The Interview Prep Step You Must Add: HOW You Say It

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Tue, May 26, 2026

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The Simplest Framework for Influence: Communication Skills for ICs & Managers
Sheila O'Sullivan
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What you'll learn

See why HOW you say it is as important as WHAT you say

Communication style bias is real. Learn about the gap between how you want to be seen and how you are actually seen.

Watch one story told four different ways

Understand exactly where each communication style risks losing the interviewer and how to recraft for success.

Build your plan for how you tell your stories

Identify your default communication style and get tools to practice adapting to what other styles need to hear.

Why this topic matters

You prep your stories and numbers. You practice answers to the hard questions. But are you aware of how you are delivering it? Tone, pace, and structure can be the difference between a dead end and a callback. We all have a communication style we default to, especially when nervous. In this session, you'll identify your default and see how to prepare your content so it lands the way you intend.

You'll learn from

Sheila O'Sullivan

Certified communication style coach obsessed with helping leaders break barriers

With degrees from top institutions and a track record of professional success in competitive and challenging environments, I was promoted to C-level in my 30s. But I was struggling to get consistent results from all of my team members. If I was recognized by others as being smart and accomplished, then why wouldn't people just do what I wanted all the time?

It takes way more than credentials to earn trust. More than anything, it requires understanding how you appear to others in your interpersonal communications.

I relied on this model as a VP, CSO, and COO in rapidly growing companies.

I have seen the most seasoned executives have "aha moments" when they see how this tool empowers them and their teams to break communication barriers and improve outcomes.

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