26. Speak Up! We Can’t Hear You
As a young woman was leaving the office, her boss started giving her assignments. She replied, “But I’m in training this afternoon.” He ignored her comments and continued to describe the tasks in more detail. It dawned on the young woman—who had recently attended my seminar on this topic—that he hadn’t heard her. She raised her volume and repeated, “I’m in training this afternoon.” He replied, “Oh, sure. You can do it tomorrow. Have a good class!”
Many men and women, especially women, do not speak loudly enough. And speaking softly is a subtle nonverbal action that can affect your professionalism.
Have you ever said something in a meeting and nobody responded? Then, 20 minutes later, somebody at the end of the ...
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