061 – Preparing for a First Panel Experience
These coaching episodes of Delight in the Limelight allow you to hear me coach a student or client on a specific speaking confidence issue.
In this episode, I help Facebook marketing expert Katelyn Coleman prepare for her very first panel appearance.
To ensure Katelyn has the best possible experience on the panel, I coach her to shift her mindset and lead her in a visualization to mentally rehearse the event.
This is a great episode to listen to if you want to hear how to best prepare for an event so that you are grounded, focused, and energized to have a good time when you speak.
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Ask Yourself
- What is your ideal vision for how you want to feel when speaking in public?
- What would change if you approached speaking opportunities from a place of service rather than judgment?
Insights
- Katelyn uncovers a limiting belief about how she’s “supposed” to show up when speaking—one that was quietly holding her back without her realizing it.
- She gains a fresh perspective on mistakes, discovering how they can actually strengthen her connection with the audience rather than undermine it.
- Katelyn realized that her idea of being “prepared” was more rigid than helpful—and shifting this mindset opened up a new sense of ease.
- She reevaluates how she views her audience, leading to an unexpected insight that changes how she approaches speaking altogether.
Clearing Modalities
- Visualization
- Physical and vocal exercises
Practical Advice
- Mentally rehearse the entire event, from before until after you speak. Envision the audience responding positively, picture yourself handling mistakes with ease, and so on.
- Record yourself answering possible questions, to get more familiar with your thoughts on each topic, as well as to speak within a given time frame.
- When you step on stage, see yourself as welcoming the audience into your space instead of feeling like you’re on display.
Connect with Katelyn
Katelyn Coleman is a Facebook marketing expert and the Head of Marketing at Boston Business Women. She is passionate about authentic marketing, empowering clients to show up confidently online, and building thriving communities. With a dedication to making brands feel genuine, approachable, and true to their core values, Katelyn has helped over 100 women entrepreneurs elevate their messaging and connect with audiences through storytelling.
Ways You Can Get Linda’s Help With Speaking Confidence
- Use the Pacing exercise to focus your mind before you speak. This is free to download with the book resources at DelightintheLimelight.com/resources.
- Prepare yourself vocally, physically, emotionally, and energetically, with The Speaker Green Room.
- Want to overcome your fear of speaking and become more naturally you so you can delight in the limelight? Private Coaching with Linda to overcome your fear of speaking and delight in the limelight.
- Get the Book: Delight in the Limelight: Overcome your fear of being seen and realize your dreams
Credits – Music: “A Smooth Jazz” by Music Cocktail
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