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Sound more sure of yourself

Name: Sound more sure of yourself
Uploaded: 2024-10-09T14:00:40+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this brief coaching video, the speaker explains how using ownership language—phrases that begin with "my"—can make a speaker sound more confident…

9 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief coaching video, the speaker explains how using ownership language—phrases that begin with "my"—can make a speaker sound more confident, persuasive, and in control. The speaker contrasts tentative expressions such as "I think," "I feel like," "I believe," and "I just want to say" with assertive alternatives like "My thoughts are," "My understanding is," "My view is," and "My intention is." By consistently framing statements with "my," the speaker argues that listeners perceive the speaker as taking ownership of their ideas, which enhances credibility and authority. The video concludes with a call to practice these phrasing shifts to sound more sure of oneself.

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How to sound more sure of yourself. Lean into your words. That means take ownership of what you have to contribute in the conversation. For example, instead of saying, "I think this is something we can work on," you'll say, "My thoughts are it's something we can work on." When you begin with "I think," that says I'm hesitant. But when you say, "My thoughts are," you're leaning into it. You're taking ownership. And there's lots of instances of this. For example, instead of "I feel like it's," "My understanding is." Instead of, "I believe," "My view is." Instead of, "I just want to say," "My intention is." When you say "my," you're taking ownership, and when you take ownership in your words, you sound more persuasive, you sound more in control, and you sound more sure of yourself. So try that and follow me.