Developing confident communication skills for leaders Understanding ModernGov– Anne Walsh

Developing Confident Communication for leaders Gain quick tips to come across as a more confident leader Learn how to be more assertive in the workplace Tips to use assertive language in the workplace Communication and personal impact: using breathing and voice tools to keep calm and exert power. Developing Confident Communication for leaders

Amy Cuddy’s Power Poses: Universal postures of confidence and empowerment

Open confident posture and gestures

Embodying leadership through good alignment

The Power is in your hands

Rhetoric: the language of confident, assertive leadership The ancients saw Rhetoric as the ‘essential skill of leadership-knowledge’ Blame - Past tense: Use the past tense when needing to apportion blame. Values - Present tense: Use the present tense when needing to talk about values Choice - Future tense: Use the future tense when needing to speak about choice. Rhetoric: the language of confident, assertive leadership

Is used in our major institutions: the Law, for instance: the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. So powerful it is used at defining moments in history: Liberté égalité fraternité But also modern and inspirational: ‘We must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin again, the work of remaking America’ (Barack Obama) The List of Three: complete, memorable, presents the complex in simple form

‘We’ve survived this uncertain period in our company’s history and have been able to take stock and review. Our resilience and ‘can-do’ attitude will safeguard us as we move into the future’. It’s true, we could have done better in the past, but we are defining a new identity as we speak: we can move forward to a better future with confidence’ Let’s learn from our mistakes. Craft a new vision. Create a confident future. Use the Power of Three to confidently define your vision and leadership capabilities.

Breathing is key for exerting personal power and keeping calm

The Confident Voice of Leadership