Speak Up and Stand Out: Build Confidence, Visibility and Leadership Skills

It’s easy to assume confidence will come after you’ve accomplished big things, such as the internship, the job offer or the leadership role. But confidence isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you practice by learning how to speak up, share your value and trust that what you bring to the table matters.

When you stay quiet, it’s not just you who misses out. The people around you lose the chance to learn from your ideas, your experience, your perspective. Building visibility isn’t about self-promotion for its own sake, it’s about showing up in service of something bigger. It’s how you contribute, connect and make a meaningful impact.

In this session, we’ll explore:

• Why self-promotion feels uncomfortable and how to do it authentically
• The internal and external factors that make it challenging
• How to talk about your strengths without feeling like you’re bragging
• Practical ways to build visibility in class, on campus and in your early career

This session will help you show up more fully, not just for yourself, but for your community, your future team and the people who need what only you can offer.

For questions or more information please email: [email protected].

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please contact this event’s organizer to make an accommodation request. (Please note: Requests submitted with less than 72 hours' notice may not be reasonable to provide certain accommodations).

About Kim Meninger

Kim Meninger is a leadership coach, consultant and TEDx speaker who is on a mission to make it easier to be human at work. She believes that what holds us back in the workplace is rarely our ability to do the work itself – it’s the fears, doubts and insecurities we bring to our interactions with others. Kim strives to reveal the messy human side of the workplace and provide actionable strategies to help professionals more confidently navigate their work environments -- because when we are more confident, we are more innovative, collaborative and inclusive and that's better for everyone!

Kim previously held leadership positions managing strategic relationships at EMC and Monster. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in psychology and an Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Boston College. She is also an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach with certifications in confidence, career, executive and leadership development coaching. Kim hosts the Impostor Syndrome Files podcast and leads a weekly Leading Humans discussion forum, which is free and open to all.

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Presented by the Rist DifferenceMaker institute, Joy Tong Women in Business and Shah Academy for Leadership and Innovation.

Host or Publisher Shah Academy of Innovation and Leadership