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Speaking of Talking is your go-to podcast for all things voice. We unpack what makes a voice compelling—on stage, on air, and in everyday life. From vocal health and identity to performance under pressure, we explore the voice’s role in how we connect and communicate.

Podcast · By Jenni Steck, MFA, MS, CCC-SLP · English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    STEFAN NOVINSKI. Be a 10: What Actors Know About Executive Presence (opens the original)

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    Show Notes 🎧 Speaking of Talking: Be a 10: What Actors Know About Executive Presence Guest: Stefan Novinski, Theater Director, Professor of Drama, and Director of Training for the Center for Rhetoric and Public Speaking at the University of Dallas Episode Summary In this episode, Jenni sits down with theater director, professor, and executive coach Stefan Novinski to talk about status: the quiet signals that determine how much authority, confidence, and presence we carry into a room. Stefan intr

  2. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    KIKKY GEORGE. Breathe Deeply, Lead Better: Breathwork, the Nervous System, and the Voice Under Pressure (opens the original)

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    Show Notes 🎧 Speaking of Talking: Breathe Deeply, Lead Better: Breathwork, the Nervous System, and the Voice Under Pressure Guest: Kikky George, High Performance Strategist and Co-Owner of Breathe Meditation and Wellness Episode Summary In this episode, Jenni sits down with Kikky George, a former corporate technology executive who spent fifteen years chasing high performance before burnout forced her to rethink what sustainable success actually looks like. Today, Kikky is a High Performance Stra

  3. Episode · Jul 16, 2026

    ERIN ASHCROFT: Taking Up Space: Imposter Syndrome and the Confidence You Can Practice (opens the original)

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    Show Notes 🎧 Speaking of Talking: Taking Up Space: Imposter Syndrome and the Confidence You Can Practice Guest: Erin Ashcroft, Voice and Presentation Coach, Jenni Steck Voice and Speech Services In this episode, Jenni sits down with Erin Ashcroft, a voice and presentation coach on her team, to talk about imposter syndrome: the self-doubt that convinces capable, high-achieving people they don't belong in the rooms they earned their way into. Erin explains how that doubt reveals itself and how it

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