Master Public Speaking Under Pressure | Elaine Williams | Captivate the Mic

Master Public Speaking Under Pressure | Elaine Williams | Captivate the Mic

July 1, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

Elaine Williams shares her personal journey from struggling with public speaking to becoming a stand-up comedian and helping others improve their speaking skills.

Send us Fan Mail Even though I grew up performing, singing, dancing, and doing theater, the very first time I stood up to speak as myself at a Toastmasters meeting—without a script or a character to hide behind—my brain went completely blank. My heart pounded, I started sweating, and I completely choked in under 30 seconds. In this special solo episode of Captivate the Mic, I'm pulling back the curtain on my own journey from freezing up on stage to doing stand-up comedy and helping C-suite ex...

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