How to Own the Room with Viv Groskop

Samara chats with the UK author, comedian, and pod icon who says “be your own version of what you think an adult should look like and sound like, and only you get to decide what that is.” They talk the Buddhism of speaking in public, surprising lessons everyone can take from standup and improv, and tips for owning all the rooms, which, spoiler: is about the sizzle, not the composition of the sausage.    Follow Viv: @vivgroskop, vivgroskop.com/ Her latest books: penguin.co.uk/books/111/1117056/how-to-own-the-room/9781787631120.html penguin.co.uk/books/1118966/lift-as-you-climb/9781787633049.html abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419742989-au-revoir-tristesse/ Her masterclass on How to Cope with Uncertainty at Work: youtube.com/watch?v=Og7ZAdenTaI Follow Jameela Jamil: @jameelajamilofficial Mary Portas’ book, Work like a Woman: penguin.co.uk/books/111/1115457/work-like-a-woman/9781784163624.html Mary Beard’s book, Women & Power: wwnorton.com/books/9781631494758 Tig Notaro’s standup:  youtube.com/watch?v=LSo380S8Dng youtube.com/watch?v=V97lvUKYisA&t=102s More on honoring native lands: usdac.us/nativeland ****What’s going on with your voice these days? Send Samara a question for our next mailbag episode at PermissiontoSpeakPod.com or on Instagram @permissiontospeakpod**** And of course, please leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts or the iHeartRadio app, and subscribe for your weekly dose of Permission to Speak :) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Permission to Speak is a fun and fiery romp through how we talk and what our voice says about us with Samara Bay, speech coach to the stars and public speaking adviser back when there was a public to speak in. Each week she interviews people who specialize in how we use our voice and people in the public eye who are USING it—what it took to find their voice, when it still wavers, the crap comments they’ve gotten for being too loud or too soft or too millennial or too anything because PEOPLE HAVE OPINIONS, and how to give ourselves permission to speak like we belong in rooms of power just as we are. Let’s destabilize the patriarchy together! Let’s talk about deep AF societal dysfunction and how it plays out on our bodies and voices, but, like, have fun doing it! Hi. This is for you.