Welcome to 20 Minutes with Bronwyn. I’m your host Bronwyn Saglimbeni. I’m a communication coach, keynote speaker, and writer. For over two decades, I’ve helped leaders at places like Stanford, NVIDIA, Cisco, and Oracle, as well as founders, philanthropists, and dreamers, learn how to become spellbinding communicators.
Each episode, you’ll hear conversations with brilliant thinkers, boundary-pushers, and everyday humans who have something unforgettable to say. Together, we’ll explore storytelling, energy management, listening, conflict, and all the messy, beautiful parts of being heard in a noisy world.
If you’re ready to ditch the script, find your voice, and shine on stage, in the boardroom, or across the dinner table — you’re in the right place.
Episodes
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Monday Oct 22, 2018
It's all an energy game, y'all. Audiences can feel your vibes the minute you walk on stage, or enter the room. In today's episode, I'll share my favorite pre-game rituals for making sure vibes are high.
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Ok, so you're talk is ready. Are you? In this week's episode, I'll give you my favorite tips and techniques for shining on stage ... it's such a big conversation, I had to break it up into two episodes!
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
If the numbers are to be believed, one in four of us women has experienced sexual assault. This is my story.
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
This, my friends, is the third of a four part series on how to give a kick ass talk. Perfectionism is the great enemy of creativity. In this episode, I show you the life changing power of working with a "Shitty First Draft" (props to Anne Lamott) rather than a serious draft as you put together a talk.
Monday Sep 17, 2018
Monday Sep 17, 2018
Great communicators know how to take an audience on a journey. In this episode, I'll show you how to map out a narrative that not only entertains your audience, but ensures that they'll remember what you've told them long after they've left the room.
Monday Sep 10, 2018
Monday Sep 10, 2018
We've talked a lot about authenticity, integrity and courage ... which are all vitally important for us as communicators. But all the authenticity, integrity and courage in the world won't help you with this one little problem: the Goldfish problem. In today's episode, you'll learn what the heck I'm talking about, and how to move past it.
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Ever feel like you're living in a washing machine? Like every day is another spin on the hamster wheel of never ending assignments? Enter The Life Brief. Developed by Bonnie Wan, the Life Brief is a "tool for creative living and a practice of aligning who you are and what you believe with what you do." Creative living and alignment ... sounds a helluva lot more appealing than the hamster wheel/washing machine. Bonnie gives us the scoop on where the idea came from, and how it can bring sanity and meaning to our lives.
Monday Aug 27, 2018
Monday Aug 27, 2018
Mistakes happen. Screw ups happen. We know we're not perfect. And yet... when we realize we've screwed up, a holy host of bad behaviors show up. We blame. We sometimes lie to cover our tracks. We fall into a deep shame spiral. But what if there was another way? Today's episode explores the magical world of messing up, and how a mistake just might be a portal to a richer life.
Monday Aug 20, 2018
Monday Aug 20, 2018
The Imposter's Syndrome is a fancy descriptor for a decidedly UNfancy experience. It's that feeling of not being enough ... or "knowing" you don't belong somewhere ... and that if anyone really knew you, they'd fire you. Divorce you. Vote you off the island. In this episode, I'll show you how to cope with and dismantle your Imposter's Syndrome and get you back on track to being your most engaging, confident self.
Monday Aug 13, 2018
Monday Aug 13, 2018
Listening has a real PR problem... it sounds passive, and it sounds like something we already know how to do. But the truth is, deep listening is an art, a science... a super skill. And in this second part of two episodes, I'll show you why listening is anything but passive, and has the power to transform the way we communicate.