Presence Under Pressure
Welcome to Part II of How to Craft a Killer Professional Introduction. In Part I, we covered how to expand and contract your professional introduction based on four key journaling prompts. >> If you missed it, CLICK HERE to check it out. You’ll learn step-by-step tricks for expanding and contracting your professional introduction to fit…
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Real Talk: How often have you been asked in an interview or some sort of networking situation: “What do you do?” Or “Tell me about yourself…” (A million times, right?) And how often have you responded with something like: “Hi, my name’s ____, I work at [company] as [role]…” Now, I’m not suggesting there’s anything…
READ MOREEver felt that wave of panic when you’re asked a question and you need to think about how you want to respond while you start responding at the same time? You’re not alone. You might feel the pressure to speak immediately without taking a moment to think – “quick, don’t waste people’s time, spit it…
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Love it or hate it, today we’re talking about an established SelfSpoken truth: the best way to improve your speaking skills is…watching yourself on video. And before we go any further, I know what you’re thinking! “I can’t stand to watch myself on video—it makes me cringe, hard.” “I feel like I don’t even recognize…
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Whether it’s in interviews or Zoom meetings, do you ever have those mid-response *record scratch* moments? You know, when you realize that while you’ve been weaving your answer, you’ve forgotten the actual question you were supposed to address? You want to stop rambling, but you’re not quite sure how to structure your answers without that…
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Let’s pretend one of these requests from a colleague just landed in your inbox: “Would you mind hopping on an Instagram Live with me this afternoon to talk about our latest collaboration?” “Can you join this meeting with 10+ people later to offer some insights?” “Will you lead a webinar for my community on your…
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