Episode 67: Speaking with Confidence in a Politically Charged Environment | Executive Presence for Leaders
When headlines have your team on edge, the energy you carry into a room sets the tone for everyone in it. Speaking with confidence in a politically charged environment starts with knowing whether you are steady enough to lead the conversation at all. Karin Reed welcomes Tinna Jackson to Speaker Dynamics – Own the Room. Tinna is President and CEO of Jackson Consulting Group and author of The Power Play Journal.
Episode 66: Speaker Tip Spotlight: Is Your Virtual Presence Stuck in Lecture Hall Mode?
Your virtual presence can change the second the red light goes on. Sometimes the problem is not what you know, but how you adjust your communication to the space. Host Karin Reed opens this Speaker Tip Spotlight on Speaker Dynamics – Own The Room with a live interview that took a sharp turn. A warm, engaging professor went into full lecture mode the moment the cameras rolled, and Karin has a theory about why it happened. Her answer explains why experienced speakers sometimes sound stiff or overly formal on camera. Karin is a four-time author, Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, and communication expert who helps people own the room in person and virtually.
Episode 65: Vocal Health for Speakers: Why Speaking Confidence Begins with a Healthy Voice
Your voice can only take so many back-to-back meetings before it starts to give out. If you’ve ended a day of calls with almost no voice left, this episode explains why and what to do about it. On Speaker Dynamics – Own the Room, Karin Reed talks with Kimberley Bentley, a professional singer, voice teacher, and vocal health coach, about the habits that protect your voice and the ones that quietly wreck it. Kim has spent years training singers and coaching presenters, educators, and other voice-dependent professionals, giving her a clear perspective on the habits that can put extra strain on your voice.
Episode 64: Business Storytelling Revisited: What 63% of Listeners Remember
Facts fade. Stories stick. That’s the core lesson behind business storytelling, and it’s the reason only 5% of listeners in one study could recall a presentation’s data points while 63% remembered the story woven through it. In this conversation, Karin Reed sits down with Andrea Brody, Speaker Dynamics Senior Communication Coach and creator of the Inspiring Through Storytelling workshop. Andrea spent years as a television reporter before she turned her storytelling instincts into a framework that helps professionals communicate with influence in high-stakes rooms.
Episode 63: How to Dress Like A Leader to Enhance Your Executive Presence
Most professionals never think about how their clothes are already talking for them before a meeting starts. Karin Reed sits down with wardrobe stylist and certified color analyst Claire Roberts to fix that blind spot. What you wear shapes your executive presence before you say a single word, and Claire, owner of Claire Roberts Style, has spent nearly two decades helping people get that right.
Episode 62: Presenting to Senior Leaders: How to Cut Someone Off Without Being Rude
Presenting to senior leaders gets messy fast when someone hijacks your time with a tangent that pulls the room away from what you came to say. You need a way to reclaim control without seeming rude, and this episode delivers exactly that.
Episode 61: Executive Presence: Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough to Get You Promoted
You work hard, deliver results, and still get overlooked. This episode shows you how to build executive presence without changing who you are or pretending to be the loudest voice in the room. On Speaker Dynamics – Own The Room, host Karin Reed sits down with Lorraine K. Lee, keynote speaker and bestselling author of Unforgettable Presence, to unpack why professional presence grows through small daily moments rather than big stage appearances.
Episode 60: What Good Communication Training Looks Like and What to Avoid
The wrong communication training can do more damage than no training at all.
Some coaches yell. Some interrupt every stumble. One even fired a water gun at clients for using filler words. On this episode of Speaker Dynamics: Own The Room – Speaker Tip Spotlight, host Karin Reed makes the case for a different philosophy of communication training, one built on respect for the courage it takes to work on your own voice. Standing up to present already ranks among the most stressful moments in professional life. The person guiding your growth should never add to that fear. Real progress happens when people feel safe enough to be vulnerable, and any trainer who tears your people down is wasting your investment.
Episode 59: Crisis Communication and Executive Presence: A PR Strategist’s Honest Guide for Leaders
When a crisis hits, most leaders panic or pretend nothing is wrong. Both moves backfire.
Crisis communication is one of the most misunderstood skills in leadership. PR strategist Lee Caraher has spent more than twenty years watching companies make the same avoidable mistakes. On this episode of Speaker Dynamics, host Karin Reed sits down with Lee, CEO of Double Forte and a self-described professional straight talker, for an honest look at what leading through a crisis demands.
Episode 58: Speaker Tip Spotlight: Three Teleprompter Tips That Make You Sound Natural on Camera
Most people sound like a completely different person the moment a teleprompter turns on. It does not have to be that way.
As an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and communication expert, Karin Reed knows why even confident leaders can suddenly feel stiff, scripted, and disconnected on camera. In this episode of Speaker Dynamics: Own The Room – Speaker Tip Spotlight, Karin shares her top teleprompter tips for anyone who wants to show up on camera with the same ease they bring to a live conversation.