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How to Look and Sound Confident | Cara Hale Alter | TED

Gain actionable insights on projecting confidence and credibility.

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Channel: TED

Context

Cara Hale Alter, a public speaking expert, discusses how to project confidence and credibility through nonverbal communication in a TEDx talk.

Key points

  • Cara Hale Alter introduces the concept of visible credibility, emphasizing the importance of projecting confidence and competence. 2:31
  • Alter identifies two key behaviors that impact visible credibility: strong posture and strong voice. 2:40
  • Strong posture involves balancing weight equally over both feet and maintaining a T-shaped alignment of the spine and shoulders. 3:02
  • The power of voice is demonstrated on a scale from one to five, with level four being optimal for making a connection. 5:11
  • Alter shares a story about Eugene, who realized his ideas were not acknowledged due to his soft speaking volume. 6:52
  • Feedback often targets character traits, but Alter argues that it usually points to a skills gap that can be addressed. 8:12
  • Alter discusses the importance of authenticity, defining it as alignment between self-perception and others' perceptions. 12:11
  • The use of video feedback is highlighted as a tool for increasing self-awareness and improving communication skills. 12:48
  • Alter concludes with a call to action, encouraging viewers to seek outside feedback and develop skills for projecting credibility. 15:36

Quotes

My definition of authenticity is when the adjectives you would use to describe yourself are the very same adjectives someone else would use to describe you.
Qualities like leadership presence, credibility, confidence are not special talents that some people have and some don't. These are skills.
Seek out outside feedback. Intentionally get an outside view of yourself.
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