Overcoming a Fear of Public Speaking (with Linda Ugelow)

May 15
  
</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="&#123;&quot;topLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;topRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;&#125;" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-3c89c3bbd49d255a094e"><div class="sqs-block-content">

<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content>
  <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This week, my guest is Linda Ugelow, speaking confidence and vocal coach and author of the book, Delight in the Limelight. We talk about the fear of public speaking – the possible causes, how it affects our lives in ways we may not have considered, and how to overcome. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Formerly stricken with public speaking fear herself, Linda now helps entrepreneurs and professionals transform their experience of speaking from dread to delight online, on stage, in the media, and in the meeting room.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Take advantage of Linda’s Speaker Preparation Checklist to feel grounded, focused and energized when you speak: https://www.lindaugelow.com/rituals/</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">To connect with Linda:</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">https://www.lindaugelow.com</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Linkedin.com/in/lindaugelow<br>Youtube.com/user/lindaugelow</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Find her on tiktok: @lindaugelow<br>Facebook: linda.ugelow</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Instagram: lindaugelow</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><br> Check out her podcast, Delight in the Limelight! </p>
</div>

</div></div></div></div></div></div>

            <div class="blog-meta-item blog-meta-item--tags" data-content-field="tags">
              <span class="blog-item-tag-wrapper"><a href="/tec-podcast/tag/public+speaking" class="blog-item-tag blog-item-tag--public-speaking" rel="tag">public speaking</a></span><span class="blog-item-tag-wrapper"><a href="/tec-podcast/tag/presentation+skills" class="blog-item-tag blog-item-tag--presentation-skills" rel="tag">presentation skills</a></span>
            </div>
          
            <div class="blog-item-author-profile-wrapper" data-content-field="author">
              <a href="/tec-podcast?author=617ae7024d577d7cd7e6f36a">
  
  <span class="author-name">Lesa Edwards</span>
</a>

            </div>
          
        </div>

        <section class="blog-item-comments">
          <div class="blog-item-comments-toggle-wrapper">
            <div id="blogItemCommentsContent" class="blog-item-comments-content" data-content-field="comments">
              
            </div>
          </div>
        </section>
      
    </div>
  
</article>

</div>
    </div>
  
  </div>
  
</section>

</article>

              <section
  id="itemPagination"
  class="item-pagination item-pagination--prev-next"
  data-collection-type="blog-side-by-side"
>
  
    <a href="/tec-podcast/blog-post-articulating-a-powerful-vision" class="item-pagination-link item-pagination-link--prev">
      <div class="item-pagination-icon icon icon--stroke">
        <svg class="caret-left-icon--small" viewBox="0 0 9 16">
          <polyline fill="none" stroke-miterlimit="10" points="7.3,14.7 2.5,8 7.3,1.2"/>
        </svg>
      </div>
      <span class="pagination-title-wrapper">
        
        <div class="visually-hidden">Previous</div>
        <div class="item-pagination-prev-next">Previous</div>
        
        <h2 class="item-pagination-title">Leading Organizational Change Series: Articulating a Powerful Vision</h2>
      </span>
    </a>
  
    <a href="/tec-podcast/blog-post-strategic-decision-making" class="item-pagination-link item-pagination-link--next">
      <div class="pagination-title-wrapper">
        
        <div class="visually-hidden">Next</div>
        <div class="item-pagination-prev-next">Next</div>
        
        <h2 class="item-pagination-title">How to Improve Your Strategic Decision-Making</h2>
      </div>
      <div class="item-pagination-icon icon icon--stroke">
        <svg class="caret-right-icon--small" viewBox="0 0 9 16">
          <polyline fill="none" stroke-miterlimit="10" points="1.6,1.2 6.5,7.9 1.6,14.7"/>
        </svg>
      </div>
    </a>
  
</section>

      </main>
      
        <footer class="sections" id="footer-sections" data-footer-sections>
  
<section
  data-test="page-section"
  
  data-section-theme=""
  class='page-section 
    
      full-bleed-section
      layout-engine-section
    
    background-width--full-bleed
    
      section-height--small
    
      content-width--wide
    
    horizontal-alignment--center
    vertical-alignment--middle
    
    '
  
  data-section-id="68228c5ac280b87b4026bbc9"
  
  data-controller="SectionWrapperController"
  data-current-styles="{
&quot;imageOverlayOpacity&quot;: 0.15,
&quot;backgroundWidth&quot;: &quot;background-width--full-bleed&quot;,
&quot;sectionHeight&quot;: &quot;section-height--small&quot;,
&quot;customSectionHeight&quot;: 10,
&quot;horizontalAlignment&quot;: &quot;horizontal-alignment--center&quot;,
&quot;verticalAlignment&quot;: &quot;vertical-alignment--middle&quot;,
&quot;contentWidth&quot;: &quot;content-width--wide&quot;,
&quot;customContentWidth&quot;: 50,
&quot;sectionTheme&quot;: &quot;&quot;,
&quot;sectionAnimation&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
&quot;backgroundMode&quot;: &quot;image&quot;
}"
  data-current-context="{
&quot;video&quot;: {
&quot;playbackSpeed&quot;: 0.5,
&quot;filter&quot;: 1,
&quot;filterStrength&quot;: 0,
&quot;zoom&quot;: 0,
&quot;videoSourceProvider&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
},
&quot;backgroundImageId&quot;: null,
&quot;backgroundMediaEffect&quot;: {
&quot;type&quot;: &quot;none&quot;
},
&quot;divider&quot;: {
&quot;enabled&quot;: false
},
&quot;typeName&quot;: &quot;blog-side-by-side&quot;
}"
  data-animation="none"
  data-fluid-engine-section
   
>
  <div
    class="section-border"
    
  >
    <div class="section-background">
    
    </div>
  </div>
  <div
    class='content-wrapper'
    style='
      
    '
  >
    <div
      class="content"
      
    >
      
      <div data-fluid-engine="true"><style>

.fe-68228c5ac280b87b4026bbc8 {
  --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-mobile-site-gutter, 6vw) - 11.0px);
  --cell-max-width: calc( ( var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px) - (11.0px * (8 - 1)) ) / 8 );

  display: grid;
  position: relative;
  grid-area: 1/1/-1/-1;
  grid-template-rows: repeat(21,minmax(24px, auto));
  grid-template-columns:
    minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr)
    repeat(8, minmax(0, var(--cell-max-width)))
    minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr);
  row-gap: 11.0px;
  column-gap: 11.0px;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .background-width--inset .fe-68228c5ac280b87b4026bbc8 {
    --inset-padding: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter) * 2);
  }

  .fe-68228c5ac280b87b4026bbc8 {
    --grid-gutter: calc(var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) - 11.0px);
    --cell-max-width: calc( ( var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px) - (11.0px * (24 - 1)) ) / 24 );
    --inset-padding: 0vw;

    --row-height-scaling-factor: 0.0215;
    --container-width: min(var(--sqs-site-max-width, 1500px), calc(100vw - var(--sqs-site-gutter, 4vw) * 2 - var(--inset-padding) ));

    grid-template-rows: repeat(6,minmax(calc(var(--container-width) * var(--row-height-scaling-factor)), auto));
    grid-template-columns:
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr)
      repeat(24, minmax(0, var(--cell-max-width)))
      minmax(var(--grid-gutter), 1fr);
  }
}

  .fe-block-d7d94367fafe0eaf62a8 {
    grid-area: 2/2/12/10;
    z-index: 0;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
    }
  }

  .fe-block-d7d94367fafe0eaf62a8 .sqs-block {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .fe-block-d7d94367fafe0eaf62a8 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-d7d94367fafe0eaf62a8 {
      grid-area: 1/2/7/16;
      z-index: 0;

    }

    .fe-block-d7d94367fafe0eaf62a8 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .fe-block-d7d94367fafe0eaf62a8 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
    }
  }

  .fe-block-80cddb921898fa46c825 {
    grid-area: 12/2/18/10;
    z-index: 1;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
    }
  }

  .fe-block-80cddb921898fa46c825 .sqs-block {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .fe-block-80cddb921898fa46c825 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-80cddb921898fa46c825 {
      grid-area: 1/20/4/26;
      z-index: 1;

    }

    .fe-block-80cddb921898fa46c825 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .fe-block-80cddb921898fa46c825 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: flex-start;
    }
  }

  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270 {
    grid-area: 18/2/20/10;
    z-index: 2;

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      
    }
  }

  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270 .sqs-block {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  @media (min-width: 768px) {
    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270 {
      grid-area: 4/20/5/24;
      z-index: 2;

    }

    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270 .sqs-block {
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270 .sqs-block-alignment-wrapper {
      align-items: center;
    }
  }

</style><div class="fluid-engine fe-68228c5ac280b87b4026bbc8"><div class="fe-block fe-block-d7d94367fafe0eaf62a8"><div class="sqs-block newsletter-block sqs-block-newsletter" data-blend-mode="NORMAL" data-block-type="51" data-border-radii="&#123;&quot;topLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;topRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;&#125;" id="block-d7d94367fafe0eaf62a8"><div class="sqs-block-content">

<div class="newsletter-form-wrapper
  
  newsletter-form-wrapper--layoutFloat
  newsletter-form-wrapper--alignLeft
  
  "
  >
  <form
     class="newsletter-form"
     data-form-id="68228c5ac280b87b4026bbc6"
     
     autocomplete="on"
     method="POST"
     novalidate
     onsubmit="return (function (form) {
    Y.use('squarespace-form-submit', 'node', function usingFormSubmit(Y) {
      (new Y.Squarespace.FormSubmit(form)).submit({
        formId: '68228c5ac280b87b4026bbc6',
        collectionId: '67a65b4ec46496632ef4a43c',
        objectName: 'd7d94367fafe0eaf62a8'
      });
    });
    return false;
  })(this);">
    <header class="newsletter-form-header">
      <h2 class="newsletter-form-header-title">Enhance and Expand Your Career!</h2>
      <div class="newsletter-form-header-description"><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Sign up for weekly emails from Lesa with job search and career management tips.</p></div>
    </header>
    <div class="newsletter-form-body">
      <div class="newsletter-form-fields-wrapper form-fields" style="vertical-align: middle;">
        
            <div id="email-yui_3_17_2_1_1561059871607_37975" class="newsletter-form-field-wrapper form-item field email required" style="vertical-align: bottom;">
              <label class="newsletter-form-field-label title" for="email-yui_3_17_2_1_1561059871607_37975-field">Email Address</label>
              <input id="email-yui_3_17_2_1_1561059871607_37975-field" class="newsletter-form-field-element field-element" name="email" x-autocompletetype="email" autocomplete="email" type="email" spellcheck="false" placeholder="Email Address" />
            </div>
          
      </div>
      <div data-animation-role="button" class="newsletter-form-button-wrapper submit-wrapper" style="vertical-align: middle;">
        <button
          class="
            newsletter-form-button
            sqs-system-button
            sqs-editable-button-layout
            sqs-editable-button-style
            sqs-editable-button-shape
            sqs-button-element--primary
          "
          type="submit"
          value="Sign Up"
        >
          <span class="newsletter-form-spinner sqs-spin light large"></span>
          <span class="newsletter-form-button-label">Sign Up</span>
          <span class="newsletter-form-button-icon"></span>
        </button>
      </div>
      
        <div class="captcha-container sqs-form-rendered
          align-left
          
          "
          data-theme="light"
        ></div>
        
    </div>
    <div class="newsletter-form-footnote"></div>
    <div class="hidden form-submission-text"><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Thank you! Keep an eye on your email inbox for Lesa’s weekly email.</p></div>
    <div class="hidden form-submission-html" data-submission-html=""></div>
  </form>
</div>
</div></div></div><div class="fe-block fe-block-80cddb921898fa46c825"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-blend-mode="NORMAL" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="&#123;&quot;topLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;topRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomLeft&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;,&quot;bottomRight&quot;:&#123;&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;value&quot;:0.0&#125;&#125;" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-80cddb921898fa46c825"><div class="sqs-block-content">

<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content>
  <h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Exclusive Career</h4><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">© 2005-2025 The Exclusive Career and Lesa Edwards - All Rights Reserved</p>
</div>

</div></div></div><div class="fe-block fe-block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270"><div class="sqs-block socialaccountlinks-v2-block sqs-block-socialaccountlinks-v2" data-block-type="54" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270"><div class="sqs-block-content">

<div class="sqs-svg-icon--outer social-icon-alignment-center social-icons-color- social-icons-size-small social-icons-shape-rounded social-icons-style-solid" >
  <style>
    #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747757683634_3270 .social-icons-style-border .sqs-svg-icon--wrapper {
      
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px inset;
      
      border: none; 
    }
  </style>
  <nav class="sqs-svg-icon--list">
    <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/LesaCareerCoach/" target="_blank" class="sqs-svg-icon--wrapper linkedin-unauth" aria-label="LinkedIn">
      <div>
        <svg class="sqs-svg-icon--social" viewBox="0 0 64 64">
          <use class="sqs-use--icon" xlink:href="#linkedin-unauth-icon"></use>
          <use class="sqs-use--mask" xlink:href="#linkedin-unauth-mask"></use>
        </svg>
      </div>
    </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theexclusivecareer" target="_blank" class="sqs-svg-icon--wrapper facebook-unauth" aria-label="Facebook">
      <div>
        <svg class="sqs-svg-icon--social" viewBox="0 0 64 64">
          <use class="sqs-use--icon" xlink:href="#facebook-unauth-icon"></use>
          <use class="sqs-use--mask" xlink:href="#facebook-unauth-mask"></use>
        </svg>
      </div>
    </a>
  </nav>
</div>
</div></div></div></div></div>
    </div>
  
  </div>
  
</section>

</footer>

    </div>

    <script defer="true" src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/vta/5c5a519771c10ba3470d8101/scripts/site-bundle.5034b49dc9657e6dff57a43925f3aeab.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" style="display:none" data-usage="social-icons-svg"><symbol id="linkedin-unauth-icon" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path d="M20.4,44h5.4V26.6h-5.4V44z M23.1,18c-1.7,0-3.1,1.4-3.1,3.1c0,1.7,1.4,3.1,3.1,3.1 c1.7,0,3.1-1.4,3.1-3.1C26.2,19.4,24.8,18,23.1,18z M39.5,26.2c-2.6,0-4.4,1.4-5.1,2.8h-0.1v-2.4h-5.2V44h5.4v-8.6 c0-2.3,0.4-4.5,3.2-4.5c2.8,0,2.8,2.6,2.8,4.6V44H46v-9.5C46,29.8,45,26.2,39.5,26.2z"/></symbol><symbol id="linkedin-unauth-mask" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path d="M0,0v64h64V0H0z M25.8,44h-5.4V26.6h5.4V44z M23.1,24.3c-1.7,0-3.1-1.4-3.1-3.1c0-1.7,1.4-3.1,3.1-3.1 c1.7,0,3.1,1.4,3.1,3.1C26.2,22.9,24.8,24.3,23.1,24.3z M46,44h-5.4v-8.4c0-2,0-4.6-2.8-4.6c-2.8,0-3.2,2.2-3.2,4.5V44h-5.4V26.6 h5.2V29h0.1c0.7-1.4,2.5-2.8,5.1-2.8c5.5,0,6.5,3.6,6.5,8.3V44z"/></symbol><symbol id="facebook-unauth-icon" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path d="M34.1,47V33.3h4.6l0.7-5.3h-5.3v-3.4c0-1.5,0.4-2.6,2.6-2.6l2.8,0v-4.8c-0.5-0.1-2.2-0.2-4.1-0.2 c-4.1,0-6.9,2.5-6.9,7V28H24v5.3h4.6V47H34.1z"/></symbol><symbol id="facebook-unauth-mask" viewBox="0 0 64 64"><path d="M0,0v64h64V0H0z M39.6,22l-2.8,0c-2.2,0-2.6,1.1-2.6,2.6V28h5.3l-0.7,5.3h-4.6V47h-5.5V33.3H24V28h4.6V24 c0-4.6,2.8-7,6.9-7c2,0,3.6,0.1,4.1,0.2V22z"/></symbol></svg>

  </body>
</html>