In this episode, Dr. Laura Sicola and guest Vivian Wesson explore the importance of curiosity over judgment in inclusive conversations, emphasizing the transformative power of small gestures and acts of kindness in creating an inclusive society and highlighting the positive impact of smiles. In this episode you will le

"Everything you want is on the other side of fear. So, whatever you're afraid to try, whatever you're afraid to fail at, or to embarrass yourself, or don't want to make a mistake, just do it." - Dr. Laura Sicola Today’s featured bestselling bookcaster is a mom, wife, TEDx speaker, executive communication coach, trainer

On this week’s episode of Speaking to Influence, join Clate Mask, CEO of Keap Small Business Automation, as he tells Laura about when he knew it was time to put his career on the line by giving an ultimatum to his company, rather than continuing the battle of trying to persuade. In this episode you will learn: The impo

Aspiring leaders tend to approach communication by considering what we want to say. But if we want our message to influence others, we’ve got to put our audience first: Who are they? What do they need to know? What do we want them to do with the information? Then we can reverse engineer our message to make sure it gets

Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence coach whose TEDx talk, "Want to Sound Like a Leader? Start by Saying Your Name Right," has almost 7 million views.  She helps business executives and managers maximize their persuasion and influence by mastering the three Cs of vocal executive presence -- Com

This week, Chris Hood of CH Digital and former Head of Digital Strategy at Google discusses the lessons he learned from the communication culture at Google, and how they can be implemented in any business. In this episode you will learn: How Google established a culture of ‘psychological safety’ and appreciation, and t