E 228 Create Leadership Charisma, Executive Presence & Beat Imposter Syndrome

This episode is especially for you if you want:

a) to develop your creativity

b) massively boost your public speaking skills, or

c) want to be charismatic but think you’re too quiet or

d) are curious about what it’s like working in the pop music industry.

Who knew that the factors that make a hit song actually have a lot in

common with great public speaking? (Hint: a lot has to do with the right hemisphere of the brain!)

Drew Lawrence is a multi-platinum selling songwriting and recording artist signed to Warner Music.

He is best known for his work with Christina Perri including co-writing her international hit song “Jar of Hearts”. Drew’s songs

have been recorded by a variety of worldwide artists.

He and Laura meet at the intersection of music writing and public speaking.

They also look at Taylor Swift’s career and the influence of having top talent v. doing the work.

I have a passion for helping people improve their speaking skills, recognizing the power of effective communication and building a lasting legacy through music.

A leader cannot inspire people without emotional connection built on

authenticity.

Learn some charisma and communication shortcuts from Laura’s chat with Drew. Their A-List takeaways include:

🔥What a hit song and moving spoken message have in common

🎯How to use the same factors that make a musical artist stand out

🎤Great examples of “rehearsed charisma”

😎Different ways you can bring a touch of the unexpected to your talk

💰Why to keep saying “yes”

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

Drew Lawrence is a multi-platinum selling songwriting and recording artist signed to Warner Music.

He is best known for his work with Christina Perri including co-writing her international hit song “Jar of Hearts”.

Drew’s songs have been recorded by worldwide artists including Julia Michaels, Madison Beer, Lea Michelle, The Backstreet Boys, Shane Filan (Westlife), Lindsey Stirling and many others.

After almost a decade of writing with and developing some of the top talent in the industry, he launched his own artist career.

As a speaker, it’s Drew’s great passion to share his personal story of wins and failures through his 20 years of experience in the music industry.

He has delivered keynote addresses at numerous songwriting conferences, mastermind groups and at his alma mater, Berklee College of Music.

This past September he delivered a Tedx speech on the power of discovering your inner singer songwriter.

His hope is to empower those that have unfinished dreams

and a desire to leave a lasting impact through sharing their voice and their stories.

FOR YOU:

Convinced about your executive presence when you walk into that meeting? Are you crushing your presentations? Do you use good metaphors? Such are the executive micro skills!!!

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WIth Speak Up communication training, individuals learn to enhance their executive presence, influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking to engage audiences and beat imposter syndrome.