Communication is one the most important skills you. Advantages are given to the person who can communicate better. Hard work is important too, but it won’t matter if you convince others how valuable you or your work is.
Appearance over performance
Alan is an outstanding programmer who’s been with the company for 8 years, He not only finishes his tasks, but finishes it with easy to use menu interfaces. Alan presents his works through an email with a list of features.
Marcus is an average programmer who can make incredible presentations with or without a slide show. He is able to elevate the appearance of his work’s impact by how he presents it. Marcus not only sends emails, but has a way with words to show how impactful his features are. Marcus will take it a step further and arrange meetings to present his software so more people in the company will be convinced by his impact in the company.
Between Marcus and Alan, the one who will more likely get the higher position in the company is Marcus. Even if Alan is better than Marcus, managers will see the opposite due to his communication skills.
The one with both work and communication experience will be better suited for managerial and executive positions.
Toastmasters is your playground
At Toastmasters you have an opportunity to practice and improve. You direct and lead when you’re in charge of leading the pledge. You can report gracefully when you’re a timer or grammarian. Learn to give others feedback that will motivate them as evaluator. Bring everyone together as Toastmaster.
Know that whichever role you have whether in Toastmasters or business, you can be more impactful by how you communicate.
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