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January 8, 2025 25 mins

If you want to show up with confidence, use these communication tips from The Confidence Cocktail™ that will help you get there. Take a walk through my signature framework to guide you in becoming a clear, compelling and credible communicator.

Here are the 8 ingredients we’ll explore alongside specific examples that you can try out yourself:

  1. Identity - who are you and how do you want people to experience you? What do you want to be known for?
  2. Mindset - how to overcome self-doubt so you can fully embrace your confident self. We talk about an exercise to overcome imposter syndrome.
  3. Presence - how is your posture, body language overall? Including facial expressions and voice, we walk through tips on how to improve.
  4. Message - do you get to the point quickly and state it up front?
  5. Think on your feet - what techniques do you use to handle unexpected situations with grace and ease? I’ve got you covered!
  6. Challenging Conversations - how do you lean into conflict or difficult people?
  7. Leadership - you’ve got to be a servant leader to truly lead well. I’ll talk about how.
  8. Negotiation - listen to my couch story to learn a few tips and the big lesson Iearned!

And the most important ingredient of all is at the base of the cocktail glass - courage! We have to activate our courage to become our most confident selves. Let’s do it!

Want to see how you score as a confident communicator? 

Take The Confidence Cocktail Assessment: https://karenlaos.com/confidence-cocktail-fb/

Karen Laos, Communication Expert and Confidence Cultivator, leverages 25 years in the boardroom and speaking on the world’s most coveted stages such as Google and NASA to transform missed opportunities into wins. She is fiercely committed to her mission of eradicating self-doubt in 10 million women by giving them practical strategies to ask for what they want in the boardroom and beyond. She guides corporations and individuals with her tested communication model to generate consistent results through her Powerful Presence Keynote: How to Be an Influential Communicator.

 

Want to see how you score as a confident communicator? 

Take The Confidence Cocktail Assessment: https://karenlaos.com/confidence-cocktail-fb/

 

Get my free tips: 9 Words to Avoid & What to Say Instead: https://karenlaos.lpages.co/words-to-avoid/

 

Connect with me:

Website: https://www.karenlaos.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenlaosofficial 

Facebook: Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/karenlaosconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlaos/

Episodes also available on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwQoTGdJX5eME0ccBKiKng/videos

My book “Trust Your Own Voice”: 

https://karenlaos.com/book/

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