How to Speak with Confidence with Mike Acker

Mike Acker is an executive communication coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of ten books including the bestselling Speak With No Fear and the upcoming Speak with Confidence, published by Wiley. Mike is a recognized expert in communication and executive presence. Mike passionately coaches business professionals to lead and speak with confidence. In presentations, he entertains and inspires audiences using stories of growing up as the son to drug smugglers who turned missionaries. He retells and relates lessons learned on how to overcome insecurity and exclusion in a cross-cultural setting. And he unpacks the path from employee to manager to leader. Mike also enjoys rock climbing, wake surfing, skiing, church, building Legos with his son, and going on dates with his wife, Taylor. Mike believes in the power of prayer, exercise, journaling, and real community to counter the stresses of everyday life.  We discussed:What Did Growing Up with Drug Smugglers Turned Missionaries Teach You About Life?What Does "Where You Are Is Not Where You Stay" Mean to YouHow Did Growing Up in Mexico Affect your Executive PresenceWhat is Executive PresenceHow Can We Be More Confident in Leadership & SpeakingHow to Handle Criticism Link to promoteMike Acker's new book, Speak with Confidence. https://www.amazon.com/Speak-Confidence-Overcome-Self-Doubt-Communicate/dp/1394159749/How to Be Balanced, Beautiful and Abundant?For more information go to…https://www.rebeccaelizabethwhitman.com/Https://linktr.ee/rebeccaewhitman This is The Quickest & Easiest Way To Your Own Side Hustle!Show me how----->https://balancedbeautifulabundant.com/Schedule a complimentary coaching call with Rebecca https://calendly.com/rebeccaelizabethwhitman/breakthrough Liquid Collagen for aging in reverse https://modere.io/QwoNYULiquid Collagen for fat loss https://modere.io/CtlaDwTo learn more about Rebecca…https://www.rebeccaelizabethwhitman.comCurrent workshops and retreats pillar.io/rebeccaewhitman ✨ CONNECT WITH REBECCA ✨💫 Events and happeningshttps://pillar.io/rebeccaewhitman💫 Grab the balanced beautiful bundlehttps://balancedbeautifulabundant.com/tier-1-bbb💫Romantic Reset 15 min free coaching callhttps://calendly.com/rebeccaelizabethwhitman/touch-base-call💫Help me plan my next retreathttps://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey-rebecca-whitman💫Neucollagen with $10 off linkhttps://amare.com/g10/2088608/p/ncol📱 FOLLOW REBECCA:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rebeccaewhitmanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaewhitmanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.whitmanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaewhitmanTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@magnetic.midlifeWebsite: https://Rebeccawhitman.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.Our Sponsors:* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code BBA for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy