Speak With The Confidence Of A Leader – 5 Vital Speaking Techniques

Listen to this episode from Enhance.training on Spotify. Use 5 techniques to speak with the confidence of a leader. Communication skills are probably the most important skill set for leaders and managers. At the heart of leading others is building relationships, earning trust and making the lives of those you lead better.  I share 5 techniques to speak like a leader, so you can feel more confident when speaking with executives, when public speaking or presenting to the board of directors. --- ResourcesAccess all our prize winning management expertise for you to stand out from your peers, increase your confidence and credibility and move your management career forward faster! We share a ton of content, e-books, help sheets and more to save you a ton of time while unlocking more of your manager potential. Click the link to find out more about the Management Skills Hubhttps://enhance.training/management-skills-hub-ulp000/--- To sound like a leader you must know your audience. Put in the time to do your homework and think through the challenges, pressures and desires the audience has. To speak like a CEO or leader, speak to the audience’s fears and hopes. This is a key part of confident communication and presentation skills.To be an effective leader, building and keep trust with the teams you are leading is essential. The same can be said when speaking effectively with executives. The greater the trust levels, the easier it is to do your job without questions and challenge slowing down the results you can produce. Always speak with as much openness, transparency and honesty as you can. One of the essential public speaking skills to master is creating clear digestible messages that are easy to understand. Creating concise well-structured communications will help you speak like a leader and are great public speaking tips and tricks.When speak in public, to large audiences, and if you want to sound like a leader, your practice is your performance. That is the more you practice out loud before speaking, the better your performance. I share 4 key mental tricks and practices to reduce your nerves before speaking publicly or to large audiences. Finally, to speak confidently, you must master your own non-verbal communication. These are the facial clues, how you use your voice, the pauses, your body positioning etc to convey additional meanings with the words you use. I share 6 areas you need to be aware of and practice improving as you speak. If you have any questions on “Speak With The Confidence Of A Leader – 5 Vital Speaking Techniques”, please email me at [email protected] and I will get back to you. Jess ColesEnhance.training