{"id":5434,"date":"2025-06-27T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/?p=5434"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:00:28","slug":"thought-for-the-week-the-invisible-communicator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/2025\/06\/27\/thought-for-the-week-the-invisible-communicator\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for the Week – The Invisible Communicator"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"invisible-communicator\"Ever feel like you’re being overlooked – even when you’re speaking up?<\/em><\/p>\n

Last time, we explored \u201cAre We Really Having a Conversation?<\/em>\u201d This was how, when we shift from broadcasting to connecting, we change the dynamic of relationships – at work, at home, and in ourselves.<\/p>\n

If you missed it, you can catch up here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

You prepare, contribute, show up with ideas\u2026 and yet it feels like you’re invisible.<\/p>\n

Many professionals feel this, and yet rarely articulate the subtle, frustrating experience of not being taken seriously<\/em>, even when they’re saying the right things.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just frustrating. It\u2019s demoralising.<\/p>\n

And you start to question yourself:<\/p>\n

\u201cAm I unclear?\u201d
\n\u201cAm I lacking confidence?\u201d
\n\u201cIs it because I\u2019m not senior enough?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the hard truth:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not always what<\/em> you\u2019re saying – it\u2019s how<\/em> others have already decided to hear you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Possible Reasons:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Somewhere along the way, professionals were taught to:<\/p>\n

\u2013 Shrink their voice to sound \u201cnon-threatening\u201d
\n\u2013 Add softeners to avoid sounding \u201ctoo confident\u201d
\n\u2013 Wait for space instead of taking it<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t always notice how we\u2019ve been trained to disappear.<\/p>\n

Could some of the following invisible habits be undermining your credibility:<\/p>\n

\u2013 Are you using softeners and filler words such as: \u201clike\u201d, \u201cactually\u201d, \u201cjust,\u201d \u201cmaybe,\u201d \u201ckind of\u201d etc?
\n\u2013 Are you speaking in an apologetic tone in some way without realising it?
\n\u2013 Are you over-explaining things?
\n\u2013 Could your body language be saying something different to your message?<\/p>\n

Feeling invisible isn’t a personal failure. It\u2019s often the result of invisible dynamics – and learned and habitual communication patterns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If this is happening to you, I invite you to ask yourself:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do I unconsciously<\/em> do that might make my voice smaller than it really is?\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are a leader and you want to encourage others to speak up more, you could ask them that question.<\/p>\n

And a gentle reminder…<\/p>\n

Being overlooked doesn’t mean you’re not worth listening to. Sometimes it just means it’s time to reclaim your voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, here\u2019s the thing \u2026<\/p>\n

It is not<\/u><\/em> about turning up the volume or quickening your pace! It is not the loudest person in the room who is being taken seriously either.<\/p>\n

It is all about how you influence others i.e., by actively listening, asking relevant and powerful questions, remaining calm and assertive and owning your own views as you present them.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can influence people without being the loudest voice in the room.”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

– Malala Yousafzai (Nobel Peace Prize Winner) –<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

With warmest wishes,<\/p>\n

\"korinne-sig\"<\/p>\n

Korinne Le Page
\nThrive Coaching & Training <\/strong>\u2013 Empowering You to Thrive!
\n<\/em>P.S. Feel free to share your experiences and insights!<\/p>\n

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#Communication #ThoughtForTheWeek #ThriveCoachingTraining #Connection #Leadership #Listening #FeelInvisible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever feel like you’re being overlooked – even when you’re speaking up? Last time, we explored \u201cAre We Really Having a Conversation?\u201d This was how, when we shift from broadcasting to connecting, we change the dynamic of relationships – at work, at home, and in ourselves. If you missed it, you can catch up here…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176728601,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1389],"tags":[1472],"class_list":["post-5434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication","tag-communication-thoughtfortheweek-thrivecoachingtraining-connection-leadership-listening-feelinvisible"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgKEDA-1pE","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176728601"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5436,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5434\/revisions\/5436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}