The Sound of Influence: Elevate Your Leadership Voice

If your voice gets tuned out, your ideas may never land. That means missed opportunities, diminished influence, and stalled leadership growth.

The good news? With slight adjustments in tone, pitch, and pace, you can command attention, project authority, and elevate your leadership presence.

In this interactive session, explore the nuances of human voice and its impact on influence in the workplace. Drawing on insights from evolutionary science, scientific studies, and voice samples from world leaders, you’ll learn practical techniques for controlling and enhancing your voice when it matters most. Elevate your influence and transform your workplace connections through the power of your voice!

Be inspired to:

• Discover the unique qualities that make voices influential.
• Identify vocal mannerisms that can undermine your credibility.
• Practice proven techniques to enhance your vocal presence.
• Dial in your ‘credibility sweet spot’ and learn to access it consistently.
• Learn 3 essentials for maintaining vocal health and vitality.

Build Your Bridge to Influence: What’s Your Status Story?

Titles look impressive on paper. But in real life? Sometimes the assistant to the assistant is the one everyone listens to—because status speaks louder than titles. Influence isn’t about titles or power: it’s about your status, how others experience you. In this keynote, Rebecca P. Murray uses the metaphor of bridges to explore the structural components of status: how we connect with people, strengthen relationships, and mend those in need of repair.

Blending personal stories, humor, and interactive moments, Rebecca helps women navigate the balance between assertiveness and warmth, building on research demonstrating that women face a higher bar for workplace success. Participants walk away with practical strategies to elevate their status, expand their influence, and claim not only a seat at the table, but a voice that gets heard.

Takeaways

• Explore the difference between influence, power, and status in the workplace.
•  Understand the structural components of workplace status and the ‘high bar of likability’ assigned to women.
• Strengthen relationships by intentionally blending assertiveness with approachability.
• Recognize that you are neither “too much” nor “not enough,” and learn how to build on what comes naturally.
• Experience what vocal influence sounds like when giving feedback, greeting others, and advocating for Voice Equity.

Receive: Build Your Status in the Workplace PDF

Master the Art of Elegant Interruption:  Your Path to Conversational Influence

Whether in meetings, networking events, or casual conversations, we’ve all been there—trapped in the verbal crossfire of someone who doesn’t know when to stop. Chronic overtalkers can derail discussions, stifle collaboration, and drain the clock.

In this fast-paced, interactive session, learn to use your voice as a tool of influence—assertive yet approachable—to interrupt with confidence, kindness, and purpose. Gain practical phrases and vocal strategies to distill discussions, redirect overtalkers, include quieter voices, and keep conversations focused, inclusive, and on track. Walk away ready to make networking and meetings more productive and effective.

Takeaways:

• Develop awareness and agency to manage overtalkers
• Advocate for self and others, creating space for quieter voices
• Facilitate meetings to keep discussions focused, inclusive, and on track
• Interrupt with finesse while maintaining rapport and connection
• Develop Voice Equity awareness to shift from monologue to dialogue 
• Bonus Skill: Learn how to train a ’splainer (often referred to as mansplaining)