Women's Engineering Society

Christina’s webinar on Mastering Confidence & Assertiveness was a real hit with our members at the Women’s Engineering Society. She has an engaging way of breaking down the science behind confidence and turning it into practical, easy-to-use tools. Her personal story really connected with the audience, and the simple 4-step framework she shared gave everyone something they could put into practice straight away. We’d happily recommend Christina to any group looking to support and uplift women in STEM.

- Candi Colborn, Events and Marketing Manager at WES

STEMAZING

The STEMAZING Community thoroughly enjoyed the fantastic interactive webinar hosted by Christina and it had such an amazing impact.

Christina broke everything down into simple, actionable steps and conveyed her messages using personal, relatable anecdotes.  There were many powerful insights, plenty of interesting points shared by the participants, and a plethora of valuable practical takeaways. Key takeaways centred around personal narratives, valued experiences, power and authority, language we use, steps to assertiveness and how to reframe our limiting beliefs. An empowering webinar for sure and highly recommended!

- Sue Dodds, Community & Communications Manager at STEMAZING

Women's Engineering Society (London cluster)

Christina hosted a Confidence and Assertiveness Workshop for the WES London Cluster, which covered three simple but effective tools for being more assertive as a woman in STEM. Christina's clarity and calmness provided a comfortable space for discussion and exploration of the tools and concepts introduced in the session. The interactive structure of the workshop allowed attendees to learn from each other and see the efficacy of these techniques in action in a fun and memorable way. On a personal level, being able to refer to these tools and experiences has been incredibly useful when navigating difficult conversations in professional environments.

It was an incredibly valuable experience for everyone who attended and I would not hesitate to recommend Christina to anyone looking to identify some practical tools that they can use to improve their assertiveness, especially in male-dominated industries. As an event organiser, it was an incredibly well received event that left attendees with actionable steps to take into real-world scenarios.

- Elandra Stafford-Williams, WES London Cluster Coordinator

Alexis Peterson, Customer Success Leader

I recently attended Christina’s Mastering Your Confidence session and found it incredibly helpful. In under an hour, she shared simple, practical tools to speak up more confidently, reframe self-doubt, and use language that gets your point across clearly.

One tip I’ve used right away is swapping out softer phrases like “just” or “maybe” for more direct ones like “I want to check” or “to follow up.” It’s already helped me speak with more impact and coach my team to do the same.

If your team could use a confidence boost and better communication tools, I highly recommend bringing Christina in, you’ll see a difference after one session.

Beth Steed, Technical & Product Manager, Allbright Member

Christina Brugger's workshop on workplace assertiveness was incredibly insightful and empowering.

The four-step assertive communication framework was particularly helpful and easy to understand. I left feeling more confident and equipped to navigate workplace challenges with greater assertiveness and self-assurance. I found Christina's personal insights particularly valuable as I am working towards moving into the tech industry myself.

Key takeaways that resonated with me were the importance of strategic eye contact at key moments in conversations and the power of "taking up space" in meetings.

I would highly recommend this workshop to any woman seeking to elevate her career and build a more confident and impactful professional presence.

Rachel Murray, Design Leader

I attended Christina’s seminar on Mastering Confidence & Assertiveness: A Science-Backed Approach, and found her expertise so incredibly useful.  Her delivery is engaging and powerful and I was inspired to think more about confidence and the stories we say about it to become more aware of our own authority and leadership. She focused on helping us understand how to take our beliefs and rewrite the negatives to be strengths, and her concept of how we can take steps to be assertive is something extremely applicable to all our relationships. It’s helped me reflect about how to build persuasive bridges to others, and the impact of rethinking how to build our confidence is foundational for women in particular to be successful. I enthusiastically would recommend working with Christina to foster your own unique confidence style and become the empathetic, assertive visionary leader you want to be.

Ashley Austin, Community Operations Lead

Christina’s session on confidence and assertiveness was a game-changer. Her insights and practical tools were not only empowering but immediately applicable to how I navigate conversations, decisions, and challenges at work. I find myself showing up with more clarity and intention every day. I’d absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to strengthen their voice and presence in the workplace.

Grace, Podcast Producer

As a strong introvert who has felt disadvantaged in many work environments, Christina’s workshop, “Mastering Influence and Credibility” left me rethinking many of my unhelpful beliefs about how I need to show up at work. Her insight was grounded in science and offered a unique and totally actionable perspective that I haven’t heard before in the career advice space. Her suggestions around “communication frames” and how to phrase commentary in ways that really land with a noisy team were practical and easy to digest, and I’ve used them to great effect already! Christina is clearly a master at breaking big, emotion-filled topics down into manageable pieces, and she has a way of turning traits that can sometimes feel like inherent flaws into opportunities for growth. She’s helping me reframe how I think about myself and how I show up, and I’m so grateful for that.