2 Being confident and sounding confident are not always one and the same. Some people may be bursting with confidence in their authority, and yet the way they speak [...]
2 Being confident and sounding confident are not always one and the same. Some people may be bursting with confidence in their authority, and yet the way they speak [...]
1 Face people and make eye contact. Your mother may have told you it was good manners to look other people in the eyes while speaking to them, but [...]
3 . Some people feel like silence is a sign of weakness, and want to fill any gaps by talking. Prattling on, however, is more likely to be taken [...]
5 Get on your feet. To appear authoritative, you have to be noticed, and standing almost always makes you more noticeable. Standing makes it easier for you to command [...]
4 Dress with authority. You may assume that donning a “power suit” or otherwise over-dressing for an occasion is the best way to appear authoritative. Quite often, however, this [...]