Speaker Dynamics | Leadership, Communication & Public Speaking

EP64: Business Storytelling Revisited: What 63% of Listeners Remember

Facts fade. Stories stick. That's the core lesson behind business storytelling, and it's the reason only 5% of listeners in one study could recall a presentation's data p

EP63: How to Dress Like A Leader to Enhance Your Executive Presence

Most professionals never think about how their clothes are already talking for them before a meeting starts. Karin Reed sits down with wardrobe stylist and certified colo

EP62: Presenting to Senior Leaders: How to Cut Someone Off Without Being Rude

Presenting to senior leaders gets messy fast when someone hijacks your time with a tangent that pulls the room away from what you came to say. You need a way to reclaim c

EP61: Executive Presence: Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough to Get You Promoted

You work hard, deliver results, and still get overlooked. This episode shows you how to build executive presence without changing who you are or pretending to be the loud

EP60: What Good Communication Training Looks Like and What to Avoid

The wrong communication training can do more damage than no training at all.   Some coaches yell. Some interrupt every stumble. One even fired a water gun at clients fo

EP59: Crisis Communication and Executive Presence: A PR Strategist's Honest Guide for Leaders

When a crisis hits, most leaders panic or pretend nothing is wrong. Both moves backfire.   Crisis communication is one of the most misunderstood skills in leadership. P

EP58: Speaker Tip Spotlight: Three Teleprompter Tips That Make You Sound Natural on Camera

Most people sound like a completely different person the moment a teleprompter turns on. It does not have to be that way.   As an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalis

EP57: Generational Differences in Communication: How Each Generation Defines Good Communication

What happens when communication coaches from different generations sit down and ask who actually gets to define what great communication looks like?   Host Karin Reed t

EP56: Speaker Tip Spotlight: The 3 Cs of Leadership Communication That Move Any Audience

The most powerful leadership communication doesn't come from a script. It comes from a speaker who means every word.   On Speaker Dynamics Own The Room - Speaker Tip Sp

EP55: The Meeting Doctor and the On-Camera Coach: AI Notetakers and Engagement in Virtual and Hybrid Meetings

AI can summarize your meeting, but it cannot replace the judgment, presence, or leadership communication that actually moves people.   On this episode of Speaker Dynami

EP54: Speaking with Confidence on Stage

Even experienced speakers can lose their footing when they stop trusting the way they communicate best.   In this Speaker Tip Spotlight episode of Speaker Dynamics – Ow

EP53: Why Effective Team Communication Starts With Getting People in the Right Role with Mark Murphy

Most teams do not fall apart because people lack talent. They fall apart because the wrong voices shape the conversation and nobody notices until the damage is done.  

EP52: Speaker Tip Spotlight: Speaking with Confidence When Every Other Camera Is Off

Speaking with confidence in virtual meetings often begins with a simple decision: do you turn your camera on when no one else does? In this Speaker Tip Spotlight, Karin R

EP51: Speaking With Confidence: Why Pep Talks Backfire and What to Say Instead

Speaking with confidence can become harder after a well-intentioned pep talk. What feels encouraging in the moment often turns into pressure that undermines trust and per

EP50: Busy PowerPoint Slides? Here’s How to Present Them Clearly

Presenting slides filled with dense data and rigid corporate templates can feel like you are fighting your own materials. You know the slide is too busy. You know it coul

EP49: AI Tools For Speakers - How Leaders Use GenAI To Improve Communication

What if ChatGPT could help you think more clearly before you speak instead of just helping you sound polished? Karin Reed sits down with Michael Shehane, founder of InSt

EP48: Eliminating Filler Words When... uh... Speaking | Speaker Tip Spotlight

If you are serious about eliminating filler words, you have to notice them before your audience does. When listeners start counting your “um’s” and “like’s” instead of tr

EP47: Effective Communication for Women: The Likeability Trap That’s Holding You Back (with Dr. Kate Mason)

Do you really have to choose between being liked and being influential, or has that belief been quietly shaping how you speak and lead? In this conversation on effective

EP46: Be Remarkable in 2026 with Guy Kawasaki

Being remarkable is not a title you claim but the result of choosing to make a difference every single day. In this episode, Karin Reed revisits a favorite conversation w

EP45: Business Storytelling That Wins Funding - How to Pitch So People Lean In With Ben Wiener

Business storytelling is the difference between a pitch that gets polite nods and one that gets funded. In this episode, we break down how business storytelling transform