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Vanessa Van Edwards · September 29 · 8 min

How to Talk About Yourself Without Bragging

Picture this: you're at a job interview and you have to sell yourself to this hiring manager. You HAVE to tell them what you're good at and your accomplishments...otherwise, they won't know and you might not stand out among the other candidates. Talking about yourself without bragging is definitely an art, and I was able to gather some tips for your next opportunity to toot your horn in a creative way. In this video: 0:00 Intro 0:18 Traits you are most proud of 0:48 Share a story about your best traits 1:39 Practice your storytelling 2:57 Say what others have said about you 4:32 Brag about yourself Read the full article at Science of People: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/talk-without-bragging/ ****** Hi, I’m Vanessa! You deserve more. More influence, more income, more of what you want. I would be honored to help you. My name is Vanessa Van Edwards and I’m a recovering awkward person. I’m also the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People (https://www.scienceofpeople.com/captivate/) and creator of People School(https://www.scienceofpeople.com/people-school/). My goal is simple: Help YOU get to your goals faster. Never be overlooked, interrupted or forgotten again. Do you want to be the most likable person in the room? Get my FREE guide now: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/ ****** Vanessa Van Edwards is a national bestselling author and founder at Science of People. She is also a recovering awkward person. She is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People which has been translated into 15 different languages. Vanessa’s unique approach has been featured on CNN, BBC, CBS, Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, Today Show and many more. Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership, including her insights on how people work. She’s developed a science-based framework for understanding personalities, decoding body language and improving people skills to help people communicate professionally, socially and romantically. Vanessa works with entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and trillion dollar companies; and has spoken to thousands of audiences at TEDx London, MIT and CES to name a few. Science of People looks at the hidden forces that drive our behavior. It’s mission is to help people achieve their goals faster and understand what makes people tick. 👉 https://www.scienceofpeople.com/capti... ****** Subscribe to our channel for more human behavior hacks and communication strategies 👉 http://bit.ly/37ZWNHS P.S. Make sure to keep up with us by clicking the bell! ****** ✔ W E B S I T E https://www.scienceofpeople.com Follow Us on: ✔ I N S T A G R A M https://www.instagram.com/vvanedwards ✔ T W I T T E R https://twitter.com/vvanedwards ✔ L I N K E D I N https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessava... ✔ F A C E B O O K https://www.facebook.com/vvanedwards #vanessavanedwards #interviewsikills #interview #howtointerview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Picture this: you're at a job interview and you have to sell yourself to this hiring manager. You HAVE to tell them what you're good at and your accomplishments...otherwise, they won't know and you might not stand out among the other candidates.

Talking about yourself without bragging is definitely an art, and I was able to gather some tips for your next opportunity to toot your horn in a creative way.

In this video:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Traits you are most proud of
0:48 Share a story about your best traits
1:39 Practice your storytelling
2:57 Say what others have said about you
4:32 Brag about yourself

Read the full article at Science of People: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/talk-without-bragging/

******
Hi, I’m Vanessa!

You deserve more. More influence, more income, more of what you want. I would be honored to help you. My name is Vanessa Van Edwards and I’m a recovering awkward person. I’m also the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People (https://www.scienceofpeople.com/captivate/) and creator of People School(https://www.scienceofpeople.com/people-school/).

My goal is simple: Help YOU get to your goals faster. Never be overlooked, interrupted or forgotten again.

Do you want to be the most likable person in the room? Get my FREE guide now: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/

******
Vanessa Van Edwards is a national bestselling author and founder at Science of People. She is also a recovering awkward person.

She is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People which has been translated into 15 different languages. Vanessa’s unique approach has been featured on CNN, BBC, CBS, Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, Today Show and many more.

Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership, including her insights on how people work. She’s developed a science-based framework for understanding personalities, decoding body language and improving people skills to help people communicate professionally, socially and romantically.

Vanessa works with entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and trillion dollar companies; and has spoken to thousands of audiences at TEDx London, MIT and CES to name a few.

Science of People looks at the hidden forces that drive our behavior. It’s mission is to help people achieve their goals faster and understand what makes people tick. 👉 https://www.scienceofpeople.com/capti...
******

Subscribe to our channel for more human behavior hacks and communication strategies 👉 http://bit.ly/37ZWNHS

P.S. Make sure to keep up with us by clicking the bell!

******
✔ W E B S I T E
https://www.scienceofpeople.com
Follow Us on:
✔ I N S T A G R A M
https://www.instagram.com/vvanedwards
✔ T W I T T E R
https://twitter.com/vvanedwards ✔
L I N K E D I N
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessava...
✔ F A C E B O O K
https://www.facebook.com/vvanedwards

#vanessavanedwards #interviewsikills #interview #howtointerview

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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