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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a relatively junior in-house corporate lawyer at a large company. I want to be promoted to a higher level in the next few years (i.e. a more managerial level where your income increases a lot), but I struggle with confidence about whether I am "good" enough. I think I'm smart and can do the work on paper, but what I lack confidence in are my oral communication skills. I've never been one of those people who can hop ona group call and confidently offer unique viewpoints, or go on and on about my "opinion" about a complex issue. A lot of the time, I prep extensively for calls and think about what I'm going to say beforehand. I think I sound smart and confident when I prep, but I don't function as well when I have to think of things to say on the spot and I tend to stay quiet unless I feel like I have something to offer.  Also, I'm not really a social butterfly who can comfortably chat up the higher ups in my group in a way that really gets them to like me or want to advocate for me. As in I will do it if I need to, but it doesn't come easily to me.

It makes me feel kind of down because I went to good schools, got good grades, got good jobs, did all the right stuff. I just don't know if I have it in me to get to the next level in my career.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. [/quote]

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