568 – Own the Spotlight with Linda Ugelow
The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business.
Henry Lopez, Levante Business Group
4.7 • 522 Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Own the Spotlight - practical strategies small business owners can use to turn public speaking from dread to delight, emphasizing the power of storytelling and authentic communication.
Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/568-linda-ugelow-own-the-spotlight/
In this episode, Henry Lopez speaks with Linda Ugelow, author of Delight in the Limelight and an expert speaking confidence coach, about overcoming the fear of public speaking.
Linda shares her personal journey from anxiety to mastery, highlighting how past experiences, especially in childhood, often create deep-rooted fears.
She reveals practical strategies entrepreneurs can use to turn public speaking from dread to delight, emphasizing the power of storytelling and authentic communication.
Linda also introduces her proven "7 Preparation Rituals," designed to reduce anxiety and help speakers deliver impactful presentations. Tune in to learn actionable techniques to boost your speaking confidence and authentically connect with your audience.
How can small business owners overcome public speaking fears?
Small business owners can overcome speaking fears by identifying the root cause of their anxiety, using storytelling to engage authentically, and preparing effectively through visualization.
Why is storytelling important in public speaking?
Storytelling creates authentic connections, captures audience attention, and helps speakers overcome fears by shifting focus from self-consciousness to delivering valuable messages.
What are effective public speaking preparation techniques?
Effective techniques include visualization, understanding potential challenges, healing past speaking traumas, voice training, and practical rehearsal strategies.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the How of Business with your host, Henry Lopez, the podcast that helps you start, run, and grow your small business. |
| 0:13.4 | And now, here is your host. |
| 0:15.6 | Welcome to this episode of The Hower Business. |
| 0:18.2 | This is Henry Lopez, and my special guest today is Linda |
| 0:21.3 | Yugalo. Linda, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me, Henry. This is an important topic |
| 0:27.8 | as if you thought of public speaking and the thought of that or any kind of speaking or communicating |
| 0:33.4 | that's critical or important, and that makes you cringe. Of course, you're not alone, |
| 0:39.0 | but that doesn't make it any less difficult. But what if you could actually learn to enjoy it? |
| 0:44.7 | And so Linda Yugalo, who's a speaking, confidence coach and author of her book, |
| 0:50.0 | Delight in the Limelight, is with me today, and she's going to share insights and techniques to |
| 0:55.2 | help people overcome the fear and self-doubt and communicate with clarity and confidence. |
| 1:02.4 | And so that's what we're going to get into. I'm going to tell you a little bit more about her in a |
| 1:04.9 | moment, but to find all of the Halway Business Resources, including the show notes page for this |
| 1:09.3 | episode, and that's where we're going to have some links to some downloads and other information. |
| 1:14.2 | So the show notes page, as well as information on my one-on-one and group coaching programs, |
| 1:19.2 | just go to the how with business.com. |
| 1:21.9 | I also invite you to please consider supporting this show on Patreon and subscribe, |
| 1:26.7 | wherever you might be listening so you don't miss |
| 1:28.7 | any new episodes. Let me tell you a little bit more about Linda. Then we'll get into the conversation. |
| 1:33.7 | Linda Yugalo is a speaking confidence and vocal coach, a podcast host. She has a podcast of |
| 1:40.4 | her own and the author of the book that I mentioned, Delight in the Limelight. Formerly stricken with public speaking fear herself, |
| 1:47.9 | so explore that, she now helps entrepreneurs and professionals transform their |
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