Communicating To Get Your Ideas Heard

You know you have good ideas.?However, getting your ideas heard, and by the right people can be challenging. Practicing specific?communication skills ?can give you the confidence to speak up so your ideas can be heard.

Our CEO and Founder, Jessica Chen, recently hosted a?Soulcast Media | LIVE event? on LinkedIn where she interviewed Head of Executive Education at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Hamilton Chan.

They shared tips and personal stories about communicating to get your ideas heard. This?Soulcast Media | LIVE ?event is brought to you by our amazing sponsors at?Sabobatage.

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Communication is so much more than what we say.?It is our actions, how we interface with the world around us and the people within it. – Hamilton Chan

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1. SELF AWARENESS?

During the Soulcast Media | LIVE, Hamilton said, the first thing people should focus on when trying to get their ideas heard is, being self-aware. This is important because it will help you focus your thoughts and communications. When you are self-aware, you are able to own your voice, have a positive mindset, and know your trigger points.??

• Own Your Voice?– A lot of people are nervous about how they are going to be perceived, or are afraid to say something wrong. When you own your voice, you are able to express yourself in an authentic way.?
• Mindset?– Your mindset is powerful.?Being self-aware means you are cognisant of the effect your mindset has.?If you want the right people within your organization to hear your ideas, you have to shift your mindset.?
• Trigger Points?– Part of being self-aware is understanding your trigger points.?Trigger points, like?mental barriers , can prevent you from speaking up. Trigger points are usually what makes you anxious.

When you are self-aware, you will see yourself more clearly and be able to communicate your ideas with confidence.?

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2. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS?

Once you’ve given yourself the mental green light to speak up, the next thing you need to do is build those important relationships. If you want your ideas to be heard you have to build relationships.?This is because the people you know can help advocate for you, sell your idea as a group, and build your credibility.?

• Advocate?– An?advocate ?is someone who supports you. When you’re not in the room, they’re singing your praises, and that makes you look good.
• Power In Numbers?– Building relationships expands your network.?When you have a trusted network, your ideas are more likely to be heard.?
• Credibility?– If you are credible it means you are trustworthy.?When you build strong relationships, more people within your organization will see you as being credible.?And credibility can help you advance your career.?

?? We recommend the e-course,“Building Professional Relationships” ?to learn how to build authentic relationships in the workplace.?

When you build strong relationships, you expand your professional network which can help you get your ideas heard.?

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3. CONFIDENCE IN COMMUNICATION?

You have to be confident in yourself and clear-minded in order for you to confidently communicate. If you aren’t able to express your ideas, they can never be heard.??

• Positive Self-Talk?– Most people have some form of mental chatter happening on a daily basis.?Positive self-talk is mental chatter.?When you practice positive self-talk you focus on affirming and supportive thoughts.?This will help you gain confidence because through your thoughts you change your mindset.?
• Taking Courses?– Taking courses can help build your confidence.?This is because the more you learn, the more you grow as a communicator.?
• Tone + Body Language?– Your tone and body language can help you communicate more confidently.?This is because non-verbal communication shows your audience whether you are confident or not.?

Communicating to get your ideas heard takes practice.?Being self-aware, building relationships, and learning how to confidently present your message will help your ideas get heard by the right people within your organization.

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