Communication identity
Authority claim
Speak with the authority you actually hold.
The gapSoftening a statement you are the right person to make.
When to use it
In the area where you are genuinely responsible.
The steps
- Identify an area where you have legitimate authority.
- Record how you currently talk about it.
- Identify the unnecessary softening.
- Rewrite the statement with direct ownership.
- Deliver it.
- Test it with questions and pushback.
- Hold the ownership without becoming aggressive.
You know it worked when
The communication matches the authority rather than shrinking below it.
What else it works, and why
- Intent
- You must know what authority you legitimately hold.
- Message
- It is expressed through positions, decisions and recommendations.
- Delivery
- Voice and body change perceived authority.
- Connection
- Authority has to coexist with respect and responsiveness.
Which drill is yours, in what order and at what dose, is not something a page can tell you. That is what a Discovery Call is for.
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