Professional Communication and Confidence Building
Enhance your communication skills and overcome fears when speaking with fellow professionals. Explore situations, identify fears, and discover tips to boost confidence. Learn from experts and developers on building relationships, networking, and excelling in various professional scenarios.
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Speaking with fellow professionals Building confidence and overcoming fears Dr Eamon Dubaissi Dr Stefania Silvestri Dr Simon Vaukins Research Staff Developers
Learning objectives Situations Fears Tips
Situations and scenarios One-to-one conversations Seniority Expertise Networking Meetings Public Informational interviews
Your thoughts What helps you feel comfortable speaking to others? What are your fears of speaking to others?
General fears Looking foolish Imposter syndrome Inferiority complex Judgement by others Leaving a bad impression Consequences
Your thoughts: tips and tricks Looking at those general fears, do you have any tips and tricks to overcome them?
General advice Positive support Prepare and practice Affirmations and reframing Self-worth Humanize Confidence Self Strengths and weaknesses Common ground Body language Voice Mindset compassion
Professionals with different expertise to yourself Fears Tips Fellow professional Looking foolish Powerful introduction Being judged Active listening and questions Using the right language Prepare
Professionals in more senior positions Fears Tips Understand fears Looking foolish Positive affirmations Inferiority Humanize Being judged Body language Confrontation Practice Ask questions Authority anxiety
Professionals in a larger group or public setting Fears Tips Identify concerns Looking foolish Write notes Format Self-preservation Ease into meeting Culture Active, not passive Shift mindset Assumptions
Summary Understand which situations are a challenge for you and why The same root fears often underlie many of the situations Addressing these fears requires deliberate practice Set yourself goals, perhaps around some of the tips provided
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