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Episode 39: Sharing Your Story to Build Connection with Antonia Varbanova
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Connection is the focus of this episode and how we can connect with others by sharing our story. This episode follows on from the last one, episode 38 How to Use Storytelling to Enhance our Networking Skills with Ana, so please do tune into that one if you haven’t already!
Public speaking was something that Antonia skillfully avoided for 21 years! In her previous career she had an online art business, so she didn’t talk to people face-to-face, it was all through online communication. However, she now runs her own coaching business and she cannot avoid it any longer.
Antonia shares that she thought public speaking or storytelling is a gift or talent and you either have it or you don’t. However, she realized through studying, working and then joining Toastmasters that it is a skill you can develop with some work and focus.
Please listen out for Antonia’s relatable and humorous “Green Pears” story, which gives us an insight into what type of person she is and certainly is a story that has stuck in my mind.
Like a lot of us, Antonia has not always been confident to speak up in front of others and she has faced a lot of challenges along the way. However, she has persevered and now shares her stories openly, playfully and enthusiastically!
Please stay to the end as Antonia shares her three top tips for those who would like to start sharing their stories to build connection. We hope this episode inspires you.
Connect with Antonia
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connecting-fragments/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connecting.fragments/
Website: https://connectingfragments.com/
Find out more about Toastmasters here: https://www.toastmasters.org/
Connect with Lisa
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.sixcomms.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasing/
https://www.sixcomms.org/
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