How to Own the Room

I recommend Viv Groskop’s How to Own the Room to anyone wanting more self confidence. Full of helpful concepts you can get your head round and embody. I’m finding it very useful. * Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read *Plenty of tips and tricks… The most valuable lesson is that, in Groskop’s words, ‘You don’t have to be a great speaker to give an amazing speech.’ * Sunday Times Style magazine *The ultimate guide to public speaking. Inspirational. * Mary Portas *Demystifies the art of talking to people and winning them round to your cause. * The Times *One of my fave life gurus on taking up space and owning your voice. Viv is the perfect teacher. This book is going to help so many people. It’s brilliant.’ * Emma Gannon, author The Multi-Hyphen Method *An excellent, truly useful guide to getting more women front and centre, encouraging us to take part, noisily, in public life. (The podcast is also fabulous.)’ * Daisy Buchanan, author of How to Be a Grown-Up *The indispensable guide for anyone keen to develop their public presence, written with style and wit. * Mishal Husain *Powerful advice … useful thoughts and words of wisdom. Groskop gives you all the tools you need. * TES *Easy steps to soothe the nerves and build conifidence. * Nina Stibbe *Must-read guide. * Red *

Viv Groskop is an award-winning writer, stand-up comedian, playwright, and TV and radio presenter. She is the host of the podcast How to Own the Room, which has over 2 million downloads and features guests such as Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Margaret Atwood, Professor Mary Beard, Nigella Lawson, and occasionally a man like Brian Cox (Logan Roy from Succession).

Her books include:

• How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking
• Lift As You Climb: Women, Ambition and How to Change the Story
• Happy High Status: How to Build an Inner Confidence That Lasts

As a performance coach, she works with women and senior teams in business and media, helping them redefine leadership and authority. She also assists them in worrying less about how they are perceived so they can focus on their work.