Own the Room Quotes

“Those who try and mimic someone else stifle their own creativity and innovation and fail to build on their own strengths.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“You may be guided by beliefs that are outdated, inaccurate, left over from a previous role or experience, or simply dead wrong.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“Presence requires alignment between your mind, body, and words – to walk the talk, you need a simultaneous focus on all three levers: mental, skill, and physical”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“The challenge all individuals face is to adaptively use both voices: to speak for yourself, your team, and your function and to know when to do the same for others, their teams, and their functions”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“strive for mastery and the self-fulfillment that comes along with it. That purpose will certainly guide you through the change that is inevitable in your role and organization”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“Pick a place where you can take your whole self to work.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“She let her team know she was working on this and gave them permission to offer feedback on her nonverbal cues”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“Style is not a cure-all, but it is important and must be married with substance and authenticity.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“Far too often, executives fail to align their physical energy with what they want to achieve. When we talk about energy, we mean both the superficial layer- how you look- and the vibe you give off-the mood and tone you convey. How you appear to others matters as much as what you say.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“Structured advocacy is one of the key skills high-potential mangers must master, and it goes a long way in building a more confident presence.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“Leaders need to provide context to align people and resources around a mission, vision, and execution to get jobs done. If they don't people make up their own frames and stories, increasing the risk of misalignment.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“All leaders need three core communication techniques in their toolkit to support Signature Voice: framing, advocacy, and listening and engagement”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“One of the biggest lessons I'm learning now is having a better feel for when to step out of a situation and when to step in. I do think that is actually one of the hardest things to balance correctly.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“To mentally condition your Signature Voice, you need to continually update your assumption of what you bring to the table. Being clear on your value proposition...is a key component of mental confidence”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

“Leadership presence is the aggregate of these three things: what you believe, how you communicate, and the energy you express to others.”
― Amy Jen Su, Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence