Verbal Brand – Convey Clearly

How to Speak with Authority-7 Steps to Being Authoritative

16 Comments / Communication Skills, Find Your True Voice, How to Speak Better, Improve Speech, Speak with Authority, Verbal Brand, Voice Improvement

Speaking with authority is necessary when you’re in your wheelhouse, both in your role at work and in your personal life. When you communicate your message, it needs to come out with authority and confidence. Now don’t confuse speaking authoritatively with being an aggressive speaker. If you’re trying to speak assertively and authoritatively and you end up sounding aggressive, you’re …

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How to Be More Concise When Speaking-5 Actionable Steps

14 Comments / Be concise, Communication Skills, Eliminate Filler Words, talk so people listen, Verbal Brand

Have you ever listened to someone speak and have no clue what they are trying to say? Worse, have you ever tried to tell your colleague an idea or your friend a funny thing that happened to you and have their eyes glaze over? Or you’re at a meeting and you have a brilliant idea, you try to convey it …

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How to Sound Like Morgan Freeman–In 4 Steps

10 Comments / Communication Skills, Find Your True Voice, Improve the Sound of your Voice, Upspeak, Verbal Brand

“I learned in school that most people speak in a higher register than normal because of tension. So the trick is to relieve the tension.”–Morgan FreemanHe’s right, you know. Most people use a much higher and tinnier sound than they were designed to do. It’s because we hold a great deal of physiological tension in our throats. It comes from …

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What’s Your Verbal Brand?

2 Comments / Branding, Persuasion, Public Speaking, Small talk, Tips & Tricks, Verbal Brand

Your verbal brand can make or break you, and you probably didn’t even know you had one. It’s ultra-important in every situation your find yourself in, from virtual meetings to interviews, first impressions, and presentations. Are you magnetic and charismatic? How does your voice sound, and what words do you choose? Are you crystal clear & magnetic? Branding is ultra …

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