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Leadership Communication in Action | Women Leaders Speaking Up, Developing Executive Presence

by Liz Boswell | Leadership Communication Expert, Speaking Up for Women Leaders in UK, Navigating Transitions to Senior Leadership

Are you being told to "step up" but no one can tell you what that actually means?Are you performing well, hitting your targets, yet still second-guessing yourself in leadership meetings?Are you navigating leadership communication and speaking up in meetings but something still feels off?If that sounds like you, you're in exactly the right place.Leadership Communication in Action is the weekly podcast that's focused on getting women promoted to leadership. This podcast is for you if you're a high performing woman who's ready to close the promotion gap by communicating with more impact so that you're seen as credible, trusted, and ready for senior leadership.  Each episode gives you the practical communication skills, executive presence and female professional growth strategies that partners and senior leaders are actually looking for. No jargon, no fluff — just clear, actionable guidance in under 20 minutes.Hi, I'm Liz Boswell - a leadership communication coach who spent years telling herself she wasn't a leader.For a long time, that voice in my head was relentless. Someone else knew more, someone else had more authority, I didn't deserve to take up space. So I stayed silent, sat on the sidelines, and watched others speak up in rooms where I had just as much right to be heard.Until I finally realised - that voice was lying.The shift didn't come from working harder or knowing more. It came from changing how I showed up and how I communicated. Once I understood that, everything changed and I walked away from a corporate training career to build my own coaching business focused on the one thing most leadership development programmes completely ignore: how women communicate at senior level.Since then I've helped clients achieve real measurable results including supporting a supply chain manager to overcome imposter syndrome and step up to become a director,In this podcast you'll learn how to:*Speak effortlessly in high stakes meetings without over preparing or second guessing *Understand different communication styles and adapt without losing your unique strengths*Build presence and trust with senior stakeholders and partners*Give and receive executive feedback with clarity and authority *Navigate career transitions from technical expert to strategic leader*Handle high stakes meetings, presentations and promotion conversations with confidence*Strengthen your confidence at work without relying on external validation This is not about adding more to your workload. It's about making small, intentional shifts in your leadership communication that change how you're seen, trusted and heard at senior level.New episodes drop every week, short enough for your commute or morning walk. Hit subscribe so you never miss one.Ready to go deeper? When you're ready to turn your potential into promotion, join me inside Practically Promoted, my leadership communication programme designed specifically for ambitious women like you who are preparing for senior leadership.

Latest episodes

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How to Hold The Room in Senior Leadership Meetings | Get People to Listen When You Speak Up

Speaking Up in senior leadership meetings can feel harder the moment attention starts to drift. Out comes a mobile phone, someone looks at another screen, and suddenly yo

Sep 15
13 min

Executive Leadership Transition: Find Your Bearings When You’re New to the C-Suite

Executive Leadership Transitions can feel strangely unsettling. You’ve earned the senior role, but the conversations are less straightforward, decisions carry more weight

Sep 8
17 min

How to Stop Rambling in Presentations | Clear Communication when Speaking Up in Leadership Meetings

Leadership communication gets harder when you know your subject so well that everything feels important. You start explaining, add more context, throw in another example

Sep 1
18 min

Executive Presence Tips | How Avoiding Presentations is Weakening Your Leadership Impact

Avoiding presentations might feel like a sensible way to manage public speaking anxiety, but it could quietly be limiting how others see your potential. Strong leadership

Aug 25
15 min

Public Speaking Anxiety: Why Speaking Up in Leadership Meetings Feels So Scary | Keeping Calm When Presenting

What if the biggest barrier holding women leaders back from speaking up with confidence isn't a lack of ability at all? Public speaking anxiety begins with the negat

Jul 14
20 min

Women Leaders: Is it Really Imposter Syndrome? | Transforming Self Doubt to Self Worth

Women leaders often believe that they have imposter syndrome but what if that label is stopping you from asking the question that matters most? Instead of assuming someth

Jul 7
25 min

Communication Style | How can I be assertive without sounding bossy? | Assertiveness Tips

Have you ever been told you're "too bossy" or "too direct" and been left wondering what you're actually supposed to do with that feedback? For many women leader

Jun 30
21 min

Voice at Work | Reframing Self-Promotion for British Women Leaders

If the thought of blowing your own trumpet makes you cringe, this one is for you! Leadership Communication can feel deeply uncomfortable for British women who’ve been tau

Jun 23
15 min

Leadership Communication: If Speaking Up About Your Success Feels Awkward, Listen to This

Why do so many talented leaders find it easier to talk about their team’s success than their own? If the thought of sharing your achievements makes you uncomfortable, thi

Jun 16
20 min

Executive Presence Tips | 3 Communication Mistakes that are Weakening Authority for Women Leaders

Executive presence isn't something you're born with. It's not about being the loudest person in the room, having the perfect personality, or pretending to

Jun 9
20 min

5 Reasons why speaking up in meetings is the secret to getting promoted

Most women assume promotions come from working harder, staying reliable, and quietly delivering results. But when it comes to senior leadership, speaking up in meetings i

Jun 2
18 min

Leadership Pressure: Speaking Up Without Taking Criticism Personally

If you’ve ever felt your judgement questioned at work, struggled to stay calm under pressure, or found yourself over-explaining decisions in senior conversations, this ep

Feb 24
14 min

Decision Making for Women Leaders: The Power of the Pause

In this episode we explore the power of the pause and why it's a bold move for women in business. Pausing to think could be seen as procrastination by those around

Feb 17
14 min

Why women leaders still struggle with self-doubt (even when they “should know better")

If that voice inside your head gets louder as responsibility increases, this episode is for you. In this episode, Liz explains why the inner critic often gets louder not

Feb 10
17 min

How Speaking Up about Workload Builds Influence for Women Leaders

Many high-performing professional women are dealing with leadership pressure every day because they avoid speaking up about workload.  In this episode, Liz Boswell explo

Feb 3
15 min

Setting Boundaries with Confidence at Work to Avoid Burnout

Protecting your boundaries doesn’t mean caring less, it means leading more strategically. In this episode of Making Bold Moves, Liz Boswell explores Bold Move 4: Protect

Jan 27
12 min

Leadership Influence: Why Your Reputation Matters More Than Your Track Record

Why does leadership get harder as you climb? Because after capability, influence becomes the currency that matters. In this episode, Liz Boswell reveals how senior femal

Jan 14
16 min

Assertiveness tips: Asking for Promotion & Pay Without Sounding Pushy | Women Leaders

If asking for what you want feels uncomfortable or risky, this episode is for you. Many capable people hold back from asking for a pay rise or a promotion because they m

Jan 7
14 min

Speaking Up in Meetings | Getting Your Voice Heard as a Woman in Leadership

If you know what you want to say but hesitate to speak up, this episode is for you. Being heard in meetings isn’t about confidence or volume, it's about behaviour.

Jan 1
8 min

Why Women Leaders Need Feedback (But Fear Losing Authority)

At senior levels, feedback stops being about confidence, it becomes about judgment. This matters even more when you are stepping up into a leadership role. When your dec

Mar 19 2025
23 min

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