I would love to learn how to gain confidence and transmit it when speaking at work. I have always been a confident person, but I find that often as a woman I have less credibility. Any advise?

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Just own it! Also I think it just comes with time. It took me about 2 years to be fully confident in my current role. Pretty soon everyone comes to you when you’re reliable and know what you’re talking about and able to communicate it effectively.

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I listened to a lot of podcasts about this. I had a full realization that these men are absolutely not more competent than me even if their more senior title might lead you to think so. It might also depend a lot on if your male leaders or peers are in your corner and give you space to speak and support your work.

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There’s a lot of inner work that you can do - either via a coach, reading books, listening to podcasts - to build the confidence. But one tactical approach is to go to work each day with the goal of saying one high impact thing by writing it down and memorizing it beforehand. It can be totally rehearsed and it will feel forced at first. And then overtime you’ll stop needing to rehearse it and it will come more naturally.

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Speak with conviction. It takes practice but don't let yourself become easily intimidated

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