Speak With Executive Presence
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Executive presence
Executive presence is when a person projects that they know where they're going and that they're willing to take their listeners with them.
It requires that you speak with confidence.
The three components of confidence
They are:
- Your speech
- Your body language
- Your clarity of thought.
Speaking too quickly
Speaking too fast can sabotage your executive presence.
A person could mistakenly think that you want the conversation to be over. However, you may really be nervous or try to prove that you are smarter than them.
But speaking at a nice pace can project that you are in the moment and actively listening.
Inserting filler words, using the wrong tone
Filler words and sounds are sabotaging your ability to project commitment. It projects that you are unsure of yourself.
Indicating that there's more to the information: When the tone of voice is always going up at the end of the sentence, it proposes that there's more information you want to get across. It makes it sound like you're unsure of yourself.
