Speaking Up With Confidence and Presence – Even as a Non‑Native Speaker

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When:  May 21, 2026 from 13:30 to 17:00 (ET)
Confidence is not something you add. It is something you access. Most senior healthcare professionals already have the experience, expertise, and authority they need. The challenge is not creating confidence, but removing the internal blocks that make it hard to reach under pressure. Rather than trying to memorize scripts, override anxiety or push mental chatter away, this session explores a different approach: working with what is happening internally instead of against it. Even native speakers can freeze or lose their train of thought under pressure, and presenting in another language just adds an extra layer of stress and self-monitoring. If you have ever left a meeting feeling you did not sound like yourself, or spent hours replaying your mistakes in your head, this session offers a different way forward. Not by hacking the system or faking it, but by reconnecting with the confidence that is already there. Learn 3 technques to speak up with confidence and and lead with presence. Louise Jefferies supports senior healthcare professionals who find that confidence drops in high-stakes meetings, especially in a non-native language. Origionally trained as a theraputic radiographer she’s spent 25 years supporting scientists speak up in meetings in English. She helps clients quiet their mental chatter and reconnect with their natural authority so they can speak up with clarity and presence. Format: Interactive presentation designed specially for introverts working and leading in English as a non-native language. Learn techniques to help you speak up with confidence without having to learn scripts or feel like you’re pretending to be someone you’re not. No role plays, no pressure to perform, no memorizing scripts, just techniques to help bring more of your authentic self into your work.