by Kitty Kat
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