22 | How to Share a Mistake and Seem MORE Confident
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As a leader, as an expert, telling a story about a mistake, a disaster, a glorious miscalculation on your part actually makes you seem more confident, not less. Not only that, it's going to create trust in your team and audience that leads to greater interaction in the room and a safer and more creative atmosphere. In other words, it will create the exact kind of open communication that so critical to leadership and conveying a message that gets results. But ONLY if you use this one technique when you tell it… ------------- Would you like to make your next public speaking opportunity 30% better in just one hour? Whether it’s a talk, webinar, podcast interview, media appearance, panel guest spot, key message to your audience, or something else, we can show you how to take it from good to GREAT in just one hour. To get support, go to www.speaknextweek.com, answer a few questions about your upcoming opportunity, and my team will respond within 24 hours. And if you’d like to improve your public speaking skills, get paid to speak, or spread a message your passionate about, go to www.speaknextweek.com, scroll to the bottom, and grab our free guide “Mastering the 3 C’s of Great Speaking” to level up your public speaking skills today!
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