From the course: Being Your Own Fierce Self-Advocate

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Using key phrases to show your expertise

Using key phrases to show your expertise

From the course: Being Your Own Fierce Self-Advocate

Using key phrases to show your expertise

- Have you ever been excited to get a package only to have it arrive dinged and damaged? Disappointing, right? In a similar way, most people want to be heard. Yet too often, they fail to really get their ideas across. Not because their ideas stink, but because the package their ideas come in is flimsy. It's weak. As you advocate for better roles, opportunities and more, how can you make sure you're delivering your message with authority and confidence? In a moment, I'm going to show you two verbal tricks that convey just that. But first, I want you to do a fun exercise with me. It's called instant expert. I'm going to ask you some questions and I want you to answer each one aloud. Here's the catch. You need to answer with total authority and confidence. Remember, you're the world's leading expert. You can make things up. Nothing you say is wrong. Now I need you to imagine you're the world's foremost expert on…

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