Look the part.Look the part.

3  Looking authoritative and looking confident have many similarities, but you can’t really master the former without first nailing the latter. It may seem naive to think that looking [...]

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Focus on your positives.Focus on your positives.

2  People with low self-confidence tend to compare themselves to unrealistic idealizations of others, and thereby find themselves always coming up short. Instead of holding yourself to impossible standards [...]

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Practice your authoritative voicePractice your authoritative voice

5  In addition to adding some depth to your voice, finishing off sentences properly, and eliminating “fillers,” you can also work to perfect the tone and pace of your [...]

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Claim the stage.Claim the stage.

4 Making eye contact and facing the audience have already been mentioned in this article, but there are additional steps you can take to demonstrate command of the room [...]

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Building Confidence in Your Authoritative SelfBuilding Confidence in Your Authoritative Self

1 Embrace the power of self-confidence. All your efforts to appear more authoritative will likely fall short if you lack essential self-confidence. You have to believe you can wield [...]

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