In this follow-up episode, MentorMeet coach Joshua Roche, a speech coach and theatre director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, returns to speak with fellow MentorMeet coach Dr Joanna Bagniewska, a lecturer at Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford.

Following their first conversation on storytelling and how to keep people listening, this episode explores what happens when we actually stand up to speak. Drawing on Joshua's experience directing theatre and training actors, the discussion examines how acting principles can help us communicate with greater authenticity, confidence and presence.

The conversation explores why everyone performs in different situations, how performance anxiety affects communication, why trying to look confident can have the opposite effect, and how breath, pauses and intention can help speakers feel more natural and connect more effectively with an audience.

Whether you're giving presentations, leading meetings, teaching, interviewing, pitching ideas or simply looking to become a more confident communicator, this episode offers practical techniques that can be applied straight away.

Connect with Joshua Roche: https://mentormeet.com/profiles/joshua-roche/

Connect with Dr Joanna Bagniewska: https://mentormeet.com/profiles/dr-joanna-bagniewska/

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