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9 openers that make your audience check out instantly
108th Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter I used to start my presentations with my life bio. Thinking they were interested in knowing how many degrees I earned. Turns out... they weren't. Here are 10 openers that make your audience bored instantly.Without you even realizing it.I've seen brilliant experts crash in the first minute or two.Not because of bad content But because they opened with credibility killers disguised as “professional”. 1 - The “Agenda Slide” Trap “Today’s presentation...
15 reasons why you might be confusing your audience... and how to fix it
106th Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter Reader, Most speakers confuse their audience & don’t realize it. It’s not that your audience isn’t smart. Or your topic is too “technical”. Most confusion comes from how speakers think, not what they know. 15 reasons audience get lost even when speaker is capable: You’re not clear yet, but you start speaking anyway → If an idea is fuzzy in your head, it becomes chaos in theirs You overestimate what audience already knows → You’re deep in the...
28 steps to build visibility if starting from ZERO
105th Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter “Just speak up more” is a terrible advice. Here’s a step-wise guide to build visibility if you’re starting from Zero: Many introverts live with a quiet frustration of invisibility everyday. NOT because they don’t have what it takes But they were never taught how visibility actually works. I spent almost 30 years staying invisible. In 2025... I’ve spoken in front of 300+ audiences 3 times without the old anxiety running the show.. The shift wasn’t...
After coaching Introverted Leaders for 2.5 years, I keep seeing the same pattern
104th Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter I’ve spent last 2.5 years coaching introverted leaders to speak with confidence & authority. I see the SAME pattern holding them back over and over again:They try fixing symptoms of anxiety...Not the root causes & triggers.If your anxiety comes back...You're not bad at public speakingIt's because you're using band-aids for nervous system problem.Reader, you see..Conventional advice is built around "masking" symptoms, not resolving them:1 - Deep...
6 secrets to turn awkward conversations into real connection
103RD Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter Reader, holiday season means one thing for sure: More conversations.More small talk.More moments where your brain suddenly goes… blank. You’re mid-conversation and thinking: “What do I say next?” “Why does this feel so forced?” “Please don’t let this get more awkward." Here’s the part no one tells you: When conversations feel fake, empty, or exhausting... it’s not your personality. It’s habits... 6 of them to be exact. Habits like: Dreading...
A past client sent me a message that stopped me in my tracks
102ND Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter Last week, I woke up to a LinkedIn DM. It was from a past client Jai who worked with me back in Feb 2025. At the beginning of the year, I offered a few free gift sessions. Jai trusted me to help her with her public speaking anxiety. Before we worked together, this is how she described her experience. In her own words: "Before my session with Waqas I felt overwhelmed by anxiety whenever I had to speak in publicly. The fear of being judged,...
You don’t “do” public speaking… Yet it’s running your career
101st Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter Reader.. A couple of weeks ago an executive leader told me: “I don’t really do public speaking.”And it made me thinkReally?An executive leader…who doesn’t speak publicly?Here's the misconception behind it:Most people think public speaking only meansstanding on a BIG stage.. under big bright lights… in front of 500–1000 people.But that’s not all...→ Public speaking is everywhere.→ You don’t get to opt out.When you speak in public.. it’s public...
Speaking skill only few use... but instantly makes you look CONFIDENT
100th Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter Wow, I just realized that I'm sending 100th issue of my newsletter... So much learning along the way 🤩 Back to this weeks issue... The Most Underrated Skill That Instantly Makes You Look Confident And yet… 99% of people NEVER use it. Ready? ... Silence. (Yes… the same “awkward silence” we tend to avoid 😉) Most people fear it.Most confident ones weaponize it.If you want to sound more confident...stop talking so much.Here are 5 ways pauses make you...
5 public speaking EXPERTS actually worth learning from...
99th Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter Most public speaking advice online is FLUFF..Here are 5 experts actually worth learning from:When I started my public speaking journey…I felt lost.Consuming hours of YouTube.Trying every technique.Taking notes like a madman.But nothing translated into real confidence.It made me hate public speaking… EVEN MORE.Why?Because most advice was:- Generic fluff- “Just speak louder”- “Just practice more in front of a mirror”- Motivation without...
My November workshop on public speaking SOLD OUT... so I'm doing this again
98th Issue of From Silent to Seen Newsletter I still can’t believe my November workshop sold out (I had 20 slots open and 30+ people registered) And the feedback was beyond anything I imagined. This is what one attendee said and it made my day & week: "One thing I will tell you is that, what I really really like is how authentic you are with these presentations. Anybody in the room can tell that. Don’t ever change that... it’s what drives people to you." So… I’m doing it again. But this time,...
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