Present With Confidence & Catapult Your Career
Overcome your public speaking fears and learn how to give talks that lead to new opportunities. The practical guide from Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin.
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Overcome your public speaking fears and learn how to give talks that lead to new opportunities. The practical guide from Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin.
That group could be your colleagues, customers, employer, or even potential investors. It's a great opportunity to be heard, showcase yourself, and your work.
You're excited, but there are butterflies in your stomach.
From tech speakers Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin — everything you need to go from nervous to confident, from unknown to in-demand.
Worried about not having something unique to say because you're not a so-called "expert" or are new to your industry? You'll learn how to easily extract your expertise.
Nerves getting the best of you causing sweaty palms, shaky legs, and a crackly voice? You'll learn how to manage those nerves and have a vibrant presence.
Speaking gives you an opportunity to be heard, showcase yourself and your work, and open doors to opportunities you never imagined possible.
“This book was incredibly helpful, inspiring and relatable, and has in effect made me a more confident and charismatic public speaker.”
Eileen Carey CEO and Founder, Glassbreakers
“If you want to get over the fear factor & connect with an audience then read this book.”
Dan Martell Serial Entrepreneur
“A must-read for anyone serious about growing their public speaking skills.”
Mary Ann Walsh Former VP of Macromedia
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How public speaking will catapult your career in ways you never knew were possible.
How to uncover your hidden expertise, create a talk with stories that hook audiences, and write proposals that get you into speaking events.
Get over your stage fright and present like a pro, no matter your experience level.
Appear polished and poised on presentation day. Handle Q&A, tough audiences, and promotion.
Leverage your talks across lightning talks, panels, webinars, and podcasts.
Get buy-in from your boss and teammates — even if they’ve said no before. Present requests and proposals to get what you want.
We interviewed expert speakers and coaches, and asked them to reveal advanced strategies to take your speaking to the next level.
As a native Spanish speaker, Lucila has learned how to embrace her accent and not let it stop her from presenting & pitching.
Strategies for marketing yourself to conference planners, speaking authentically and fearlessly, and negotiating your speaker fee.
Why it's important for CEOs & founders to speak publicly, and how to present your product without sounding like you're selling.
How to understand and engage your audience, improve communication on teams, and champion ideas to compel people to act.
Everyone is capable of having a vibrant presence, even those who are introverted or shy. Open pathways for confident, easy communication.
How to calm pre-speech nerves, improve audience connection, structure compelling stories, and handle feedback gracefully.
“Never has there been a one-stop shop for all these different interesting tidbits. Not only that, the book also has lots of real-life examples that are helpful.”
“If you have passion for something, the thing that becomes urgent is to share this passion. You want to speak about why this is important to you.”
“Public speaking is like chess. It feels very simple, but the nuances of execution can be challenging and it takes practice.”
“When I read your book, I felt like you read my mind. I wish I had it a year ago when I started out.”
Help your team become better communicators and presenters. Karen and Poornima will share the best strategies from Present! and address questions your employees have.
“While there are a lot of public speaking coaches out there, employees at Adobe found Karen and Poornima’s talk immensely helpful because it was targeted at helping people speak on technical topics. Karen and Poornima shared techniques that were relevant to beginner and intermediate level speakers. Attendees learned how to present technical concepts to an audience at varying experience levels, manage stage fright, come up with a topic, submit a proposal, and deliver a polished presentation.”
“Unlike most advice on public speaking, which tends to be focused on general best practices, Karen and Poornima’s is targeted to address the needs of a speaker who is interested in presenting technical concepts. The employees at Atlasslan enjoyed learning how to convey technical concepts to audiences at various levels, and from different cultural backgrounds. I’d highly recommend this talk for beginner to intermediate level speakers.”
“I’ve heard Karen and Poornima speak many times, and I always learn something new. I implemented a few of their Q&A strategies in a recent talk, and was amazed at how it made the audience more engaged.”
“Employees at Altera (now part of Intel) wanted to know how to present technical concepts in an easy-to-understand manner to customers (internal and external), and when training and onboardlng their teammates. Hence, we chose to have Karen and Poornima speak to them. Karen and Poornima’s talk was perfectly targeted at beginner to intermediate level technical speakers. Attendees learned how to manage stage fright, present technical concepts, and deliver a polished presentation.”
“It was the most informative and successful speaking engagement that I have ever attended! I was able to take notes and utilized some of the tips that you gave us in a pitch the same night. Not only did my power pose relax me, but upon completion of my pitch I received several high-fives and praises compared to the pitch I had done one week previously. I cannot express how helpful your talk was.”