WORKSHOPS
Professor Maja combines sociology with sequins for a charismatic storytelling experience on women’s everyday obstacles with confidence.
Her informal, witty and energetic style of speaking educates and inspires women to get out of their comfort zones and take action! Professor Maja can customize her talks to your audience.
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CONFIDENCE &
COMMUNICATION
STYLES
Apologies are confidence killers. So, why are women apologizing all the time, and why does it matter? In this workshop, you will learn about the gender and racial differences in apologies and other communication patterns such as feminine modesty (the tendency for women to downplay their achievements) and deflection of praise. You will also learn strategies to stop apologizing for needless issues and how to own your accomplishments by turning your apologetic communication style into confidence-building lingo. Lastly, you’ll learn what Professor Maja’s global study on confidence has shown thus far.
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HOW TO DEAL
WITH IMPOSTER
SYNDROME
Do you ever feel like you’re never good enough or smart enough? Do you feel like you don’t belong and that somehow, you’ve fooled people and you’ll be exposed as an imposter or fraud? Research shows that the imposter syndrome is something we all go through, but women are more negatively impacted by it. In this workshop you will learn how the imposter syndrome is influenced by our family, careers, caregiving duties, and academic stress. You’ll also learn how the imposter syndrome shows up in our lives (through a fear of failure and the expectation of perfection), and strategies we can immediately implement to manage our self-doubt.
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The
confidence
cult
Do you keep your opinions to yourself unless you’re sure you have something worthy to say? Do you doubt your skills or experiences, even ruminating over a past mistake? Have you missed out on opportunities, whether it’s public speaking or professional advancement because you thought you might fail? The answer to these questions has to do with self-confidence, what is it, how do we get it and the hurdles to building it.
The first half of the seminar focuses on external and structural factors that negatively influence women’s confidence. The second half of the seminar explores the internal hurdles to our self-confidence along with science-backed strategies we can employ in our personal and professional lives.
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What the cult of confidence is
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How and why the self-help industry disproportionately focuses on women’s “lack of confidence”
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Why external factors such as bias, likeability and toxic work environments negatively impact women’s confidence
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Develop confidence-setting goals and values
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How self-compassion strategies can boost our confidence by helping us re-evaluate our inner critic and build our confidence through action.
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