Overview
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Learn about the common mental barriers that keep professionals from speaking up at work, as well as the steps you can take to actively build your authority.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Speaking up with authority
- Mental barriers to communication
- How childhood and cultural experiences impact communication
- How work experiences impact communication
- Make your voice an asset, not a liability
- Prepare every time you speak
- Speaking up in a meeting
- Speaking to your boss or superior
- Understanding your audience before speaking up
- Sample conversation starters
- Speak up with confidence and clarity
