November 2018.

I was the first participant going on stage. The classroom at IESE business school was full. My hands were sweating, and my heart was beating really fast. For a moment I couldn´t see, but somehow I remembered my lines and spoke.Then. . . silence . . .Later during the break Maty Tchey, one of the professors and leader of the effective communication program, came and told me that she thought I was good. A light comment that meant the world to me.After years of struggling before, during and after each presentation; after a professional life of fear of speaking in front of an audience, an authority in public speaking believed in me.Only then did I give myself permission to believe in myself.The power of the expert.If someone with that expertise and knowledge tells you that you can do it, you start considering that as a possibility.That power that gave me the strength to enroll in a public speaking club, to volunteer to deliver dozens of webinars during the lockdown, to actually enjoy presenting in front of over a hundred people, and to come first in a public speaking contest.Today speechwriting is one of my passions and I love creating videos for social media.If you are an expert in any field, imagine the effect that championing others can have in their future.Are you that generous?