Where does your confidence come from?Is it authority?Is it something else?That was a question I was asked recently and I’m answering it in this week’s podcast.A listener asked:>> When you stand up as a public speaker, how do you build your confidence? Through authority, or something else? And, if authority, is it internal or external authority?What a question!Listen in to hear my exploration, including:When external authority is important in building your confidenceHow to build your internal authorityHow to recognise the authority that others ascribe to youWhy using my ‘brag bag stories’ is a powerful way to build your confidence around your authorityWhy the conversations you have repeatedly are often a source of fabulous authority (even if it seems too obvious to you).>> I would LOVE your help to celebrate 200 episodes of Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson. If you’re listening on a platform that allows comments, leave a ‘toast’ for the podcast that I can read out on the show, or ask me a question I can answer on episode 200!If your podcast app doesn't let you leave comments, then ask your question or make a toast on this instagram post.>> Want to know more about brag bag stories and establishing your authority? Listen to episode 143 - How To Establish Credibility without sounding braggy - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7C2ap7T1cPRJUjkeOkcZoJ?si=mTF_fmvARqGXUD3rKHYU_gAnd want to dive deeper into each podcast, work out loud with me and be the first to know of my events? Subscribe to my substack newsletter, Impactful, here https://catmatson.substack.com/

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