Co-Host: Dr. Laura Sicola - Leadership, Communication and Influence Coach
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My returning guest is Dr. Laura Sicola, TEDx speaker and author of Speaking To Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice. The last time she was on, we meant to talk about how to master your leadership voice, but instead ended up talking about how your name matters in dating and attraction. So as promised, she’s back to cover what we had originally planned.
What’s the first step to using your voice to get ahead in your career, and indeed in life? Find out about what Laura calls “the linguistic glass ceiling” and how to blast through it.
What are the special communication skills that are unique to leaders? How can high IQ guys fall into traps that are uniquely set for them?
As it turns out, the way to make people think you’re smart and competent is very similar to how to make them think you’re a cool guy. Laura explains that in detail, including how the “dance of communication” ties into it.
How do we pigeonhole ourselves into poor leadership communication, simply by overlooking the nuanced finesse required in most situations? Better yet, how do we fix that? How do you adjust both the objective and subjective elements of your communications style based on who exactly you’re leading, and in what context? How can you earn respect through your communicative leadership rather than demanding it?
What’s the real relationship between what you say and how you say it? (Hint: It may not be what you’ve heard in the past.) How can you “match the energy” of the person you’re talking to in a way that builds respect and rapport? What are the big mistakes that even major companies make when attempting to communicate to their customer base in a way that creates admiration and goodwill?
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