Get your Student Resource Pack here Rose Burch Hi friend. Welcome to the Quiet Connections podcast. Do you feel anxious and not good enough in social situations? Feel like you’re weird, broken or don’t fit in? You are not alone. Join Haley and Stacie on a journey to quiet confidence. Picking up key insights to…
When you think of a woman who founded a successful global company, what do you see? Now add presenting at conferences, delivering training workshops and working with high-profile organisations. You probably picture a person full of extroverted confidence, who must never struggle to speak, network, or feel doubtful, don’t you? It’s easy for us to…
Job interviews can feel daunting, especially if you naturally prefer to listen rather than speak, or if being in the spotlight makes you uneasy. It’s normal to feel tension build before an interview, wondering how you’ll come across and whether you’ll find the right words in the moment. In this video, Amy Cuddy, a social…
Communication Skills for Career Success Ask an employer from any sector what they look for in new recruits and it’s not long before that broadly defined powerhouse of a soft skill – communication – springs to mind. Not surprising, really. Effective communication means a potential hire has the interpersonal and persuasion skills to explain ideas…
I’m just a drop in the ocean, but look at the ripple effect one drop can make… I’m continuing to share my stories more and more publicly, and I’m helping others to do this too. This is Jenny and Tony from BBC Spotlight. Today, myself and three ladies from our speaking club met with Jenny for…
Job interviews are terrifying. There is no other way to put it. I find them to be a surreal and an unrealistic experience. For me, like for so many others who are of a quieter disposition or feel socially anxious, the idea of selling yourself to a stranger as their next employee can trigger negative…
Have you ever felt like the job interview is institutionalised discrimination against introverts? When I fill out a job application or write a CV, my introvert skills serve me well. I can research thoroughly, carefully consider an employer’s needs and how my skills might fit, and then present that information coherently. I’m often invited to interview for 4…
Bring your boldest self to your interview How do you want to be seen in your next job interview? You probably want your potential employer to see you as confident, genuine and capable. Then why do we, all too often, approach the job interview with dread, execute it with anxiety, and leave it with regret?…