I am a new speaker, inside and out! so much more confident, trusting in my own ability to connect, and experiencing the value of my personal stories!

Yes. I'm more comfortable in speaking about whatever, I'm having more fun, I feel more confident with people, the possibilities of making a job out of speaking seem a lot more possible and exciting now.

I've become more confident in taking things on the fly, trusting that I can work things out as the plane is in flight. I've improved my access to feeling. learning to take pauses has been key

I have understood myself when it comes to speaking.

I have effectively pin pointed my strengths, weaknesses and abilities.

I have become comfortable and understood the power of employing more silence, vulnerability and personalization for the next level of improvement. I have understood how conductor can create new musical elements for your tone and how to tap into those subtleties

I'm much more confident at it with a better speaking mindset, a new way of speaking, but still being Remco

I have introduced musicality in my speech. I am using more stories. I am scaling my voice and energy. I am loving the pauses and silence i take. I am loving the sound of my voice and the space i am taking.

Absolutely. I'm not sure if you have noticed that, but I FEEL so much more at ease and comfortable, with a reasonable amount of butterflies and sweaty palms.

Well, being able to take a random topic on a screen and not let it scare me, is a huge confidence win. But in my speaking itself I found a way to pause while I speak, which believe it or not is not something I really ever did before. I also think my storytelling has improved immensely in being able to start with a moment and find the way others may connect to it in there own was something I have never explored before and even to accomplish that in a speech or two is really exciting.

Yes I see some improvement, I am more comfortable in taking pauses and reduce my speech delivery

I feel much more comfortable when speaking. When I notice I struggle, I keep going because I have been in that situation before. What was most surprising is that speaking before thinking can be so creative and about self-discovery.

I am a lot more confident, less afraid of making mistakes, I can take pauses, I'm comfortable with silence, I can vary my energy levels (sometimes) and I'm just more aware of when I'm speaking so I can get into flow

I can actually stay present when public speaking now. I used to over prepare and then kind of black out when public speaking. Literally I would finish talking and I wouldn't be able to remember anything that had just happened. I haven't had that experience since going through ultraspeaking.

I'm not able to tell stories from the first person's perspective, essentially relive the moment. Add a Q I can change my energy to inject some musicality and what I'm trying to do and wake people up. I can slow down my conversations and talks to bring things in a more introspective and thoughtful manner. I understand when I am rambling and trying to rush through conversation because I am scared of messing up. I also am aware that my inner critic will always be there with me so I need to embrace him more importantly understand him. Lastly, I've learned what it was like to be in a state of flow.

Absolutely! There's just so much more to improve ahead of me. But looking back, I'm a significantly better speaker and have a lot more fun speaking.

I began to use pausing and breathing. I became more comfrtable in silence and more willing to go in without a script/notes.

I embrace no preparation. I am more connected to myself and connected to who I'm speaking to.

At work I have been much more comfortable being an active participant in meetings (both meetings I lead and meetings I attend) by trusting myself to speak spontaneously and not feeling I need to over prepare. This has also help me engage more in productive conversation.

I can laugh more at my shortcomings / the belief system that's caused me to have these issues. The social anxiety and feeling of not wanting to present or be "spotlighted" is still there. But I'm (slowly) learning how to not get stuck in my head

I am truly transferring the Ultraspeaking principles, learnings and insights into my 'real life'

I'm more confident in my ability to express myself and don't feel the need to go into situations with as much preparation.'

I beginning to feel more comfortable when talking and speaking is not much of an effort for me anymore. I can finally rest and know that I don't have to find the perfect word in my jumbled mind, I can just say whatever word comes to me. And if the word doesn't come: pause.'

Immensely. I really can't explain in words. I will probably answer this again after couple of months.'

I feel it is more me than performance speaking, And i truly enjoy holding space for others, if before i felt more intimidated and doubting myself, now i love the uncertainty and what can emerge from it! '

- tapped into the brain's auto complete function\n- explored emotions in speaking\n- re-lived memories during speaking\n- ability to communicate effectively'

I have improved my confidence, and my ability to dive into stories and pull the audience in along with me. It has been transformational. '

Major improvement. Just so calm when I speak. Enjoy the process of sharing my vulnerability without it needing to be rehearsed.'

I feel less frigid to talk to new people, and trust myself more to just talk and let what happens happens

Realising that this idea that I couldn't tell stories was just a story I was telling myself. Letting go of the need to prepare everything I'm about to say and trusting in my intuitive self.

I feel confident in general and I don't fall back to express my ideas and more importantly to defend myself

The long and short pauses. Introducing emotion and liveliness in my stories. Feeling much more confident in my abilities. And many more!

I don't need to worry about content. If I manage my state, there is too much to be expressed.

Better at speaking off-the-cuff, leaning into pauses and silence, staying on track.

Feel a lot more flow and ease. I get way less jumbled than I used to and have a lot more confidence in my ability to execute.

I feel more comfortable with unknown situations when speaking. My inner critic has taken a chill pill. I take my time and feel more comfortable treating myself to a breath when speaking.

Less fear of the unknown. More comfortable pausing. Less fear in being personal.

I have become more open, expanded my range of speaking, learnt how to control my thoughts using the breath, become more confident holding the room, and most importantly, become more comfortable making mistakes.

I feel that I'll have something to say for any topic, and I speak with more energy and speak before I think.

More trust that I have a deep reservoir to draw from. Comfort with a slower pace and with silence. Realizing how compressed my range was and that I'm free to go beyond. Telling stories in a more personal and impactful way. Treating public speaking like speaking to friends.

I can now speak comfortably on any topic without preparation and without being nervous even in front of 20+ people (on zoom, in real life let's see!).

I'm so much freer in my speaking. I can bring more energy to it. I can trust in myself that I'll be able to speak. I've largely killed the sense of dread that comes when I know I'm going to have to speak. I can bring more personality and personal detail to my speaking in order to make it more interesting.

I have so many hidden potentials in speaking that I did not tap into before coming to Ultraspeaking.

The big increase in confidence. I don't stress very much about speaking on random topics. I can talk about meaningful things, bring my own opinions and stories in, and do it confidently.

I mean, I've improved by leaps and bounds in terms of trusting myself, and learning to stay in character. Those are the two biggest things.