The Moxie Institute

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, leadershi

p, 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.

When you've seen a major communication generate strong reception but weak follow-through, what do you typically diagnose...
08/17/2026

When you've seen a major communication generate strong reception but weak follow-through, what do you typically diagnose as the cause?

The most common diagnoses are that the message wasn't clear enough, that people weren't ready for the change, or that the communication needed more repetition.

All of those can be true.

But there's a different explanation worth considering…

The communication was designed to inform, when the actual work required was to shift a specific belief.

Telling people something and moving people from one mental model to another are not the same task.

The first can be done with a well-crafted message.

The second requires knowing, in advance, what the audience currently believes and building the narrative specifically to close that gap.

When a strong communication doesn't produce behavior change, what tends to be the real breakdown?

Moxie President Gregg Fasbinder considers this question in his latest Medium article 👇
https://medium.com//why-the-leaders-who-tell-good-stories-are-still-losing-the-room-99caf8fa03cd?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

08/17/2026

Want to become a stronger presenter?

Build feedback into your process.

Before your presentation, find a trusted advisor who is willing to challenge you.

Ask them to evaluate whether your message is clear, whether your points flow logically, and whether your voice and body language support what you’re saying.

You can even ask whether they believe your content will actually move the audience to action.

Then, after you’ve given your presentation, go back to that advisor.

Determine what landed, what fell flat, and where you could’ve been more concise.

The goal isn’t to obsess over every mistake but to identify patterns.

Honest feedback turns your experience into growth.

Because the strongest presenters are those who are constantly observing, adjusting, practicing, and improving.

For the rest of the steps to beat your perfectionism, watch the full video 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7vwgnZztc&t=1s&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

Great speakers don’t come to be by accident.If your organization wants stronger leaders, more confident presenters, and ...
08/14/2026

Great speakers don’t come to be by accident.

If your organization wants stronger leaders, more confident presenters, and teams that can communicate with clarity under pressure, public speaking training should be part of your professional development strategy.

Training can help your team:

➡️ Represent your organization with credibility

➡️ Engage audiences instead of simply transferring information

➡️ Influence decisions and drive action from stakeholders

The benefits go on and on.

Because when your people are better equipped for public speaking, you stand to achieve greater success.

Investing in speaking skills is investing in more effective business outcomes.

So, why not help your team gain a stronger voice?

Visit the Moxie website to learn more about our training opportunities 👇
https://www.moxieinstitute.com/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

08/13/2026

Your breath can change the way you show up.

When you’re nervous, your body shifts into fight-or-flight mode.

As your heart rate increases, your breathing becomes shallow and rapid.

Suddenly, you find it much harder to think clearly and communicate with confidence.

That’s where diaphragmatic breathing can help.

As the name implies, this type of breathwork engages your diaphragm, allowing your abdomen to expand as you inhale.

This encourages slower, deeper breaths that signal to your nervous system that you’re safe.

When your body begins to settle, you will find your voice again.

You don’t need to eliminate nervousness completely.

You need to know how to manage your body’s response to it.

For the rest of the tips to calm yourself and build your resilience, check out the full video 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j91i1DavErc&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

When you’re presenting to senior leaders, your slides aren’t the main event.YOU are.More specifically, your ability to d...
08/12/2026

When you’re presenting to senior leaders, your slides aren’t the main event.

YOU are.

More specifically, your ability to demonstrate that you understand the business, anticipate challenges, and make a defensible recommendation.

That’s why preparation matters so much.

Don’t start by asking, “What should my slides say?”

Start with, “What decisions do I need leadership to make?”

Understand your audience’s current priorities and identify their likely objections.

Determine the evidence that supports your recommendations and keep them clear rather than burying them.

Then prepare for the conversation that comes after by building an answer bank for difficult questions.

And if you have the time, rehearse out loud with someone who will challenge you.

The more energy you put in to making an effective presentation, the more credibility you’ll be able to win.

Dive into more tips from Moxie on how to prepare for a presentation to senior leadership 👇
https://www.moxieinstitute.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-presentation-to-senior-leadership/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

08/11/2026

Memorizing a presentation isn’t about cramming as much information as possible into your brain.

It’s about giving your brain the right conditions to retrieve what you’ve learned and what you want your audience to learn in turn.

That’s where resting comes in.

Sleep helps your brain consolidate memories, which is one reason pulling an all-nighter before giving a speech can be counterproductive.

You don’t just need time to practice—you need time to process that practice.

The goal is to be so prepared that you can sound natural, rather than like a robot reciting word for word what your slides say.

So, think about what you need to remember: your opening, your key messages, your transitions, your conclusion.

Then set aside time to practice, take a deep breath, get some sleep, and walk into the room ready to wow your audience.

Get ready to crush your next presentation by watching the full video 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aky7OMBpPg&t=3s&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

The ones who grow most in their communication aren't the ones who discover they have a problem.Most capable leaders alre...
08/10/2026

The ones who grow most in their communication aren't the ones who discover they have a problem.

Most capable leaders already sense when something isn't landing.

The ones who grow are the ones who get curious about the gap.

Specifically, the gap between what they understood when they prepared and what their audience was able to construct from what they heard.

Those are two different things.

Preparing a message is not the same as designing the conditions under which your audience can make meaning from it.

Most leadership communication is optimized for the first.

Almost none of it is built around the second.

The measure of effective communication is what the organization did with your message, which Moxie President Gregg Fasbinder talks all about in his latest LinkedIn article 👇
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/expertise-trap-why-your-most-capable-leaders-hardest-follow-gregg-bmffe/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

08/09/2026

Nerves are temporary.

The skills and experiences you gain by pushing through them can last a lifetime.

Every meaningful career is built on moments that felt intimidating at first, requiring you to step into uncertainty.

And that’s where resilience comes in.

Resilience is about choosing progress over comfort, not about pretending that you’re fearless.

It’s recognizing that discomfort is often the price of growth, and deciding that the opportunity is worth it.

The more often you lean into those moments, the more capable you become.

So, take the first step!

Even if you feel awkward or scared right now, your confidence will catch up.

Watch the full video for three techniques you need to know in order to fail forward, not backward 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iItNj7VDC0&t=2s&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

Data storytelling is the discipline of selecting the right data, framing it within a compelling narrative, and presentin...
08/07/2026

Data storytelling is the discipline of selecting the right data, framing it within a compelling narrative, and presenting it visually in a way that leads your audience to a specific conclusion.

Without a story, data is just information.

With a story, data becomes actionable insight.

Research from Stanford University found that stories are up to 22 times more memorable than facts presented on their own.

That’s why executives don’t simply need more dashboards.

They need communicators who can explain what the numbers mean, why they matter, and what should happen next.

Presentations shouldn’t end with information.

And if that’s the case for your team, now is the time to up your storytelling skills to best capture the attention of your audience, in whatever setting that may be.

Check out our examples for delivering world-class presentations on our blog 👇
https://www.moxieinstitute.com/data-storytelling-examples/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

08/06/2026

What if failure wasn’t something to fear, but something to expect?

Not because you’re planning to fail.

Because you’re planning to grow.

When you’re stretching yourself professionally, setbacks are inevitable.

You’ll encounter challenges you didn’t see coming and make decisions you’d handle differently in hindsight.

That’s called learning.

Perfectionists often believe every mistake is proof they aren’t good enough.

Growth-minded professionals, on the other hand, see every mistake as proof they’re doing something that matters.

Be willing to fall, and be willing to stand back up.

Confidence is built by proving to yourself that you can recover when things go wrong.

Watch the full video to learn how you can beat your perfectionism 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7vwgnZztc&t=1s&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

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