Transforming Communication in the Workplace, with Cooper Camak, Speaking Up Your Game (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 769)
On this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, John Ray interviews Cooper Camak from Speaking Up Your Game, dedicated to enhancing workplace communication through coaching and consulting. Cooper emphasizes helping individuals overcome nervousness and improve their abilities to convey ideas clearly and confidently, aiming at those looking to ascend in their careers and those struggling with effective communication. Sharing his journey from a struggling analyst to a communication coach, he highlights the importance of relevant, clear, and well-delivered content. Cooper also addresses overcoming nerves and the misconception about others’ perceptions as major hurdles in public speaking. The episode covers success stories, including the transformation of careers through improved communication skills and effective pitching strategies for businesses. Cooper details his company’s offerings, from one-to-one coaching to corporate workshops and an online course, emphasizing the power of personal and professional growth through better communication.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Cooper Camak, Speaking Up Your Game
Cooper has coached over 180 people since starting public speaking coaching in 2018. He consistently has resounding reviews for his approach. His clients work at companies such as The Home Depot, Visa, Deloitte, Wayfair and the US Department of Defense.
Cooper has been speaking, communicating and emceeing since 2002 in business, civic settings and within faith-based organizations. He spent five years training and deepening his speaking abilities as a member of Toastmasters International and continues to research and study what makes great public speakers.
In his previous roles, Cooper has worked for Coca-Cola and more recently for biotech company Amyris, Inc. in various capacities, including Director, Ecommerce Analytics, which required him to give regular business presentations to various audiences, including executives and the C-suite.
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Topics Discussed in this Episode
00:00 Welcome to North Fulton Business Radio
01:16 Introducing Cooper Camak and Speaking Up Your Game
02:43 The Journey to Speaking Up Your Game
05:14 Overcoming Nervousness and Enhancing Workplace Communication
24:17 Success Stories and Transformative Coaching
29:46 Closing Thoughts
Renasant Bank and Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant support North Fulton Business Radio
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
Casa Nuova is a proud family-owned and operated restaurant, serving classic, authentic and traditional Italian cuisine and top tier hospitality since 1998.
Casa Nuova is a cook-to-order kitchen, serving traditional fare including pasta, chicken, seafood, veal, vegetarian and gluten-free options, plus daily specials. They are a farm-to-table establishment, meaning that in the summertime, they cultivate their own vegetables in their garden, steps away from the restaurant, including tomatoes, corn, peppers, zucchini, sunflowers and more!
Celebrating more than 25 years, Casa Nuova has become a true staple in the Alpharetta area, serving more than three generations of families, including friends old and new, visiting near and far from all over the metro Atlanta area and beyond.
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About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 760 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.
