Chats with Yvonne

I spent years of my life as a kid visiting my mom’s Pueblo and making memories with my family there.

Being able to make new memories, but now with my mom present, will always hit different.

Feliz día de La Madres a todas las mamás que cambiaron una generación entera porque tuvieron la valentía, visión, y la mentalidad de “no me rajo”. Your legacy will live on for generations to come. ♥️

And thank you for the wisdom you’ve always shared through your stories because that now shapes how we speak and transmit on stages. You’re with us on every stage we take.

You’re the blueprint. 🎤

The start to a new month doing what I love. 🎤💙

What we covered:

Creating a leader story based on lived experience, not what a leader “should be”

Common workplace scenarios where you have to communicate clearly & efficiently + the frameworks to do so.

Including:
- Presenting a new idea
- 3 ways to answer questions off the cuff, depending on the type of question you receive.
- How to be active participants in meetings, a tu manera.

I’m now taking training & workshop inquiries for June! 🎤

📧 [email protected]

The thing we’ve been told to dilute, is actually our biggest strength to lead, communicate, & connect.

Gracias for inviting me to share the stage and space with your community of incredible entrepreneurs.

Cali & Colorado 🤝

As First Gen professionals that end up getting opportunities in these spaces, there seems to be an unspoken rule that is unfairly a part of the game: be almost damn near perfect 😭

Reasons why you may use filler words:

1. It’s a habit.
2. We’re thinking through what to say next
3. Signaling to the receiver that we’re not done speaking (just trying to find the words)
4. To help “soften” our delivery
5. Giving our audience time to “catch-up” to what we’re saying
6. Emotions like nerves, hesitation, even excitement

A few ways to reduce filler words:

1. Pause. You’re often in control of the pace. Give yourself a quick pause before continuing.

2. Get used to “seeing” & “hearing” the periods, commas, etc in your sentences. Punctuation exists when we speak, too.

3. Right before speaking, repeat your most used filler word hella times. It’ll make you aware of the habit right on the spot.

Sin pena, what’s your favorite filler word/phrase? 🎤

My favorite is “you know?” 😅