{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lead the People","title":"#54: Confident Communication with Donna Rustigian Mac","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2009,"description":"Donna Rustigian Mac is the President of iVoice Communication, a company dedicated to creating confident speakers, successful interpersonal communicators, and healthy-human business connections through updated, 21st century communication skills. Donna works with individuals and companies who understand the power of their people. As people expand, business expands.\nDonna’s distinguished career includes more than 30 years in communications, in broadcasting and the media, as an executive communication coach, motivational speaker, and workforce trainer. Donna is also a certified mindfulness teacher and a qualified change facilitator, studying with Dr. Daniel Goleman and Dr. Judson Brewer. This work enables Donna to help people break old communication ‘patterns & habits’ so they can update their communication skills and integrate them into today’s modern business environment.\nDonna is the author or Guide to a Richer Life: Know Your Worth, Find Your Voice and Speak What’s True, and soon to be in publication Know and OWN Your Worth.\nTop 3 Takeaways\n\nBe brave. Speaking up and communicating during high stakes situations can feel intimidating, but taking a beat to re-establish your self-worth can help.\nTouch all the bases. When you’re communicating to a large audience, remember that we’re all wired differently. Balance your technique to deliver ethos, pathos, and logos in your arguments.\nStep by step. When you seek to make a large transformation, look for waypoints on the journey. It’s easier to stay focused and motivated on the next step instead of dwelling on how far you have to go.\n\nFrom the Source\n“Take time to know and own your worth and your value, and then practice—speaking about it, establishing it right up front and then sprinkling it in along the way.”\n“So as stress goes up, access to the executive part of your brain actually goes down.”\n“I think fear of speaking and the anxiety of communicating is actually increasing, and my theory, I'll tell you, remains the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o852s7Ljq2fxvNhM2wAX6FEYs5tcnEvuQ7Pb0h1_KDE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODhm/YzA1ZTg2MDllZThi/OTE2ZWQ4YmEyNWI0/MWRlMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}