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How To Sound Assertive Quickly – 11 Tips To Speak Confidently At Work
Thursday, 29 January, 2026

Learn exactly how to sound assertive at work. When you speak confidently and assertively, you are more likely to communicate clearly, constructively and get your message heard, taken in and understood. To help you sound assertive quickly, I am sharing 11 tips to speak confidently at work.--- --- How assertively you speak at work has a direct impact on everyone’s perception of you. The more confident and assertively you speak and communicate, the more willing others will be to do as you ask and follow where you lead. Being confident and assertive, when backed up by being good at your job, is going to help you progress your career faster than those who are not as confident. Communication in any job matters more than most people think! How to be assertive and speak powerfully starts with being very aware of your intend behind the communication. I cover 4 different communication styles. For how to be assertive and confident you want to stick to the assertive style and not use the others. Your mindset drives the styles used. The first of the tips for confident communication is all about what you do with your message before you speak it. Some mental preplanning is needed. The next of my tips to speak confidently, is to keep the emotional language to a minimum. The next of my tips to instantly sound more confident is use a lot of “I” language. The last of my tips to talk confidently is to remove most (/all) of the deference in your language. How to be assertive when communicating is also about how you deliver your message. I share 7 tips to talk confidently at work. All of these will help you with how to communicate assertively. IF you have any questions on “How to sound assertive quickly – 11 tips to speak confidently at work”, please email me at support@enhance.training and I will get back to you. Jess Colesenhance.training