Communicate with confidence: There’s the mental preparation, then there’s confidence in the moment.  In this first of a two-part series, we focus on the 4P’s of mentally preparing to communicate with confidence: Practice, as in rehearsing; Proverb, as in adopting a mantra; Pep talk; and Pirate, as in copying that confident feeling.
 
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SUMMARY – Communicate with Confidence: The 4Ps of Mental Preparation

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TRANSCRIPT

Communicate with Confidence:
Mental Preparation & the 4Ps
(1) Practice

* Rehearse. Practice makes perfect.
* Know you magic number, the number of times you need to rehearse your speech before you can nail it!

(2) Proverb

* Focus your thoughts with a mantra. Memorize a short sentence that you can write, think and say to yourself when you need it.  
* Internalize your mantra by reading it, thinking it and saying it. Memorize and remind yourself of your mantra by posting it on your screen saver, at the top of your TO DO list, on your bulletin board, and on a piece of paper in your wallet.

(3) Pep Talk

* Certainly a pep talk will increase your confidence. You’ll also learn how to make your communication more effective.
* People are usually honored to be asked to give you a pep talk!

(4) Pirate

* Emulate someone who exudes confidence. Copy their confidence.
* Channel how you felt when you succeeded in the past. Copy that confident feeling!

TRANSCRIPT
Hey there – I’m your communication coach, Dr. Andrea Wojnicki (please call me Andrea!) Welcome to Talk About Talk.
 
I have a Q for you: are you a life-long learner, always looking for research-based self-improvement advice?
Or maybe you’re in a rut, trying to get noticed and advance your career.  Well, in either case, or maybe both cases, I’m here to help you out.
 
Talk About Talk is a learning platform – an online resource where you’ll learn how to boost your communication skills.
We talk about things like Networking, Storytelling, Body language and – how to communicate with confidence!
 
And here’s the thing: Talk About Talk makes it so easy for you to become a skilled communicator. If you go to the Talk About Talk website, you’ll see a variety of resources, including FREE weekly communication coaching through the newsletter, academic and white papers, one-on-one coaching, online courses, and, of course, an archive of well over 50 podcasts. And I update the website with new resources every single week.
 
This is the first of two episodes where we’re tackling the topic that I’m asked about more than any other: How to communicate with confidence. Of course it’s important. According to FastCompany, communication skills are VITAL. And Sir Richard Branson says that communication skills are the most important skills any leader can possess. But they don’t teach us how to communicate with confidence in school, do they?
 
Recently I was asked to give a talk to a group of professionals about something related to communication. So I emailed them a few options of specific topics I could cover.  Guess which topic they chose?  HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH CONFIDENCE.
 
I get why this topic is so salient for people.