How to Answer a Question with Confidence #shorts
19 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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Shanli Liu, CPA, shares three ways to sound confident when answering questions: say

Shanli Liu, CPA, shares three ways to sound confident when answering questions: say
How to answer a question with confidence. Number 1 is so easy that anybody can do it. Where you would say, "I believe," just replace that with, "I'm confident." So if you were going to answer somebody's question, "I believe that my experience is suited for this role," "I'm confident my experience is suited for this role." It works because the phrase "I'm confident" reinforces that character trait in their mind. Number 2, drop the phrase, "Does that make sense?" from the end of your sentence. It makes you sound like you're not sure what you just said, or on the flip side, you're not sure they understand what you just said, neither of which are good. So instead, use phrases that elicit feedback like, "What are your thoughts?" "I'd love to have your input on this." "Do you have any suggestions?" And number 3, drop the word "so" from the end of your sentence. For example, "I know that my experience justifies a higher position, so..." It leaves your sentence unfinished. Instead of an ellipsis, dot, dot, dot, just use a period. I know that my experience justifies a higher position. Period. And that's how to answer