Part of getting a promotion is coming across as a confident, competent, talented individual who knows what s/he is doing… It’s what I’ve been trying to work on for a long time, as I think some of the old timers in the company I work in still see me as the shy receptionist I was three years ago rather than the multitasking manager I am now. The thing is, even though I have grown in so many ways, learnt so much, and am running two departments, I still lack confidence and inner strength.
Anyway I’ve been nominated for doing the company meeting next week (in front of 200+ people), and deliver a speech, and frankly I am terrified. I’ll be working on the speech this weekend, but I don’t know what frame of mind I’ll be in on D Day. I can do public speaking but only when I know who I’m talking to, and when I believe in what I’m talking about. Err… welll… hope for the best!
