How do you speak up with confidence without sounding aggressive? Leadership coach and TEDx speaker Ivna Curi shares how to find the balance between boldness and respect so your message lands with influence.
In this episode, you will learn:
✔️ The important difference between aggression and assertiveness (hint: you want to be assertive!)
✔️ How the DESO framework helps you handle hard conversations
✔️ When apologetic language undermines credibility and when it builds trust
✔️ Ivna’s personal story of moving from people-pleaser to confident communicator
Whether you lead teams, pitch clients, or want to be taken seriously in meetings, these strategies will help you speak boldly and be heard.
CONNECT WITH ANDREA
🌐 Website: https://talkabouttalk.com/
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreawojnicki/
✉️ Andrea’s Email Newsletter: https://www.talkabouttalk.com/newsletter/
🟣 Talk About Talk on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-about-talk-communication-skills-training/id1447267503
🟢 Talk About Talk on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3afgjXuYZPmNAfIrbn8zXn?si=9ebfc87768524369
📺 Talk About Talk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talkabouttalkyoutube
CONNECT WITH IVNA CURI
🌐 Website: https://AssertiveWay.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.Linkedin.com/in/IvnaCuri/
🎙️ Speak Your Mind Unapologetically Podcast: https://AssertiveWay.com/Podcast
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
📖 Building A StoryBrand by Donald Miller: https://amzn.to/3IMAduF
📖 Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://amzn.to/48GtWuW
📖 Principles by Ray Dalio: https://amzn.to/4nrBnL3
📖 Acting With Power by Deborah Gruenfeld: https://amzn.to/3WhuoIF
🎧MORE HERE: Ivna interviews Andrea for her Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-identify-and-communicate-your-personal-brand/id1623647915?i=1000719522727
TRANSCRIPTION
Ivna Curi: Speak to people in a way that makes them wanna hear your power in your delivery and that conviction, and then listen to people in a way that makes them want to speak to you.
Andrea Wojnicki: Are you an assertive communicator on a continuum from anxious to passive, to assertive, to aggressive? Where do you stand? Do you know what the important difference is b
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