do you want to know what one of the key foundational attributes about being a strong and confident communicator are actually so simple you cannot be scared of anybody unless it's your parents if you're under eighteen you should be a little scared of them otherwise do not let yourself be scared by other people's reactions to your boundaries your preferences your feelings your frustrations etc etc how do you get better at this think of the worst-case scenario for reference and well with rail your communication coach here to help you socialize and articulate with kindness class and confidence let's say your salesperson and you're going to deliver news to customer that you know they're not going to like and they're gonna be really disappointed by what is the worst case scenario they're going to lash out at you they're going to try to talk to your manager if you know you're doing your job well and are approaching it from a place of integrity even if they report you to your manager what are they really gonna do what's the worst case scenario there for let's say you need to have a difficult conversation with friends what is the worst case scenario is it an awkward conversation is it a pause in the friendship is at the end of the friendship altogether think about that worst case scenario prepare for it and move forward will build up confidence encourage and probably won't be as bad as you're imagining this thought process can work for non-confrontational situations too let's say you wanna start a conversation with someone what's the worst that could happen they're not very receptive to you and things are awkward for a few minutes not a huge deal you'll move on to talking to someone else and it'll probably be forgotten about by the next day lean into the fear and rationalizing now this isn't a free pass to be disrespectful that's not what i'm saying most confident communicators are not scared of talking to anyone even if the results aren't as favorable keep this in mind start shifting that fearful mindset and see where it takes you