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Oct 2023
31m 54s

152. Six Tips for Tactful Self Promotion...

Emily Jaenson
About this episode

Self promotion is necessary. Team support is admirable and necessary but you have to talk about your contributions.


Emily reviews six tips for self-promotion in this episode. You'll feel good about sharing your accomplishments and you'll get noticed for promotion or a new role.

Reasons why self promotion is necessary:

It celebrates everyone in her life who helped earn the award.
️It shows her company and the industry what a rockstar she is.
️It demonstrates to her team that you are allowed to celebrate your own success and we can all shine as a result.
️It provides aspirational goals for the women (and men) in her field to achieve.


Let's go!











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