I Forgot My Words in a Meeting

And My Confidence with Them.

A few months ago, one of my clients—let’s call her Janet—booked a session after what she described as “the most embarrassing day of my career.”

She’s a marketing director who’s spent 25 years managing teams, handling deadlines, and juggling client accounts without breaking a sweat. But that morning, during a presentation she’d given a dozen times before,…