Karen Donaldson - How To Develop Game Changing Confidence And Boss Your Body Language
Release Date: 10/24/2022
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info_outlineKaren Donaldson is a Celebrity Communication, Body Language and Certified Confidence Coach, Sr.Executive Public Speaking Coach and International Speaker. Many of her clients call her the communication and confidence disruptor.
Karen Donaldson is an award winning, 3x Best Selling Author of the books; Speak Like You Breathe: 30 Lessons to Become a Naturally Confident Speaker, Living a Life with No Excuses, Speak Like You Breathe: Straight Talk To Say What You Mean, Be Heard and Get Noticed.
Karen works with multiple high profile professionals, CEO's, celebrities, politicians, executives and entrepreneurs all over the world along with consulting for major companies on how to help them all improve their confidence, body language and making sure they are able to truly own the stage when they are speaking.
We go through some really great topics in this show including
- Whether confidence is something you're born with
- How to flex your 'confidence' muscle
- What to do with your body language to appear as the true boss you are
- Why Karen took this journey
- The most recommended retreat for perfecting your public speaking and actually start to get booked
It is super powerful
You can contact Karen at www.karendonaldsoninc.com, on her Instagram or Tik Tok
Enjoy the show