EEC 455: Introduce Yourself with Confidence, with Andrea Wojnicki
Dr. Andrea Wojnicki is an executive communication coach with a doctorate from Harvard Business School and the author of "A Simple Way to Introduce Yourself," one of the most downloaded HBR articles of all time. She coaches executives at Deloitte, JPMorgan, MasterCard, EY, and PwC, and teaches in the MBA program and executive education at the University of Toronto.
- How does the Present-Past-Future framework help you answer "tell me about yourself," and what should you say in the first 30 seconds?
- Of the Four P's of vocal delivery (Pitch, Pace, Projection, Pausing), where do speakers tend to slip, and what's the fastest fix?
- How does imposter syndrome affect leaders and coaches, and how can you turn it into a strength?
- What does "being yourself on purpose" mean for your personal brand?
- How do you find the middle of the Confidence Continuum, between under-confidence and over-confidence?
Andrea Wojnicki
Dr. Andrea Wojnicki is an executive communication coach with a doctorate from Harvard Business School and the author of "A Simple Way to Introduce Yourself," one of the most downloaded HBR articles of all time. She coaches executives at Deloitte, JPMorgan, MasterCard, EY, and PwC, and teaches in the MBA program and executive education at the University of Toronto. She writes for Inc. Magazine and Fast Company. Her work centers on what she calls "being yourself on purpose," a research-backed approach to personal branding and communicating with confidence, and her book on the same comes out Spring 2027.
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