Speak like a ceo

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When an entrepreneur founds a business, they often begin by working alone or with a tight-knit group of like-minded people. And that makes sense. After all — getting a startup off the ground takes the kind of hard work and dedication that only true believers can provide.At a certain point, though, a successful startup will grow beyond its small-team roots and start to become less like a passion project and more like a business. That's when the entrepreneur must make the transition from founder to CEO. Not every entrepreneur manages to do this successfully. On the contrary — some fail spectacularly.The trouble lies in figuring out how to become a real leader — the boss, if you will. It's not always easy for entrepreneurs to disentangle themselves from the everyday goings-on of the businesses they've started. Worse still, many entrepreneurs struggle with getting their colleagues — who've become used to acting like peers instead of employees — to see them as authority figures. A great first step to becoming the boss is to start talking like you're the boss. Doing so is easier than you might think. Here's a short guide on learning to communicate like a CEO.What communicating like a CEO meansBefore learning to communicate like a CEO, it's important to understand a bit about what that entails. It's often said in business circles that most of the jobs that leaders do are about performance. Like a great stage actor, a CEO must command attention and speak in a way that reflects their authority and gets their message across immediately. But — and this is important — they have to do it while remaining authentic. In other words, an entrepreneur trying to recast themselves as a CEO needs to be themself but alter others' perceptions of them in a very specific way. Every meeting, phone call and email informs those perceptions, which is why learning to communicate like a CEO is such a critical step in the metamorphosis from founder to leader.Related: Are You Coming Across as Authentic?What successful CEOs projectThe core components of communicating like a CEO are all about mindset. As CEO, everything you do and say should conform to a few specific characteristics:Confidence: Projecting confidence inspires others to follow your lead, so if you can't be confident about something you'd like to say, don't say it.Transparency: Nobody wants to follow someone they think is withholding critical information from them, so be as open and honest with your employees as possible at all times.Clarity: For CEOs, brevity is a virtue, so get your message across as succinctly as you can without being curt or dismissive.Enthusiasm: Even when you're at

Table of ContentsPreface to the Paperback EditionPreface to the Hardcover EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: The Secrets: What CEOs and Leaders Know1. What It Means to Speak like a CEO (the Ones You Really Admire)2. Eight Secrets of Successful CEOs and Leaders Who Speak Well3. You're as Good as You Decide to Be4. What You Can Learn from Ten Thousand Leaders and Working on TV for Twenty Years5. the Eight Most Frequent Mistakes People Make in Front of Crowds and Cameras6. The Authenticity Gap: Why the Real You Must Shine Through7. Taking Stock: How Do Your Skills Add Up?8. Creating a Plan: Leaders Know It's the Way to Get Farther, FasterPart 2: The Situations: A Survival Guide for the Events Where You Must Speak and Be Great9. Speeches10. Presentations11. Q&A Sessions: Thinking on Your Feet12. Media Interviews13. Leading Meetings14. ConversationsPart 3: The Strategies: Become a Great Speaker by Making a Plan and Working It15. Ten Things You Can Do to Guarantee Success16. Five Coaching PlansAppendix A: ChecklistsAppendix B: Frequently Asked QuestionsAppendix C: Resources and Recommended ReadingAppendix D: Communication and LeadershipAppendix E: The Gettysburg Address: Abraham LincolnIndex

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