How to Become a Bold, ASSERTIVE Communicator

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Talk About Talk - Communication Skills Training

Dr. Andrea Wojnicki

200 episodes

6 days ago

Executive communication coaching to boost your confidence and advance your career!

Dr. Andrea Wojnicki is a Harvard-educated communication coach who coaches executives to improve their COMMUNICATION SKILLS so they'll get noticed and get promoted. Through the TALK ABOUT TALK podcast, Andrea and her guests share advice on how to communicate with confidence and credibility.

Learn about:
• overcoming IMPOSTER SYNDROME and communicating with CONFIDENCE
• PERSONAL BRANDING
• EXECUTIVE PRESENCE and leadership communication
• FORMAL PRESENTATIONS
• how to INTRODUCE YOURSELF
and more!
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How to Become a Bold, ASSERTIVE Communicator | Ivna Curi (ep. 198)

Talk About Talk - Communication Skills Training

42 minutes 50 seconds

3 weeks ago

How to Become a Bold, ASSERTIVE Communicator | Ivna Curi (ep. 198)

How do you speak up with confidence without sounding aggressive? Leadership coach and TEDx speaker Ivna Curi shares how to find the balance between boldness and respect so your message lands with influence.
In this episode, you will learn:
✔️ The important difference between aggression and assertiveness (hint: you want to be assertive!)
✔️ How the DESO framework helps you handle hard conversations
✔️ When apologetic language undermines credibility and when it builds trust
✔️ Ivna’s personal story of moving from people-pleaser to confident communicator
Whether you lead teams, pitch clients, or want to be taken seriously in meetings, these strategies will help you speak boldly and be heard.
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CONNECT WITH IVNA CURI
🌐 Website: https://AssertiveWay.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.Linkedin.com/in/IvnaCuri/
🎙️ Speak Your Mind Unapologetically Podcast: https://AssertiveWay.com/Podcast
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
📖 Building A StoryBrand by Donald Miller: https://amzn.to/3IMAduF
📖 Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://amzn.to/48GtWuW
📖 Principles by Ray Dalio: https://amzn.to/4nrBnL3
📖 Acting With Power by Deborah Gruenfeld: https://amzn.to/3WhuoIF
🎧MORE HERE: Ivna interviews Andrea for her Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-identify-and-communicate-your-personal-brand/id1623647915?i=1000719522727

TRANSCRIPTION
Ivna Curi: Speak to people in a way that makes them wanna hear your power in your delivery and that conviction, and then listen to people in a way that makes them want to speak to you.
Andrea Wojnicki: Are you an assertive communicator on a continuum from anxious to passive, to assertive, to aggressive? Where do you stand? Do you know what the important difference is between assertiveness and aggressiveness?
Yes. We want to be assertive. No, we do not wanna be aggressive. But what exactly is the difference? In this episode of Talk About Talk, you are about to find out. Welcome to the Talk About Talk podcast. I’m your executive communication coach, Dr. Andrea Wojnicki. Please just call me Andrea. You can learn more about me on the TalkAboutTalk.com website.
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