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The conductor’s confidence
Episode 28925th November 2024 • Irresistible Communication • Dr. Michael Gerharz
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How to create anticipation, build confidence, and deliver your message with a much bigger impact.

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Michael:

Welcome back to “Irresistible Communication”.

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Two minutes, one insight

on how to find better

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words

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Michael: Think about a symphony conductor.

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Before the first note

plays, they don't rush.

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They lift their baton, hold

it in the air, and pause.

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Just for a moment.

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But they pause.

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Why?

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Because in that silence,

something magical happens.

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The orchestra focuses.

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The audience leans in.

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Anticipation builds.

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And when the music starts, it has power.

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Would they have started to

play into the noise, that power

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would be completely missing.

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In communication, it's the same.

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Most people rush to fill the silence,

starting as soon as they can.

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But the secret is to do the opposite.

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The pause before you begin is just

as important as the message itself.

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You focus.

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The audience leans in.

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Anticipation builds.

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And when you start to speak, it has power.

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It also signals confidence.

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What I am going to say is important.

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This brief moment of pause sets the

stage for your words to land with impact.

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So, the next time you're

about to speak, don't rush!

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Take a breath!

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Pause!

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Let them lean in!

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And then, deliver your words

with much bigger impact!

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Keep lighting the path!

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And share this with a friend!

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