I'm only two years out of school, and a client asked me if I was an intern yesterday. I've been trying hard to sound smart by using a lot of fancy business words and mentioning frameworks, but I think it's making me seem robotic. How can I build credibility with clients when they're not taking me seriously and seem surprised that I'm in charge?

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Ironically, the most experienced and smartest consultants that know their subject matter inside and out just speak in very plain and straightforward language.

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You are a baby and accept it, humility wins respect and time will build experience

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Is it not obvious that you trying to sound smart and fancy is making you look the exact opposite?

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If anything you sound like an idiot by doing those things. Humility ad mentioned will go a long way. Simply, you don't really know anything yet. Also in charge of what exactly? That one slide in the appendix page 76 or the project? If latter, something's wrong

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Be yourself. As you said you are just 2 years out of school no one expects you to sound like some 10 years Exp…
When you try too much it becomes obvious and most people don’t like pretenders.

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