Discover How to Be Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons with Jessica Chen

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Bio/Website:

· https://smartnotloudbook.com/

· https://soulcastmedia.com/

Book: SMART, NOT LOUD: How to Get Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons

Jessica Chen is an Emmy-Award winner, top virtual keynote speaker, and CEO of Soulcast Media, a global business communication training agency. Her client list includes Google, LinkedIn, the CDC, Medtronic, Mattel, HP, DraftKings, and many more. Prior to starting Soulcast Media, Jessica was a broadcast television journalist. She is also an internationally recognized top LinkedIn Learning Instructor where her communication courses have been watched by over 2 million learners and featured in Forbes, Fortune, and Entrepreneur. She lives in Los Angeles.

Ever wonder why the “loud” people at work get noticed, rewarded, and promoted? Do you worry that you need to be loud to succeed at work, too? When Jessica Chen entered the workforce, she felt like everything she had been taught growing up in a Quiet Culture household—where deference, humility, harmony, and dogged hard work were praised—failed to set her up for success in the “real world.” Her ingrained values were in direct contrast with what was actually needed to stand out in a Loud Culture workplace. The result? Feeling underappreciated, passed over for opportunities and promotions, and completely stuck. Building on the lessons she learned as an award-winning TV news journalist, Chen—who now speaks at Fortune 100 companies and whose LinkedIn Learning courses have been watched by over 2 million people—introduces a new way of getting noticed at work, without being loud, aggressive, or boastful. In Smart, Not Loud, Chen teaches readers how they can look within, to the values they already hold, to more effectively show up. Packed with actionable tips, Smart, Not Loud unveils a new path to getting noticed and getting ahead at work. This is the road map readers need to authentically show up in the workplace and truly feel seen.

Topics:

· 5 tips for advocating for yourself at work—and why it matters

· Why you don’t have to be the loudest one in the room to get noticed (at work and in life)

· How to confidently say “no” with the TEF (Tone-Explain-Follow) Approach

· Why avoiding conflict won’t help you to avoid conflict—and what to do about it

· How to celebrate your wins at work (it may take practice!)

· Why Western and global company cultures value and reward those with Loud Culture traits: they aren’t afraid to speak up and make themselves known

· The differences between Quiet Culture vs. Loud Culture and why we can tell the difference the moment we start working

· The way we were raised affects how we show up in the workplace—and the world—today

· What to do when our Quiet Culture values mute us, and hold us back

· Don’t underestimate Quiet Culture people – they are overcoming obstacles every day to show up

· The Four Cultural Reframes and how we can use them for self-reflection

· Why avoiding conflict won’t help you to avoid conflict—and what to do about it

· How we reframe being assigned work we don’t want to do from a “waste of time” to “time well spent”

· Don’t allow fear to derail you -- things to considering when circling back

· How to set boundaries and set expectations at work—and in life

Social Media Link + Followers

· Twitter: @jessicachenpage

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicachenpage/