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If you've been waiting to "feel more confident" before speaking up in meetings, asking for that promotion, or sharing your insights at higher levels, this episode will completely shift how you think about building authority and credibility at work. Melody surveyed hundreds of mid-to-senior level professionals. What she found were hidden patterns that keep even the most driven people stuck, struggling to turn their expertise into true respect and recognition. In this episode, she unpacks why the self-help industry’s obsession with “confidence” might be making it worse.

What You’ll Discover:

• What your nervous system really needs to build executive presence
• Why your carefully crafted message can still land flat—and what to do about it
• A life-changing 5-word concept that will change how you think about nervousness
• The five biggest myths professionals believe about confidence (and what’s true instead)

Connect with Melody:

1. FREE GUIDE: Steal These Scripts for Saying No at Work
2. FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work Weekly
3. Get on the Speak Like a Senior Leader™ Waitlist
4. Follow Melody on LinkedIn
5. Follow Melody on Instagram
6. Get Melody's new book, Managing Up

🎟️ NEW FREE TRAINING: RSVP for 5 Steps to Speak Like a Senior Leader happening July 16th at 3pm ET: https://melodywilding.com/training

Ever walk out of a meeting wondering what your boss actually meant when they said "That's an interesting perspective" or "Let's circle back on this"? You're not imagining things – executives speak in code, and cracking it is essential for your career advancement. In this episode, Melody breaks down the diplomatic language that senior leaders use and reveals what they're really trying to tell you when they can't just say it directly.

What You’ll Discover:

• How to develop sophisticated communication radar without becoming paranoid about every executive interaction
• The power mapping exercise that helps you identify who really influences decisions (beyond the org chart)
• When to push forward with your ideas versus when to strategically step back and regroup
• How to the difference between real urgency and manufactured panic when you’re told "we need to move fast on this"
• The best way to respond when executives say "this needs more polish" without just making your slides look pretty and hoping for the best

Connect with Melody:

1. FREE GUIDE: Steal These Scripts for Saying No at Work
2. FREE NEWSLETTER: Psychology at Work Weekly
3. Get on the Speak Like a Senior Leader™ Waitlist
4. Follow Melody on LinkedIn
5. Follow Melody on Instagram
6. Get Melody's new book, Managing Up