![]() ![]() ![]() The ability of employees to deal with the successful combining of work, family responsibilities, and personal life is crucial for both employers and family members of employees. All the employees face the challenge of finding the right work–life balance. Have feedback on the series? E-mail us at. Interested in more perspectives about women in the workplace? Find all stories on the hub here, and subscribe to the new Women and Work newsletter here. Breathe, keep it simple and show up like you like yourself, because when you do that, other people will too. We connect with people who are genuine and comfortable in their own skin. If you make a mistake, so what? You’re human. The main thing is this: No one is looking for a show, a performance or perfection. If you look like you’re enjoying yourself, so will they. Smile as you speak and your audience will mimic your behaviour. Keep your chin up and parallel to the ground. Most importantly, you will give your listeners just enough information to keep their attention.īe intentional with your physicality and carry yourself with confidence It will also allow you to solely focus on those three areas so you can be concise in your delivery. It will ease the pressure for you, knowing that you don’t have to remember and share everything. I always tell clients to share no more than three core messages, concepts or highlights with your listeners. One of the best things that you can do is record yourself, play it back and correct from there. Stay away from ‘winging it.’ Write out what you’d like to say and then practice, practice and practice some more. Make sure that you’re prepared and know what you are going to say. Here are a few other tips to help you show up with more confidence: For example, ‘I’m good at what I do, I know my project really well, and I’m ready to share the highlights.’ Then commit to that statement. Choose a statement that you say to yourself in those moments where you’d normally say, ‘I’m not great at public speaking.’ Simply keep it factual and supportive. You need to choose and use supportive language that sets you up to win. ![]() ![]() You must reset and be intentional with the conversation that you have with yourself, about yourself, in your head. The longer you say that public speaking is not your thing and you’re not great at it, the longer you’ll show up in that manner. We asked Karen Donaldson, a Toronto-based communication, body language and confidence coach, to field this one:įirst of all, know that you are normal and that this happens to a lot of people. How can I get better at this when it’s just not my thing? I’m great on Slack though! Unfortunately, my workplace is big on having people talk about their ongoing projects in group meetings, and I feel like I always end up looking juvenile and disorganized when it’s my time to speak. I get tongue-tied and anxious and never seem to be able to express myself as well as I want to. Question: I’m not great at public speaking. Have a question about your work life? E-mail us at. “In the good times, you will be able to develop the tools in the bad times.” Ask Women and Work “I tell people, everybody needs a therapist, especially in the good times,” she says. Khatib’s best advice for navigating work-life balance now and in the future is implementing activities, good habits and routines that help you prepare for the bad times. When engagement and productivity was maintained at pre-pandemic levels, workplaces did not consider family obligations and employees’ work-life balance suffered.ĭr. Caregivers would work late after taking care of their children through the day. With baby boomers retiring, this poses a huge challenge in every sector.Ĭould the remote work that’s become commonplace during the pandemic be a culprit in this wide-ranging job dissatisfaction? A study published in Human Resource Development International this spring noted that remote work was accompanied by work intensification, including longer hours and people expecting colleagues to always be reachable. She says that one-third of the over 33,000 people they surveyed over the past few years said they planned to change their jobs within a year. Duxbury has been doing ongoing research through the pandemic alongside colleagues in her field. “What we’ve seen is balance has gone to hell in handbasket for many people.” Longer hours, less leisure timeĭr. Duxbury, a professor teaching change management at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business in Ottawa. “It’s about the amount of change that it’s had on our society, on us and our attitudes and values,” says Dr. ![]()
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