How to Respond with Confidence

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

Civility Media

Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Education

5 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Find yourself using filler words like “um” or “uh,” or ending your sentences with uncertainty? You want to sound more confident, but you’re not sure what to do. Good news: There’s an easy way to sound more confident in every conversation. In this episode, I’m sharing 3 ways to respond with clarity and confidence, even in high-pressure situations. You'll learn how to eliminate filler words, control the tone of your voice, and use phrases that make you sound assertive—without coming across as unsure or hesitant. Like what you hear? Subscribe to this podcast and leave a 5-star review. Pre-Order my new book, The Next Conversation Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter. Watch my podcast on YouTube Follow me on Instagram Follow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you want to change your life for the better, well this is one of the best ways to do it.
0:03.7	On today's episode we're talking how to respond with confidence.
0:07.4	Welcome to the Jefferson Fisher Podcast, where I'm on a mission to make your next conversation
0:12.4	the one that changes everything.
0:14.8	If you enjoy learning tools to improve your communication, I'm going to ask you to please follow
0:19.1	this podcast and if you would leave a review.
0:22.1	I'm going to let you know that my book, the next conversation, is officially
0:25.8	out on pre-order. It is a book that's going to teach you how to say things with control, to say it with
0:30.4	confidence, and to say it to connect.
0:33.4	And as always, if you have any topic suggestions for this podcast, you can just throw them in the
0:37.4	comments.
0:38.4	If you want to sound more confident, do this.
0:40.9	Number one, eliminate the fluff. Eliminate the the fluff you know what I'm talking about
0:45.7	fluff is that kind of well I mean you know it's it's just this um it's just this I mean you know it's it's a fluff that absolutely kills the confidence in your responses
0:58.8	Number two we're going to work on uptalk that is where you begin to increase in the tone of your voice, almost like you're
1:06.2	asking a question. Instead of saying something like this, it sounds kind of like this. At the end of your
1:12.4	sentences, they uptalk,
1:14.0	and that's not good because it makes it sound
1:15.7	like everything you're saying is a question,
1:18.0	like you're uncertain about it.
1:19.5	And number three, we're going to work on WER choice.
1:22.1	That means we're going to eliminate ending your sentences with,
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