5 Steps to Speak with Clarity and Confidence at Work

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To be able to speak with clarity and confidence at work makes you more effective in your role and you are seen as more successful. To speak with confidence at work takes a little know how and some practice. That is all.
I share 5 steps to help you speak with clarity at work. Speaking to others are key communication skills for any role and job

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To speak confidently and clearly knowing your audience really helps. Make the time to think through what the other person might be thinking and feeling right now. How does their role influence their viewpoint and what pressures does it create. The better you understand your audience, the more clearly you can speak to others so they listen, understand and take in your message.
Preparing in advance, even if it is only a few seconds to think through how you are going to structure your points gives you confidence and enables you to speak clearly. Rambling, long and overly detailed talks or emails are very hard to follow and understand. Create a structure to what you say so that it is easy to follow and easy to communicate.
How you speak or your speaking style can be improved quickly with a little practice. This will help you speak confidently in meetings and with groups. I share tips on how to practice to speak confidently and clearly.
The four step in making your communication more concise – that is having the same meaning in a lot less words. Even those that ramble a lot right now can become concise in how they communicate. I share an simple exercise to practice regularly that will build your conciseness skills quickly.
Finally, your body language, particularly your facial expressions and how you hold yourself communicate a lot of meaning alongside the words you use. Focus on how you use your body language when communicating more than the words you say. Both are important. When you look confident speaking, you will feel a lot more confident.
If you have questions on “5 Steps to Speak with Clarity and Confidence at Work”, please email me at [email protected] and I will get back to you.
Jess Coles
Enhance.training

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Know your audience – a vital step easily missed (00:01:20)

3. Prepare in advance – a little preparation goes a long way (00:03:14)

4. Tips to practice how you can improve your style of speaking (00:05:09)

5. An exercise to make what you say even more concise (00:06:25)

6. Focus more on your body language than the words you say (00:07:56)

7. In Summary (00:09:40)