Authority is clarity delivered calmly.
Direct answer
Speak with authority by leading with your conclusion, using plain language, keeping a steady pace, pausing, making eye contact and avoiding unnecessary hedging. Be honest about what you do not know. Authority comes from clarity and competence, not volume.
8 habits
- Lead with the point.
- Use plain, specific words.
- Slow down.
- Pause.
- Cut hedges like "just" and "kind of".
- Keep your voice steady, finishing sentences downward.
- Prepare your key facts.
- Admit uncertainty simply and say how you will find out.
Example
Instead of "I just think maybe we could possibly look at...", say "I recommend we do X because Y."
Where Teyro fits
Teyro's Speak Like a CEO course turns this into short lessons you can play in a few minutes a day. It has 50 lessons, and you can start free.
The bottom line
Say what you mean clearly, then stop.
