Building Speaking Confidence At Work

Building speaking confidence at work is critical to career success. According to?Pumble, 73% of employers are looking for employees with strong communications skills. To be a strong communicator, you need to be confident.?

Our CEO and Founder, Jessica Chen, recently hosted a?Soulcast Media | LIVE event on LinkedIn?where she discussed building speaking confidence at work.

Jessica shared tips and personal stories about how you can build speaking confidence at work and become a more confident communicator.

?1. MASTERING THE ASK

Asking your manager for more leadership opportunities, or a raise can make you feel nervous. However, when you are confident about your ask, your manager will be much more likely to say yes. To gain confidence, you have to prepare.

Consider the following:

• Strong Case?– To build a strong case, you want to answer the following questions – Why now? Who will it benefit, and why? Of course, your ask will benefit you, but if you can look at the bigger picture, your manager will be more likely to grant you your request.
• Align Your Objectives?– As you prepare for your ask, consider if your ask will cost money or resources, and where these will come from. You will also want to consider whether the investment return is worth it for the organization or team.
• Why You?– When you go into your ask, you want to ensure you’ve considered why you are the right person for the job.

??We recommend the e-course?“Asking For A Raise”?to help you learn more about communicating your ask confidently.

Mastering the ask will help you build speaking confidence at work. Being a strategic and intentional communicator requires you to do the prep work ahead of time.?

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2. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNIQUES

How you communicate is critical to career success. Your body language and tone of voice can show your confidence, or lack thereof. Because of this, you will want to ensure you are aware of your body language and tone of voice and how they can affect your communications.?

Consider the following:

• Body Language?– Your body language can be the biggest determining factor in how people perceive whether you are confident or not. Because of this, you will want to practice confident body language.
• Tone of Voice?– Your tone of voice can showcase confidence when used correctly.

In our e-course,?Mastering Non-Verbal Communications, you will learn how to use effective body language to increase your speaking confidence at work.?

Think about your body language and tone of voice, because these two things can help you carry yourself at work much more confidently.?

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3. NEVER STOP LEARNING?

Communication is fluid. This means you must always think about your communications and how you can find opportunities to improve. Every communication situation will be different, so you can never stop learning.

Consider the following:

• Be Accountable?– Building speaking confidence at work requires you to be accountable for finding opportunities to improve.
• Get Recognized?– Great communicators become great leaders. The key is excellent communication.
• Influencing?– The higher you go in your career, the more critical communications become. This is because you are now responsible for influencing and motivating your team. You have to be a great communicator to accomplish these things.

In our e-course,?Communicating with Confidence, you will learn how to boost your communication confidence.

As you move through your career, you must continue to learn how to improve your communications. Communications is an ever-evolving skill, and you can learn to be a confident communicator.?

Building speaking confidence at work is critical to career success. Being strategic and intentional in what you say can help you cut down on your words, so the words you say are very impactful.

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