You landed a new job. You have a quick decision to make. Hire a private speech coach, or not?  To hire a speech coach is no small decision.  In this article, Laura shares information about how a speech coach can help you gain communication confidence for situational speaking anxiety, advance your communication skills, solidify your current speaking skills to meet the new demands, and secure speaking roles you never thought were possible.

The background for this blog is you may be looking for a solution that many job seekers, including yourself, do not believe there is a solution. You desire to resolve a latent fear of loss of control in front of people, humiliation, tripping up on your language at the wrong time, stumbling on your words, saying something you didn’t mean to say, or it came out wrong, forgetting what you wanted to say, not being able to answer a question and the countless other symptoms that result questioning whether your communication skills are good enough to advance to the next level.

A speech coach helps you advance to the next level in your career to have more earning power, gain public influence, and realize your career goals.

Any next-level career position requires an advanced spoken communication skillset you may not be using in your current role. In your next career endeavor in leadership, it’s assured there will be a new level of communicative stress. The skills you need to learn are what I describe as the capability to learn executive speak and team leadership speak. Leadership is successfully forming connections to get on board with high-level clients, investors, management, and senior management. However, it’s prudent that you maintain professional relationships with your teams and associates in your current role to carry forth your influential ideas to higher levels.

“In the workplace, employees interact with colleagues, supervisors, and executives. Because they might have limited time to spend with you, the way you communicate with executives may differ from engaging with other types of colleagues… Executives’ time is often limited, so it’s helpful to know how to approach your executives and deliver a clear message.” Article reference 15 Tips for Communicating with Executives Indeed.com

Listening Tips for Communicating with Executives

Executives have a way of saying something once and expecting you to hear it, and get it.

1. Listen
2. Take notes
3. Restate what you heard
4. Clarify any misunderstanding on the spot
5. If it’s permitted to bring an assistant with you to an executive meeting for backup listening, do it.

Speaking Tips for Communicating with Executives

1. Share relevant information on the topic
2. Speak clearly with a projected volume
3. Use complete, concise sentences without filler words
4. Answer questions according to the type of question being asked
5. Read the room. If sensing your contribution may be disruptive, schedule another time or place to discuss.

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