On Communication Coaching and Personal Transformation (Part 1 of 2) In this replay episode from November 2023, the Dear Business Coach podcast features Normia Vazquez Scales, a communication coach whose personal journey from introversion to professional speaking deeply informs her work. Originally aired as the podcast's first live recording, this interview reveals how Scales transformed from a child who practiced radio personalities "privately and in quiet corners" to founding her communication coaching practice. Her experience helping international transferees in Research Triangle Park led her to recognize a widespread challenge she terms "communication insecurity." Scales shares how her mother, a fashion show MC and "quintessential Wordsmith," influenced her development, and recounts pivotal moments like winning her 8th grade class presidency and writing her poem "Inferno." As she puts it, coming from "a place of empathy," she now helps others overcome their own communication barriers, emphasizing that "there's no need to apologize" for language differences. Her approach combines her technical communications education from DePaul University with her lived experience of "sloughing off the layers" of introversion, making her uniquely qualified to help others find their voice. www.dearbusinesscoachpodcast.com/subscribe for your FREE PODCAST MAGAZINE!