Ep080 - 9 Words To Avoid and What To Say Instead with Confidence: Karen Laos

<p><a href="https://karenlaos.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Karen Laos</a>, is a confidence warrior specialising in communication tactics. She is fiercely committed to equipping women in business to speak with clarity and confidence. &nbsp;At 52, she left her corporate job to pursue her mission of eradicating self-doubt in 10 million women within 10 years.</p> <p>Over her 20+ year career, she has gained rave reviews from clients such as NASA, Netflix, Google, and AT&amp;T.</p> <p>She's also the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Trust-Your-Own-Voice-Communication-ebook/dp/B0B2KNN9PK" target="_blank">Trust Your Own Voice: Growing Your Influence Through Confident Communication</a>, a guidebook for women to speak up. Her podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ignite-your-confidence-with-karen-laos/id1549605790" target="_blank">Ignite Your Confidence</a>, helps women to stop holding back and start taking their seat at the table.</p> <p>Karen joins Tom on the Podcast where they discuss:</p> <ul> <li>The main barriers to confidence in women&nbsp;</li> <li>Why Being polite and nice in the workplace can be well nice, but it can mean lack of clarity and progress.&nbsp;</li> <li>Karen shares the common main words we should avoid at work and what can we say instead</li> </ul> <p>Connect with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlaos" target="_blank">Karen Laos</a> | Website <a href="//karenlaos.com" target="_blank">karenlaos.com</a></p> <p>~</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/well-workplaces/mycompany/?viewAsMember=true">About Well Workplaces</a></p> <p>Well Workplaces is a movement by<a href="https://pinnaclehealthgroup.com.au/workplace-wellness/"> Pinnacle Health Group</a> and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities. &nbsp;Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways.</p> <p>Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take