You wouldn’t wear the same outfit to the Oscars, a Little League game, and your cousin’s beach wedding. Most of us feel that different situations typically require different types of attire.
Similarly, it’s helpful to be able to vary the elements of your communication style, to choose a different verbal outfit, when you’re talking to different people for different reasons. The “sweatpants” version of the way you talk is exactly right for hanging out on a Saturday afternoon with old friends; it’s not as good a fit when you’re interviewing for a big job.
And you know how sometimes you might ask a friend, “Does this look okay? Am I wearing the right thing?” We need to do that same self-assessment with our verbal wardrobe to make sure we’re not accidentally giving the wrong impression.
This isn’t about changing who you are, but about showing up as who you want to be. How is your verbal wardrobe representing you?
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