Stories from Linda Clemons’s students

My confidence became a skill. My ideas became organized. And my voice became something I could finally stand behind with certainty, consistency, and trust... In the past two weeks alone, I flew to Africa to speak at a business retreat and delivered a 6-hour Makeup & Mindset Masterclass that evolved into a licensable, category-creating transformation methodology. That NEVER would have happened at this level without the identity shift this program activated in me.

Speaking & Influence didn't just teach me how to speak. It reminded me that my voice matters... I leave this program with a deeper confidence in my voice, a clearer sense of who I am when I speak, and a new belief that my words can land, resonate, and make a difference.

It isn't just making me a better speaker, it's helping me clean up my overall message and step into the version of myself I've been building toward for years... It unlocked a whole creative wave. Courses, programs, my talks, my storytelling, everything feels more intentional and more me... The book isn't just a book anymore; it's becoming a foundational piece of a much bigger vision and yes a movement. And that's because this program helped me find the voice that was already inside me, I just hadn't tuned it properly.

I have been single for almost 20 years and feel like I had lost any idea of how to date. After taking this journey, I feel like I have much more of an idea of how to get back in the dating scene.

I also have hidden myself in one small box : my French native langage. Stayed in my comfort zone... I'm no longer waiting for the perfect moment to step onto the international stage. I'm practicing, challenging myself, and opening doors I used to keep closed... I'm no longer saying "one day." I'm making it happen.

Hearing these extraordinary speakers share their vulnerable stories helped me see that I didn't need to have everything figured out before sharing mine... I began to see how my story could open hearts to the vision behind Empowering Bright Futures... I am still learning how to bring Empowering Bright Futures to life, but I feel more confident sharing the heart behind my mission and inviting others to see what is possible.

My exposure to public speaking was typically via rather rigid: cookie-cutter formats, often impersonal but if personal, it typically involved overly dramatic accounts of the speaker's struggle that often seemed to be manipulative... He guided us over 5 months to optimize our speaking skills in an authentically compelling manner, with several tools added to our public engagement toolkit.