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captionCOMPILED BY LISA O’BRIEN. PHOTOGRAPHY ESTHER HAASE/ FIGARO PHOTO/ SNAPPER MEDIA. POSED FOR BY MODEL IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORY. HOW TO OWN IF YOU FIND IT HARD TO SPEAK UP IN MEETINGS, TRY TO SAY SOMETHING EARLY ON. S ome women are just born confi dent – Beyoncé, we’re looking at you! For the rest of us, it can be trickier to coax our inner ‘Sasha Fierce’ out of hiding, especially in work or social situations. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Experts share their top tips for building Miss B-like confi dence. “Listen up, people!I said, ‘SOMEONE BRING ME A COFFEE!’” cl0213I-RoomP188.pdf Page 188 18/12/2012, 4:28:22 PM

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captioncleo.com.au INSIGHT 189 COMPILED BY LISA O’BRIEN. PHOTOGRAPHY ESTHER HAASE/ FIGARO PHOTO/ SNAPPER MEDIA. POSED FOR BY MODEL IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORY. OWN A ROOM 3 WAYS TO INSTANTLY LOOK AND SOUND POWERFUL 1“BIG, OPEN POSTURES HELP TO INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE. Stand up straight, position your feet wider than your shoulders and clasp your hands casually behind your back. Make direct eye contact without over-staring. If you’re really nervous, try looking from one eye to the other, or at the spot right between their eyes.” Teagan Dowler, leadership coach (nxtgennow.com) 2“TO GET A DEEP RESONANT VOICE, BREATHE PROPERLY. Put the backs of your hands on your lower rib cage just above your waist and breathe in slowly so that your ribs are pushing your hands away from your body. This means the air gets into your lower lungs. Repeat this a few times before you speak.” Liz Cassidy, executive behavioural coach (thirdsigma.com.au) 3“AT EVENTS, SMILE AND ARRIVE EARLY. Position yourself where you have a view of everyone else and no-one can sneak up on you. In Feng Shui, we call this the power position. Protect your back!” Debra Jarvis, Feng Shui expert (debrajarvisfengshui.com) Seven ways to bring your swagger, no matter where you are. 4GET STYLIN’ “Mark Twain once said, ‘Clothes make the man’, and he could not have been more right when it comes to creating a lasting impression. It’s the fi t that’s key to feeling confi dent. When something hugs you or skims over you in the right way, your posture, poise and way of walking improves.” Ashleigh Sharman, personal stylist (sharmansays.blogspot.com.au) 5SPEAK EARLY “If you fi nd it hard to contribute in meetings, try to say something early on – greet people or make small talk. Getting your voice out there early seems to make it easier to speak up when you need to. Put your item on the agenda so you