Attendees will learn how to passionately communicate, and not be blind sighted by unconscious perceptions. Excellent communication is not gender specific. Awareness is the key for women to excel in their communication in diverse environments.

1. Listen to Me!
How Women can be Passionate
and still Communicate with
Power and Clarity
Wanda L. Scott
www.WandaLScott.com

2. What’s On the Agenda?
 Passion
 Personal Power
 Unconscious Perceptions
 Communication
 Clarity
 Final Thoughts
 AFFIRMATION
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3. The Power of Communication…..
I have enjoyed the demand and
discipline of this space in IT. The
people, politics and pressure along
the way have fed into who I am. My
growth within this space has made for
an interesting life of experiences that
have required COMMUNICATION.
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4. How Have They
Responded to Your
Passion?
Adversity or Challenges
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5. PASSION
a strong feeling of enthusiasm
or excitement for something
or about doing something
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passion
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6. Why are You
Passionate?
Incorporate Your Why!
Passion + Knowledge
= POWER
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7. What Does PASSION
Look Like?
Aggressive - pursuing one's aims
and interests forcefully, sometimes
unduly so.
Assertive - having or showing a
confident and forceful personality.
www.dictionary.com
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8. Learning Value
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9. Personal Power
Notes From the Field:
You are powerful in your knowledge
and competency. Always remember
that your performance, the ability
to get the job done with excellence
will speak louder than your words
and change perceptions.
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10. Personal Power
 Knowledge
 Expertise
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11. Personal Power
YOU Add Value
Knowledge + Expertise +
Experience = POWER
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12. Listen to Me
Who Are YOU?
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13. Challenges
Unconscious Perceptions….
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15. The Challenge of Perspective
PERSPECTIVE
a particular way of viewing things that depends on
one’s experience and personality
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16. Perspective
Are you responsible for
other people’s reactions
to you?
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18. Becoming conscious of all of the
ways we communicate without
words is essential to:
Communicating with
Power & Clarity
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19. How Do I Do That?
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20. Non-Verbal Expressions
Head and Facial Movements
Facial expressions are responsible
for a huge proportion of nonverbal
communication.
◦ Affirmative head nods
◦ Appropriate smiling
◦ Cold, distant expression
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21. Unconscious Perceptions of
women….
◦ Head/neck Rolling
◦ Eye Movement
◦ Cold, distant expression
◦ Overly-emotional reactions
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22. Non-Verbal Expressions
Vocal Quality
Vocal communication is separate
from actual language & includes
factors such as:
◦ tone of voice
◦ loudness
◦ Inflection
◦ pitch
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23. What are the Unconscious
Perceptions of women here?
Vocal Quality
When said in a strong tone of voice,
listeners might interpret aggression,
approval or enthusiasm.
The same words said in a hesitant
tone of voice might convey lack of
confidence, disapproval or a lack of
interest.
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24. Confidence
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25. What Makes Communication
Clear to You?
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26. CLARITY
Using Many Words Does
Not Make
Communication Clear!
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27. Final Thoughts…
 Culture
 Put It On Paper
 Alliances
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28. Affirmation
Listen to Me!
I AM More than What you See
If you Jump to Conclusions
You will Miss Getting to Know Me!
My POWER is Within…..
So Silence your Mis-Perceptions
AND Listen to the Knowledge I Impart
It is Valuable and Comes from My Heart
Be Receptive.
Change your Perspective.
Listen to Me!
@ 2017 Wanda L. Scott
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29. Questions
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30. www.WandaLScott.com
@ISpeaktoLeaders
Wanda L. Scott
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