The Somatics of Presence

Women are often told to “be more confident” in meetings — but if you are nervous, you cannot stop the emotion in its tracks just because someone told you to.  Long before we speak, our bodies signal important messages to others in the room. And these are shaped by past experiences that we literally, physically, carry around with us.  This episode explores how unconscious physical patterns influence leadership presence, visibility and authority, especially for women in high-stakes spaces. In this short episode of L for Leadership, host Sangeetha Rajan introduces the idea of embodied leadership and how the mind-body connection can be leveraged to shape presence, and influence at work. She also shares a simple, step-by-step somatic reset that listeners can use before meetings, presentations and difficult conversations to release tension, restore calm and show up with grounded confidence.   Credits:  Host: Swati Apte / Dr. Sangeetha Rajan About The Arts Quotient The Arts Quotient is a leadership development firm powered by the two founders’ collective experience of over 50 years across business strategy, operations, psychology, law, communications, and more. Founded by Swati Apte and Dr. Sangeetha Rajan, and their shared experience in the live arts, where they learned in practice - many of the concepts of leadership, such as presence, collaboration, and agility, TAQ looks to bring a multi-dimensional approach to solving leadership problems. Over the past decade, it has harnessed the power of diverse disciplines to solve business challenges and energise leaders across more than 80 organisations.    This is a Maed In India Production Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome Head of Audio Production: Kartik Kulkarni Producer: Rachna Sukuru  Assistant Producer: Devanshi Chandak Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Nihar Temkar Artwork: Alika Gupta   Recorded at Island City Studios, Mumbai