I agree with Merydith. I'd also like to share some simple, easy to get right (or wrong) types of things.
1. Look competent - Snap judgement are made in 250 milliseconds.
2. Smile - I mean Really Smile - it will do wonders for your perceived confidence
3. Breath and use your voice properly. Many people don't have enough air to make themselves heard.
Also, many women confuse listeners by raising their voice at the end when they make a statement. Remember commands, questions and statements have a tonal structure.
Command, pause (wait). eg Sit. Relax.
Statements drop at the end (think Beethovens fifth - da,da,da, daaah.
Questions rise at the end (and then you wait).
Using open questions (who, what, where, when, why and how) with the correct tonal structure makes it almost impossible for someone to NOT respond.
4. Eliminate the word "BUT" from your vocabulary - it sets up a confrontational dialogue.
5. Last but by no means least, if you want to make sure your point gets heard in the meeting, make sure you make it with someone else.
Apologies if this sounds like I'm telling you how to crack eggs to make an omelette. Guess it depends on how much time you want to spend cleaning up the kitchen...
All the best,
Alison
posted 8 days ago
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