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How to Say It for Women: Communicating with Confidence and Power Using the Language of Success

How to Say It for Women: Communicating with Confidence and Power Using the Language of Success. By Phyllis Mindell, Ed.D. Why I Chose This Book. 3 Key Points. Grammar is Important 6 Steps to Vocabulary of Power Perfect Your Presentation. Starting Sentences with “I”.

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How to Say It for Women: Communicating with Confidence and Power Using the Language of Success

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  1. How to Say It for Women:Communicating with Confidence and Power Using the Language of Success By Phyllis Mindell, Ed.D.

  2. Why I Chose This Book

  3. 3 Key Points • Grammar is Important • 6 Steps to Vocabulary of Power • Perfect Your Presentation

  4. Starting Sentences with “I” • Don’t begin sentences with “I” unless you are the subject of the sentence • 5 ways “I” statements weaken language • Solution

  5. Intimacies • Words that convey emotion rather than action • Examples: • Feel • Like • Want • Need

  6. Hedges • Hedges are improperly used to soften statements by the speaker • Examples: • I guess… • I think… • Well…

  7. Tags • A tag is a short question added to the end of a statement or comment • Examples: • …, isn’t it? • …, don’t you think? • …, okay?

  8. Like • Saying “like” can make a woman seem ditzy • Solution • Team up with an ambitious friend and have them signal you every time you use “like”

  9. Modifiers • Only use modifiers when they add vital information • Examples: • Very • Really • Many

  10. 6 Steps to Vocabulary of Power

  11. 6 Steps to Vocabulary of Power • Think before you speak • Energize with action verbs • Be savvy about business words • Make metaphors work for you • Mimic successful communicators • Keep your word store up-to-date

  12. Perfect Your Presentations

  13. 13 Steps to Organization • Think about the audience • Determine the purpose(s) • List the details • Group the Details • Order the Details

  14. 13 Steps of Organization • Name the topics • Sequence the topics • Write the thesis statement • Write the lead and end structures • Plan the paragraphs, topic sentences, transitions, and reminders

  15. 13 Steps to Organization • Write the piece • Plan the visuals • Practice, tape, and edit

  16. Applying the 13 Steps of Organization Scenario: We must present our entrepreneur venture to investors…

  17. Effective Presentations • Write for listeners, not readers • Make words easy to remember • Use grammar of power • Tell stories • Remind and repeat • Appearance

  18. Mentor Meetings • Research, research, and research • Be prepared • Be flexible

  19. The End

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