Confidence · Feelings and energy
quiet confidence
calm self-belief
Confidence that is clear but not loud or showy.
This vs that
She spoke with quiet confidence.
He was self-assured.
Hear it in real life
She never seems nervous before a presentation.
Yes, she has a quiet confidence that people notice.
He answered every question with quiet confidence, even when the meeting became difficult.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
This collocation is the natural positive way to praise calm, understated self-belief.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She has a silent confidence about her work.
Say: She has a quiet confidence about her work.
The natural collocation is 'quiet confidence'.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
quiet confidence; exude quiet confidence; speak with quiet confidence
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about confidence.
I'm getting the hang of ___
I'm getting the hang of driving now.
I know what I'm doing
Don't worry; I know what I'm doing.
Confidence words
Feelings and energy · Confidence: the words around “quiet confidence”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
He has a quiet confidence about him.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
quiet confidence
calm self-belief
“He answered every question with quiet confidence, even when the meeting became difficult.”
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