About this event
As professional speakers, our voice is our power — but what happens when inner tension holds us back, or worse, when our audiences and teams stop speaking up altogether?
Join us this May at PSA Staffordshire for a thought-provoking double-header designed to help you step out of your comfort zone and speak up where it matters most — on stage and in leadership.
First, Caroline Cavanagh challenges the myth that professional speakers are immune to anxiety. In her interactive talk, “Professional speakers don’t have anxiety – or do they?” you’ll discover how to turn anxiety from a silent saboteur into a performance enhancer. Learn three powerful tools to reduce procrastination, boost confidence, and step forward in your speaking and coaching career — and help others do the same.
Then, Helen Joy, founder of People Spark, delivers “The True Cost of Silence” — a timely and vital look at psychological safety. She’ll uncover why silence often becomes the norm in organisations, what it’s really costing us, and how managers (and speakers) can foster truth-telling cultures where innovation and trust thrive.
Whether you’re leading a team or leading an audience, this session will equip you to own your voice — and make space for others to do the same.
Don’t miss this meeting where insight meets impact. Come ready to grow, connect, and challenge the silent barriers holding us back.
Keynote speakers
Caroline Cavanagh helps people to understand anxiety and to use this knowledge to increase mental resilience and performance.
People work with Caroline individually and she also helps organisations to create a culture where reduced staff stress and anxiety can increase productivity and profitability.
She has a passion for working with teenagers to help reverse the trend in teenage anxiety, working both with individuals and in schools and colleges, helping students move from anxiety to confidence.
She is a Professional Speaker, Published Author, National Award Winning Therapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Master NLP Practitioner. Above all, she’s a lady who loves to help people feel mentally stronger.
Anxiety is not a bad thing when you know how to give it leadership. Caroline will show you how.
Helen Joy is the founder of People Spark and spent two decades working with leaders and teams to create workplaces where people are able to speak up and do their best work.
Her experience shows psychological safety isn’t a nice extra — it’s the foundation of a successful culture. Helen brings a practical approach to building trust day-to-day, helping organisations move from hesitation to collaboration. Today, she shares some small but powerful shifts managers can make to build great teams.
Anxiety can badly affect lives. But what if it could be used to enhance lives instead?
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