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Instead of just listening quietly, Delbanco also speaks assertively to his hypochondriac patients, readily invoking his authority as a physician.
Cohen is high energy, speaks assertively and has an affinity for Hermes belts and eccentric jackets.
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He still cannot speak assertively to them.
Now, at last, he was speaking assertively.
Rogge has also declined to speak assertively against legislation seen as antigay that was passed in Russia ahead of February's Sochi Games, except to gain assurances that athletes and spectators would not be affected.
I help them re-frame success by coaching them to work on what they want to see themselves doing, e.g. speaking assertively or discussing the issue civilly.
Confident people speak assertively because they know that it's difficult to get people to listen to you if you can't deliver your ideas with conviction.
A recent article in The Guardian highlights why this is problematic: It's necessary to use the vernacular of a workplace in order to fit in, but while men are viewed more favorably by colleagues when they speak assertively, women are valued more for speaking warmly and creating harmony.
It's rare to hear the truly confident utter phrases such as "Um," "I'm not sure," and "I think". Confident people speak assertively because they know that it's difficult to get people to listen to you if you can't deliver your ideas with conviction.
I sometimes feel that if I don't speak assertively or forcefully, it is because I lack self-confidence.
Behave and speak assertively.
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