Hi there! Many of you know my favorite communication resource is my podcast. It's called Communicating Confidently with Jessica Chen and it is designed for busy professionals like you. With over 45,000 downloads and a 5-star rating, it’s packed with bite-sized insights you can apply immediately. Each episode features conversations with top experts—from the Chairman of Citi Private Bank South Asia to Ivy League lecturers, global authors, and Fortune 500 CEOs. There’s real-world tips in every...

How you go from feeling nervous to confident when public speaking is one that requires mindset + technical approach. Even if you feel pretty good about giving presentations now, there are always areas you can improve. In fact, the most eloquent speakers are always working on three things: 1. Tone: Your tone is how you draw your audience in. Whether you're speaking to 1, 10, or 100 people - tone is everything. It signals your excitement or seriousness, and it can also set the tone of the room....

Have you ever looked around to see colleagues, who seem to put in half the effort, get all the recognition and attention just because they talk a lot? Maybe something like this happened at work this week and you thought to yourself: These people have no idea what they’re talking about, but they go on and on as if they do! The truth is, in many corporate workplaces, there tends to be an emphasis on who speaks the most. It’s called the babble hypothesis. Those who talked a lot were more likely...