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Get Started With Speaking Up & Assertive Communication Skills For The Workplace.
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These resources will get you started on your assertiveness journey. Scroll down and click for more information. TRAININGS are more than 30 min long; MINI TRAININGS are less than 30 min; GUIDES are short pdfs; PRESENTATIONS are longer ppt slides.
Don’t know where to start? Try the first two: *PODCAST and *CHALLENGE – Assertive & Liked 10-Day Challenge.
- Do you struggle to confidently speak up without being rude or aggressive at work?
- Are you too nice, too soft, or avoid confrontation?
- Do you feel like a doormat, pushover, or walked all over at times?
You don’t need to suffer in silence anymore! Learn to get your point across, speak up for yourself respectfully, and not have to fear retaliation at work guilt-free. Find out practical tips, strategies, and examples to be direct, assertive, and non-offensive. This podcast will unfreeze your brain and help you find out exactly what to say in that difficult situation in the workplace.
Script Your Very Own Assertive Likable Conversation In 10 Min A Day, For Only 10 Days, With Daily Email Lessons.
Includes:
- 10 days of 10 min written + audio lessons delivered to your inbox
- PDF workbook
- Chance to have your script reviewed
Here’s what you’ll get done:
- Visioning – Find your speaking up why.
- Breakthrough Conversation – Choose from 29 breakthrough conversations the right speaking up conversation for your goals.
- PB&J Connection – Connect and build trust with one of these 13 strategies.
- Assumption Termites – Uncover 14 deadly assumptions that can kill your relationships.
- Assertive Skeleton – Assertively announce what you want to say in 4 easy steps.
- Hesitation Decluttering – Remove these 10 bad language habits that can come across as unsure, non-competent, and lacking confidence.
- Aggressiveness Detox – Remove these top 5 mistakes that can make you come across as aggressive.
- Speaking Up Hygge – Add the right type of cozy warmth (that does not come across as powerless) to your assertive moments.
- Message Wrap – Layer positive non-verbals to reinforce and embody your message: body language, facial expressions, and voice
- Communication Flair – Make it yours by layering your unique personality and style.
Thoughtful, powerful, confident communication for your success in a glance.
- How can I quickly and easily be more assertive? 12 strategies to instantly think, feel, and be more assertive
- What are the assertive do’s and don’ts? Powerful tips for career success and happiness.
- When do you need to be more assertive? Situations that call for assertiveness
- How do you say a powerful no with confidence? 7 steps to confidently say no without hurting any feelings
- Do do you express yourself with confidence? 7-step script to express yourself assertively
- What makes you have a powerful body language? How to adopt a confident, trustworthy, and likable body language
- How good are you at asking for what you want? 8 steps to ask politely and still be liked
- 7 myths that are holding you back from reconnecting (with your network) – Out of sight, out of mind
- Is your communication hurting your chances for success? The 4 communication types described
- Your 10 assertive rights – 10 things you should never feel bad about
- Are you hesitant to speak up in meetings? 15 actionable ideas to participate more in meetings
- How to be more confident with assertiveness
- How to be more appreciated at work
- Assertiveness skills needed by job level
The Assertive Way Newsletter gives you empowering and educational content to help you stay on your speaking up and assertiveness game:
- Get motivated to speak up on your own terms
- Get more breakthroughs at work
- Say anything to anyone in the right way
- Find your authentic voice
Why? So you can…
- Be heard and get taken seriously
- Feel more confident and in control
- Advance your dreams and your goals
- Have wonderful work relationships
- Serve better, lead better
What will you get?
- Key insights from podcast “Speak Your Mind Unapologetically”
- Free trainings and resources
- Special deals and offers
Find The Confidence To Speak Your Mind
Includes:
- 40 min video training
- Quiz – What’s your communication style
- Quiz – Are you a people-pleaser?
Discover:
- Stop people pleasing
- Quit being too nice (yes, there is such a thing!)
- Say no politely
- Speak up at work and meetings
- Speak up without being mean
- Project confidence
- Be More assertive
What Every Professional Woman Needs To Know About Speaking Up Politely For A Thriving And Fulfilling Career
Includes:
- 1-hour training
Discover:
- Why not speaking up can make you rude
- Benefits of assertiveness & what it means
- Focus on this to not be rude
- 7 strategies to be polite
- SCRIPT to speak up respectfully
- What is your communication style?
- How to spot manipulation
How To Instantly Get Treated With More Respect And Get Taken Seriously
Includes:
- 1-hour video training
- Accompanying article
- PDF presentation slides
Discover:
- 10 communication mistakes that undermine your credibility
- Best practices
- Examples
Crash Course On Professional Assertive Communication
Includes:
- 1-hour video training with 5 videos
You will:
- Understand what assertiveness means and how it can help you
- Recognize your communication style
- Identify what triggers your non-assertive behavior
- Adopt an assertive body language
- Gain 20 assertiveness strategies
Uncover the 10 Habits of Confident And Assertive Communicators + The Assertive Conversation Formula
Includes:
- 50 min video training
Discover:
- Your most used communication style
- The 10 habits of confident and assertive communicators
- The assertive conversation formula
The 5 X 3 Confident Meetings Formula So That You Are Never Silent In Meetings Again
Includes:
- 1h40 min training in 5 videos
- PDF guide
- PDF workbook
- Infographic
Discover:
- 7 Tips to Get Yourself To Speak and Be Heard in Meetings
- What To Say In Meetings When You Don’t Know What To Say
- 5 Myths That Hold You Back From Adding Value and Being Heard In Meetings
- 10 FAQ About Meetings
- 5 Tips For Women To Be Heard In Male-Dominated Meetings
A 3 Hour Training On Speaking Up Politely
Includes:
- 3-hour video training across 3 videos
- PDF summary guide
Discover:
- 8 things that seem aggressive and rude but that are not
- Most common challenges people have speaking up
- 18 reasons why you need to speak up
- 2 main situations when to be assertive
- 4 types of communication
- 2 key factors that affect your communication
- 5 assertive beliefs to adopt
- 4-step SCRIPT to speak up
- 10 speaking up rights
- 6 mistakes nice people make when speaking up that comes across as rude
- 3 things people get wrong about empathy that hurts them
- Top 5 mistakes kind people make with empathy with speaking up
- Why kind people speak up, while nice people don’t
- 5 ways to bring joy to speak up
- What makes speaking up not be rude
- Empathetic assertiveness formula
- 9-step framework to speak up in a polite way
- Passive, aggressive, and assertive language to speak up
- 9 non-verbals for speaking up effectively
- 20 speaking up assertive strategies
- 10 habits of confident and assertive communicators
- 7 categories of speaking up moments
- Formula to get more appreciation and recognition
- 4 workplace languages of appreciation
- 12 mental blocks to speaking up and how to move past them
Avoid These Deadly Assumptions In Your Communication
Includes:
- 14 min video training
Discover:
- What are assumptions and why they are dangerous
- Why we make bad assumptions
- 2 main types of assumption
- Specific examples of assumptions
- Strategies to eliminate assumptions
Claim Your Time, Energy, And Peace Of Mind Back
Includes:
- 20 min video training
- PDF guide
- Infographic
Discover:
- 7 steps to say no politely
- Example
- Best practices
No more feeling speechless, not knowing what to say, or not getting your message across.
Includes:
- 10 min video training
- 46-slide presentation
Discover:
- The basic 4-step process to speak up with confidence
- Tips for each step
- Examples on how to apply it
How To Stop The Most Common Fears of Speaking Up And Being More Assertive
Includes:
- 30 min video
- Article
Discover:
- How to overcome the fear of hurting other people’s feelings
- How to overcome the fear of coming across as rude
- How to overcome the fear of backlash or retaliation
- How to overcome the fear of not being liked
- Why those fears are myths
Speak Up In A Way That You Can Feel Good About.
Includes:
- 25 min training
Discover:
- What is heart-centered assertive communication
- The 10 principles for heart-centered assertiveness
Learn Thoughtful, Respectful, Confident Communication
Includes:
- 34 min video training
- 143-slide presentation
- Quiz: Is your communication style hurting your career?
Discover:
- What assertiveness means and how it can help you
- 4 types of communication
- 19 assertiveness strategies
- Triggers for non-assertive behavior
- Assertive body language
4 Workplace Appreciation Languages And How To Get More Of It
Includes:
- PDF guide
- Workplace Appreciation Language Quiz
Discover:
- The 4 workplace appreciation languages and what they look like
- Why people don’t appreciate you more
- Why don’t people appreciate you in your language
- 5 Ways to get more appreciation in your preferred style
The Secret To Making Every Speaking Up Moment Matter
Includes:
- A PDF guide with debreif explanation and journal
Discover:
- A 3-step speaking up debrief process
- 9 simple questions to reflect on after every speaking up moment
- 50 speaking up journal entries
What To Do When A Coworker Interrupts You
Includes:
- A PDF summary guide
Discover:
- When to fight an interruption and when to let it go
- 3 types of interruption
- Good vs. bad interruptions
- Why people interrupt
- What to do after you are interrupted and how to prevent interruptions from happening
- How to interrupt others in a polite way
GUIDE – Protect Your Personal Power
How To Boost Your Power Even If You Are The Employee
Includes:
- A PDF summary guide
Discover:
- Key differences between power and likability
- Sources of traditional power
- Sources of employee power
- 5 False power reducers
- 10 power sucking situations to avoid
- 10 assertiveness power strategies
- Your assertive rights
- Verbal weakening mistakes to avoid
Claim Your Time, Energy, And Peace Of Mind Back
Includes:
- PDF guide
Discover:
- 7 steps to say no politely
- Example
- Best practices
Get the full video training that goes with this PDF in the “training” section
The 5 X 3 Confident Meetings Formula So That You Are Never Silent In Meetings Again
Includes:
- PDF guide
Discover:
- 3 things you tell yourself to not participate in meetings and why it’s a myth
- 15 Ideas of What To Say In Meetings When You Don’t Know What To Say
- Examples
- FAQ
Get the full video training that goes with this PDF in the “training” section
Speaking Up Politely
Includes:
- PDF summary guide
Discover:
- 8 things that seem aggressive and rude but that are not
- Most common challenges people have speaking up
- 18 reasons why you need to speak up
- 2 main situations when to be assertive
- 4 types of communication
- 2 key factors that affect your communication
- 5 assertive beliefs to adopt
- 4-step SCRIPT to speak up
- 10 speaking up rights
- 6 mistakes nice people make when speaking up that comes across as rude
- 3 things people get wrong about empathy that hurts them
- Top 5 mistakes kind people make with empathy with speaking up
- Why kind people speak up, while nice people don’t
- 5 ways to bring joy to speak up
- What makes speaking up not be rude
- Empathetic assertiveness formula
- 9-step framework to speak up in a polite way
- Passive, aggressive, and assertive language to speak up
- 9 non-verbals for speaking up effectively
- 20 speaking up assertive strategies
- 10 habits of confident and assertive communicators
- 7 categories of speaking up moments
- Formula to get more appreciation and recognition
- 4 workplace languages of appreciation
- 12 mental blocks to speaking up and how to move past them
Get the full video training that goes with this PDF in the “training” section
How To Not Have Your Credibility Be Questioned
Includes:
- PDF presentation slides
Discover:
- 10 communication mistakes that undermine your credibility
- Best practices
- Examples
Get the full video training that goes with this PDF in the “training” section
Say good bye to the fear of conflict and confrontation when you speak your mind with this reflective exercise resource. It includes 13 myths about conflict and confrontation debunked and 5 steps to confront the fear of confrontation.
Prepare For Your Assertive Moment With these 10 Short Meditations
These guided meditations were designed to help busy people who are feeling anxious about a situation or problem.
Most meditations will be in between 6 and 10 min.
Listen to these when you are dealing with one of the specific problems in the title.
Here is the list of the meditations:
- Take time for your own interests (6 min)
- Resolve conflicts (6 min)
- Overcome perfectionism (6 min)
- Communicate kindly (6 min)
- Deal with stress at work (11 min)
- Cope with a chaotic situation (6 min)
- Create more time (6 min)
- Listen to your body (6 min)
- Accept and love yourself (6 min)
- Increase your self-esteem (10 min)
- The assertive SCRIPT – that will forever change your hard conversations
- How to express yourself in meetings with confidence – 7 easy ways to speak up and be heard
- These beliefs will help you speak up more
- Are you shy, passive, introverted, or socially anxious? How to tell the difference
- 8 perspective-shifting hacks -to boost your confidence in challenging interactions
- Top hack to stop worrying about what people think of you
- How to say no in 6 awesome quotes
- 3 simple ways to relieve your stress with assertiveness
- 4 ways to be more grateful and express appreciation
- 20 helpful principles to boost your courage to speak up
- Essential skills to be successful in a new culture
- Stay connected with your network – challenge
- 10 powerful confidence lessons from Flamenco dance
- 16 assertiveness lessons from Japanese gardens
Take this quick quiz to uncover your main communication style, if it is hurting the career success you deserve, and get easy steps to get you back on fast-track mode! Answer what you would actually do, not what you think you should do.
Take this 10 question quiz to find out your people-pleasing tendency level!
Get a full breakdown of your professional appreciation language archetype and how to use it to your advantage starting now! (1 minute quiz)
