Toronto Psychologist Amanda Tobe speaking in front of a group of professionals about public speaking confidence. — **public speaking confidence**

Are you struggling with the pressures to perform or speak up at work?

Or maybe you are looking to optimize performance in your job. Regardless of your specific performance goals, we identify both your current and ideal future state so that we can gain clarity on the habits, behaviours and skills needed to close the gaps.

This area of our practice focuses both on building high-performance habits and mitigate work-related performance anxiety (such as public-speaking & interview anxiety).

Common Challenges:

dread/fears about public-speaking
struggle to speak up at work
difficulty expressing one's perspective
lack of motivation
hard to get "in flow"
setting boundaries

Desired Outcomes:

manage/overcome fears related to speaking
improve interview performance
public speaking self-confidence
optimize performance at work
create better boundaries for work and life
increased energy during the workday

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LinkedIn-shy? Why the “imposter phenomenon” might be behind your reluctance to share

Professional networking platforms like LinkedIn can provoke feelings of negative comparison or come with pressure to create the ‘perfect’ page. This pressure may be why imposter syndrome tends to play out when it comes time to join, post, or update your page.

5 of the best LinkedIn profile tips from popular career podcasts – and why you should update yours

Could Linkedin make networking easier for introverts? Some academic research suggests that while extroverted professionals naturally do well at traditional networking, tools like linkedin can level the playing field – even if all you do is scroll. Here we’ve curated some of the best tips for polishing your professional brand.

“What’s wrong with me?!” How ‘medicalizing’ your public speaking anxiety fuels your fear before you speak

“What’s wrong with me?!” How ‘medicalizing’ public speaking anxiety fuels your fear

Using terms like public speaking anxiety to describe the experience can create a negative relationship with speaking itself. When we talk about the ‘symptoms’ associated with our fear (like shaky hands or a racing heart) we end up associating the fear with something truly dangerous.

"How do I keep my voice from shaking?” Why your voice shakes when speaking in public, and what you can do about it

People with public speaking anxiety often feel like the fear is something they have to conceal. They often ask if there are and tricks to keep your voice from shaking. Fortunately, research has given us plenty of solutions and tools to stop a shaky voice - as well as the ways to understand why it happens in the first place.

Fear less, not fearless: Why accepting our fear of public speaking is the pathway to personal success

When we meet for the first time, most of my clients say their goal is to totally extinguish their fear of public speaking. However, this not only sets you up for black and white thinking—’either I get rid of my public speaking fear, or I don’t!’—it also makes the goal less attainable and reinforces the idea of the fear being a ‘bad’ thing.

My Top 10 Favourite Books to Build your Self-Confidence at Work and in Life

The single most beneficial thing you can do to show up as your best self in this lifetime is to develop self-confidence. I’ve carefully curated my top 10 favourite books to help you discover the best, most confident version of you. happy reading!

How To Understand And Manage Your Emotions | Podcast Episode

When you’re feeling overwhelmed or the effects of performance anxiety nothing feels more soothing than having a simple and supportive emotional toolkit of mindfulness practices to choose from.

Overcoming Job Interview Anxiety | Podcast Episode

Does the thought of speaking about yourself make your heart race and palms sweat? In this podcast episode, I speak to Emilie Aries, founder of BossedUp about how to develop public-speaking self-confidence. We talk about the power of visualization and why it’s so hard, the tendency to become self-focused when we are nervous, breathing techniques, and so much more.

Actionable Steps to Prepare You for Your Next Job Interview

Dozens of studies, including my own, have shown that anxious candidates fare worse in the job interview process. There are many reasons why job candidates tend to receive lower performance scores. But for now we will focus on one factor that seems to improve your rating of interview performance when you’re nervous: PREPARATION.

How to Feel Less Anxiety Before Presentations: Harvard Research Study

Research is beginning to show that we might have it all wrong - that if we want to help individuals who experience speech or performance anxiety, we shouldn’t be telling them to calm down.