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📙Hear more of my story and lessons learned in my new best-selling book “The Quiet Achiever” - available now! https://www.lindaraynier.com/book

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Do you have the skills, but struggle to find the words? Many "Quiet Achievers" feel that if they just do great work, they will eventually be noticed. But in a competitive landscape, your ability to communicate your impact is just as important as the impact itself.

In this video I sit down with HR leader and coach Irina Posan to deconstruct the "Communication Gap" that keeps brilliant professionals stuck. We discuss:

The 90-Second Pitch: Why the first minute of your "Tell me about yourself" answer determines your success.

The Venn Diagram of Value: How to filter your communication so you only speak about what matters to the hiring manager.

Storytelling vs. Reporting: Why listing your duties fails, but sharing structured "Top Stories" wins.

Energy & Presence: How to shift from "needy" communication to "high-value" conviction.

Find more from Irina here: https://www.irinaposan.com/ and here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irinaposan

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00:00 – Welcome & Irina Posan Intro (HR Director to Career Coach)

01:19 – Job Market Reality: Why It’s Still Tough in 2026 (AI, Competition)

03:55 – Adapt or Stay Stuck: 2019 Tactics vs. Today’s Job Search

04:43 – 5 Phases of Job Search: Resume, Interviews, Mindset

07:37 – Aligned Pitching: Venn Diagram & Storytelling in Interviews

10:42 – Rejection & Energy Drain: Stay Positive with Gratitude

18:30 – Energy Audits: Design Work That Lights You Up

31:26 – Success Story: Minimum Wage to HR Director Mindset Shift

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📙Hear more of my story and lessons learned in my new best-selling book “The Quiet Achiever” - available now! https://www.lindaraynier.com/book

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Have you ever left a meeting replaying everything you didn’t say? Or perhaps you finally found the courage to speak up, only to feel like your words were ignored or came out tangled in too much detail?

For many intelligent, hardworking professionals, "letting the work speak for itself" is a mantra we were raised with. But in the modern workplace, being invisible is a silent career killer. If you’re tired of being the "doer" while others are seen as the "leaders," this video is for you.

Today, I’m sharing the 3 specific communication mistakes that keep Quiet Achievers stuck—and the exact shifts you can make to be seen as a calm, competent authority.

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0:00 – Why your communication is costing you promotions

1:48 – Client Success: Moving from nervous to Fortune 500 leader

2:38 – Mistake #1: Hiding behind your work (The "Log Fire" Analogy)

4:55 – The danger of non-Western cultural modesty in the office

6:10 – The "Tomorrow Morning" Fix: Setting the intention to speak

8:15 – Mistake #2: Drowning people in technical details

10:02 – Focus on the "Why" instead of the "What"

11:13 – Mistake #3: Waiting for the "Perfect" moment to contribute

13:20 – How to use "Add-on Phrases" to join the conversation

15:26 – Why progress beats perfection in leadership

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Interested in listening to my videos as a podcast? https://www.lindaraynier.com/podcast

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: https://www.LindaRaynier.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaraynier

Instagram: /lindaraynier

👉FREE COMMUNICATION GUIDE - If you blank out when talking to coworkers or feel like you don’t belong, access my 'Confident Communication at Work' PDF guide for free: https://bit.ly/meetjan26yt

🗣 READY TO APPLY? If you want to go from quiet and shy to a confident communicator and leader at work, click link below so we can schedule a time to see if we’re a fit to work together: https://bit.ly/meetjan26q

📙Hear more of my story and lessons learned in my new best-selling book “The Quiet Achiever” - available now! https://www.lindaraynier.com/book

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You can be the hardest working person in your organization, but in today's workplace, visibility matters more than anything else. If you’ve tried to speak up only to find your voice sounding shaky or your words jumbling, you aren't alone.

This video provides three proven communication strategies to help you overcome meeting anxiety and speak with authority, even if you are naturally quiet. We explore how to anchor yourself in your unique value and how to prepare for the "terrain" of a meeting rather than just reading from a technical script.

By mastering these shifts, you can move from being overlooked to being calm, clear, and respected by senior leadership

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0:00 – The struggle of being told to "speak up more"

0:47 – Why visibility matters more than hard work

1:14 – From invisible to influential: Client success stories

2:10 – Strategy 1: Know your value, not just your work

3:40 – The formula to identify your unique value

5:15 – Strategy 2: Prepare the "terrain," not just a script

7:15 – Questions to ask to anticipate meeting dynamics

9:51 – Strategy 3: Projecting calm authority through the body

10:36 – The 4-4-8 breathwork method for instant calm

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Interested in listening to my videos as a podcast? https://www.lindaraynier.com/podcast

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: https://www.LindaRaynier.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindaraynier

Instagram: /lindaraynier