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The Moxie Institute Fia Fasbinder, CEO & Speaker: Empowering leaders, teams, & professionals to build unshakable courage & confidence.

Through neuroscience & the performing arts, Moxie Institute offers transformative professional development & corporate training. A WORLD LEADER IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CORPORATE TRAINING

Moxie Institute has decades of experience designing and delivering customized training to global organizations and driven professionals in all areas of business communication, presentation skills, leadership, media, and speaker coaching. We integrate the latest research in neuroscience, adult learning theory, and the performing arts to ensure our clients master new skills and habits that continue to improve throughout their career and life. Every Moxie Master Trainer has over 10 years of experience and follows our industry-leading Moxie Method to ensure the highest quality of learning that is engaging, empowering, and guaranteed to make an impact. By addressing the unique challenges of each professional and organization, we craft training solutions that foster innovation, adaptability, and resilience. Our programs are designed to meet the evolving demands of modern business, equipping leaders and teams with tools to communicate with clarity, purpose, and empathy. Participants leave empowered to navigate complex situations, inspire action, and cultivate collaboration across diverse environments. Moxie Institute’s commitment to excellence has earned us the trust of renowned Fortune 500s, thought leaders, and driven professionals all over the world.

10/20/2026

Negativity bias can make potential mistakes feel bigger than your strengths, experience, and preparation.

When your inner dialogue is full of self-doubt, you may walk into the room focused on surviving instead of connecting with your audience.

It’s time to change the script.

You do this by catching the negative thought, challenging it with facts, and replacing it with realistic encouragement.

Then, practice your new narrative.

Positive self-talk becomes more useful when you make it a habit, not just something you try five seconds before speaking.

Watch the full video to learn how to give confident presentations to your executive team 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqcBSGTnnJw&t=2s&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

Before your next deck is finalized, write the sentence you'd say if someone walked in and asked for the headline: "We ne...
10/19/2026

Before your next deck is finalized, write the sentence you'd say if someone walked in and asked for the headline: "We need to decide X by [date] because of Y."

If you can't write it, the deck isn't ready, however complete it looks.

If you can, that sentence becomes your opening line.

Then every slide gets one question: does this directly support that sentence?

If it doesn't, it moves to the appendix.

As a rough rule of thumb, most decks can lose about 30% of their slides without losing their substance.

And if you're mid-presentation and someone asks, "So what are you recommending?", don't push through to the slide where the answer lives.

Pause and say, "Let me step back and give you the headline."

Then give it in one sentence.

Moxie’s President Gregg Fasbinder unpacks the thinking behind this, and the objections leaders raise, in the full LinkedIn article 👇
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/50-slide-board-deck-confidence-problem-rigor-gregg-fasbinder-wmyse/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BQ1%2BZg%2FAJQN%2BFZoJFvVJgkg%3D%3D&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

10/19/2026

When your nerves speed up, slow your breathing down.

Public speaking anxiety can show up physically: a racing heart, tense shoulders, shaky hands, and a voice that feels hard to control.

Your vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps your body regulate itself after stress.

Slow, comfortable breathing can influence this system and support a calmer physiological state.

Give your body a chance to settle so you can focus on your message instead of your nerves.

You may not be able to control every feeling before a presentation, but you can practice how you respond to it.

Learn how to reduce your stress in front of an audience when you watch this video 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MISlR9XpCaE&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

10/17/2026

What if you stopped trying to be a perfect speaker and started focusing on being a present one?

Perfectionism often tells us that one stumble, one forgotten sentence, or one awkward pause will ruin an entire presentation.

That pressure can make public speaking feel much scarier than it needs to be.

But audiences aren’t expecting you to be a flawless speaking machine.

They want someone who can communicate ideas clearly, share something valuable, and connect with them.

Try shifting your mindset from “I can’t make a mistake” to “even if I make a mistake, I can recover.”

You can still practice and strive to improve without demanding nothing less than perfection from yourself.

After all, confidence grows when you realize you can handle an imperfect moment and keep going.

Get the science-backed methods that work to conquer stage fright when you visit the Moxie blog 👇
https://www.moxieinstitute.com/how-to-get-over-stage-fright/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

10/15/2026

You’ve polished your slides, memorized your opening, and refined your key messages.

But have you prepared for what happens when someone challenges your recommendation or asks a question you weren’t expecting?

The Q&A is an opportunity to demonstrate your expertise, judgment, and composure.

Intentional practice helps you make the most of it.

Prior to your next big presentation, put yourself in your audience’s shoes.

What information might they need before making a decision?

What would make them skeptical?

What will you say if you don’t know the answer?

Rehearse responding without becoming defensive, rushing, or overexplaining.

While you can’t control every question you’ll receive, you can control how prepared you are.

Watch this video for more insights on effectively practicing for presentations 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VW0U_lUpyY&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

You are worthy before you accomplish a single thing.Before the degree, the promotion, the standing ovation…You were born...
10/14/2026

You are worthy before you accomplish a single thing.

Before the degree, the promotion, the standing ovation…

You were born deserving of love, acceptance, and joy.

Your value as a human being isn’t determined by your productivity, performance, or someone else’s opinion of you.

So why do we treat every mistake like proof that we’re not good enough?

Here’s an important distinction: Self-worth is something to honor, but self-confidence is something to grow.

You have to practice speaking with authority, setting boundaries, trusting your judgment, and walking into a room without second-guessing yourself.

Confidence doesn’t appear overnight.

It develops through repetition, experience, and the courage to keep showing up.

Your worth is your foundation, while your confidence is what you build on it.

Visit the Moxie blog for tips on how to increase your confidence 👇
https://www.moxieinstitute.com/how-to-be-more-confident-5-habits-to-change-your-life/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

10/13/2026

When a woman speaks with confidence, why is she sometimes labeled “aggressive” instead of “assertive”?

Women in the workplace can face a frustrating double standard.

The same directness that earns one person respect can cause another to be perceived as difficult or overly forceful.

But being assertive is a professional strength.

It means setting boundaries without apologizing for them, advocating for your needs and your team, disagreeing respectfully when you see things differently…

And it means taking ownership of your expertise and contributions.

You don’t have to shrink your voice to make other people comfortable.

Embrace your assertiveness, because your perspective deserves to be heard.

Get a full list of tips on how to communicate assertively when you watch this video 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ztJEFC-AZA&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

Before your next board or executive presentation, check whether five things are impossible to miss in the opening few mi...
10/12/2026

Before your next board or executive presentation, check whether five things are impossible to miss in the opening few minutes:

The headline insight, the stakes, your recommendation, the trade-offs you considered, the decision you need today.

If any of those sit beyond slide five, the room is doing synthesis work that should have been done before the meeting.

The data is there to support that narrative, and it can't substitute for it.

Two moves help immediately.

Cut roughly 30% of your first-draft slides into the appendix, and say the ask out loud.

Boards shouldn't have to infer what you want from the shape of your charts.

Of the five, trade-offs deserve the most attention.

Showing what you chose not to do, and why, signals more rigor than any number of supporting charts.

Moxie President Gregg Fasbinder goes deeper on why this works in the full essay 👇
https://medium.com//the-data-dump-is-a-confidence-problem-your-board-can-tell-f42ccf128358?source=user_profile_page---------0-------------f80910fe471b------------------------&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

Have you ever watched a speaker weaken their own impact because they didn’t know when to stop talking?They just kept giv...
10/09/2026

Have you ever watched a speaker weaken their own impact because they didn’t know when to stop talking?

They just kept giving more and more data without necessarily explaining why it was relevant.

And unfortunately, it’s not the finer details that you so painstakingly researched that the majority of your prospective customers are going to remember.

That’s why your presentation’s closing is the time to make your message stick.

A strong presentation closer should be clear, concise, and intentional.

Your audience shouldn’t be left wondering what they were supposed to take away, because you handed it right to them on a silver platter.

Make your final words count so that you can achieve the success you wish to see.

Head to the Moxie blog for the complete breakdown on how to create an effective sales presentation 👇
https://www.moxieinstitute.com/how-to-make-a-sales-presentation/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

10/08/2026

People connect with people, not just information.

That’s why storytelling is such a powerful tool for presentations in any industry.

You can present the facts, statistics, and key takeaways, but a personal story gives your audience a relevant glimpse into why the message matters.

When you bring true experiences into a presentation, you create a human connection that a slide full of bullet points simply can’t replicate.

Don’t just tell your audience what you know.

Let them understand why you know it.

And you and the point you’re trying to make will come across as all the more credible.

Learn more about delivering an exceptional speech when you watch the full video 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9c8nxHA6No&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

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