Over the years, and by trial and error, I’ve learned certain skills that have helped me overcome my shyness and gain the poise to communicate from an inner place of self-confidence. I’ve written a downloadable EBook to share the wisdom I’ve gathered. Here’s a look inside “How To Communicate With Confidence.”Experts have determined that 70 percent of our waking hours are spent in some form of communication. Anthony Robbins, self-help guru has said, “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”
I was extremely shy when I was younger. Given a choice, I’d probably choose playing with snakes than having to recite in class. I wanted to start my own business but I didn’t have the self-confidence to market my abilities. I would dread going to networking functions where I’d have to stand and introduce myself. About twenty years ago I made a decision. I was going to learn how to speak to strangers.
The first thing I realized was that the most important communication began on the inside, inside my mind. The more I told myself I wasn’t good at speaking in public or making small talk at networking functions, the less I wanted to go out and meet people.
I was literally talking myself out living my dream of becoming a successful business owner. With the help of motivational and informational tapes and books, I began to realize that the negativity I was feeling was coming from my own insecurity about being judged. I decided to take positive action and change negative self-talk into positive self-encouragement.
*That’s what Part one of How To Communicate With Confidence covers – communicating with yourself. Great communication skills begin on the inside and work their way out. Your self-talk, consistent thoughts and the unwavering belief that what you have to say is important all work together to develop your communication style. The more powerful the relationship you’ve developed with yourself, the more powerful your communication skills.
**Part two looks into communicating to small groups, whether it is social or professional. Honestly, I sometimes find talking in small groups at a party or networking function to be more difficult than speaking in front of a whole room of people. It takes practice and listening skills and these skills can be developed with confidence and ease.
***The third part of my EBook is about communicating with larger groups. It’s about giving that short business infomercial with style and pose, it’s presenting a report to the PTO with passion and confidence or delivering a well received workshop to a room of eager listeners. Whether you’re a scout leader, teacher or network marketer, a significant part of what you do is to communicate your point-of-view to others, usually in larger groups. With a little practice, you can hone your communications skills to create a polished presentation. Part three of How To Communicate With Confidence will show you how to develop unstoppable self-confidence in your speaking abilities.
I know many of us would rather swim with the sharks than strike up a conversation at a social event or worse yet speak in public, but I believe this 51 page EBook will help you gather the self-assurance to communicate with confidence.
This skill though is founded in belief – the positive and unstoppable belief you have about yourself and your message.”
Sharon Michaels
Here’s a direct link to How To Communicate With Confidence: "How To Communicate With Confidence EBook
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