One of the most important parts of becoming a leader is sounding confident in your role, according to the Harvard Business Review.
Here are four ways to make sure you are communicating your confidence when speaking as a leader.
1. Understand the context of meetings. Do not try and overreach if you don't posses expertise regarding a topic. Though you are a leader, there may be a better informed person in the room and simply throwing out an idea for the sake of sounding like an authority can actually lower your standing in the eyes of workers.
2. Don't be afraid to be visionary. Leaders should offer long-term goals that help place the organization ahead of the individual.
3. Stay calm in the face of adversity. A leader does not buckle under pressure but instead tackles problems head-on, so make sure you do not sound stressed or nervous when addressing an issue.
4. Bring solutions, not just problems. A leader does not just point out what needs to be improved but shows that they have the ability to solve organizational problems. At the very least, leaders contribute to a thoughtful discourse on possible solutions.