Core Concepts: Elevate Your Leadership Voice by Ditching 5 Filler Words
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Hello KSKOers!
On my podcasting journey, I've learned a lot about how we speak and how it shapes our reputation. I've noticed the difference between flowing voices flow and faltering voices. What are the common filler words you should ditch to elevate your leadership voice? Keep reading to find out the core concepts below.
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Core Concepts
Here are the 10 core concepts to elevate your leadership voice
Impact of Speech: The way you speak influences how you are perceived, affecting your reputation, authority and leadership voice.
Self-Awareness in Communication: Recognising how the way you speak affects others enables you to make intentional improvements.
Filler Words: Common fillers like "um," "so," "right," "look," and "you know" can detract from your message and perceived professionalism.
Silence vs. Filler Words: Replacing filler words with silence conveys thoughtfulness and confidence, while filler words suggest uncertainty.
Preparation: Being well-prepared helps reduce reliance on filler words and enhances clarity in your communication.
Practice: Regular practice is essential for developing a smooth, confident speaking style.
Audience Awareness: Understanding your audience’s background is crucial. Different words might mean different things to different audiences.
Feedback: Actively seek feedback on your speaking style to discover those areas where you can improve.
Reflection: Listening to recordings of yourself can help pinpoint frequent filler words. Knowledge gives you the power of choice and change.
Polishing Communication: Continuously refining your speaking style and habits elevates your leadership voice and overall communication effectiveness.
The Last Word
To improve your public speaking and leadership skills, listen to your raw recordings; it might feel awkward, but it's super helpful. Speaking slower and pausing gives you time to think and avoid those filler words. Finding out what words you overuse and which skills you can improve is a smart move—better to ask and grow than to end up on the ‘don’t invite back’ speakers’ list.
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Nia is an expert leader who talks the talk and walks the walk. She is an academically awarded thought leader in self-aware leadership and practices self-aware leadership every single day in her role as a Director in a Children’s Charity.
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