319: How Your Rambling in Meetings Undermines Your Leadership & Credibility with Senior Executives

When you’re not consistently concise, senior executives make several assumptions about you—and none of them are good.As a high-performing leader, you know that every second in a meeting counts, especially with senior executives. But here’s a common problem: If you’re not speaking their language—getting to the point quickly and with confidence—you risk damaging your credibility, even if your ideas are brilliant. In today’s world, time is the most precious commodity, and rambling, no matter how well-intentioned, can make you look less competent, unclear, or, worst of all, not confident. By the end of today’s short episode you’ll know:💡 Why taking too long to make your point could signal to executives that you lack clarity, even if you're an expert🚀 Ways to communicate decisively and get to the heart of the matter🔥 The art of self-correction in real time, turning potential rambles into power moves that show your self-awareness and controlHit play now and learn how to make every word count when it matters most—because your next promotion could depend on it.To master the art of answering questions listen to 298: Stop Undermining Your Leadership by Overusing this Charisma-Killing Answer.To see if Laura’s Executive Presence Mastery System 90-day coaching intensive is right for you, set up 15 minutes here.In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.

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Do you often feel sidelined in discussions, wanting to speak up and have more influence? Ever experience that you say something in a meeting and then it seems like people maybe are still not getting what you’re saying? Do you need more executive presence in high stakes meetings? Discover tactics to confidently assert yourself and make your ideas count on Speak Up, the podcast for high-performing introverts and ambiverts. You'll learn: 1. Visibility Strategies from the art of persuasion, ensuring your voice is heard and respected in meetings and sought after for key projects 2. How to expand your influence, to reclaim your recognition, get green lights, and avoid your ideas being taken credit for by others 3. How to develop your confidence, to participate actively in senior leadership and executive meetings and beyond Host Laura Camacho, with 20 years of coaching experience, guides high-performing professionals to express their ideas clearly and build executive presence. Tune in every Monday for a 10-minute executive communication skill, Wednesdays for a half-hour industry leader interview, and Fridays for a 8 to 10-minute charisma or leadership tip from leading personalities like JK Rowling and Elon Musk. If you're ready to move forward in your career, listen to Speak Up episode 390: These 12 Science-Backed Charisma Tactics Skyrocket Executive Presence & Leadership Impact: https://pod.fo/e/2c2b5e