Aliya Rajah

Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to deliver Executive Presence training across different teams and cities - and this month, it felt really exciting to bring that work to Manchester🤍

Last week I loved spending time with the Women’s Forum at Add People, where we explored confidence, communication and how to strengthen executive presence at work.

We spoke about topics including:
• Building confidence and visibility at work
• Communicating with greater impact
• Strengthening executive presence through both verbal and non-verbal communication
• Showing up with more confidence in meetings, conversations and leadership settings

One conversation that sparked lots of reflection was around the confidence and authority gap - including some of the differences often seen between men and women when it comes to self-belief, visibility, speaking up, and being perceived as authoritative at work.

Thank you to the team at Add People for the invitation, openness and engagement throughout the session!

This was me in back in February 2018 running my first ever public speaking workshop in London 🎤 - a month before I moved to the UAE.

There was a time when I was absolutely terrified of public speaking.

I would feel incredibly nervous.
My hands would shake.
I’d rush through my slides.
And I’d feel SO relieved when it was over😫

What my experience taught me is that public speaking isn’t usually something you choose to do. It’s something your role requires of you.

You get promoted.
You lead a team.
You pitch.
You present.
You speak on panels.

And suddenly, confidence becomes the difference between staying where you are and stepping into bigger rooms.

Since 2017, I’ve consistently coached and trained professionals and business owners on developing their:

• Confidence
• Executive presence
• Communication
• Public speaking skills

It’s been a journey filled with growth, setbacks, rebuilding and resilience - especially growing a business from scratch in a new country.

I didn’t have a roadmap but I was relentless about having self-belief and obsessed with building something that makes a real impact.

Nine years later, I’m still deeply committed to helping people feel powerful, self-assured and clear in their own voice.

If this resonates and you’d like to explore how I can support you or your team, feel free to message me and we can arrange a call.