SLOW DOWN YOUR SPEECH

Confident, clear and well-paced conversation is an essential skill to master before entering any interview room.  While everybody is a bit anxious during an interview, you don't want your information to fly by like a speeding bullet. A rapid speaking rate is difficult to follow, and speed talkers are seen as nervous. Slow down your racing heart by doing some breathing exercises before the interview. To avoid rushing, listen to the question, and then count two beats in your head before answering. When you finish a sentence, count two beats again before continuing. Don't be afraid of silence. Pausing is an effective communication technique. The interviewer needs a few seconds to process what you just said anyway.

DO NOT USE WEAK WORDS

Wimpy words modify or water down your conviction and in the end your position. When you start a conversation with "hopefully," "perhaps," "I feel," “like a”, "kind of" and "sort of," the message you convey is a lack of confidence. Use power words such as "I'm confident that," "my track record shows," "I take the position that," "I recommend" or "my goal is." The language you use gives the listener an impression about your level of confidence and conviction.

SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES

The interviewer may question your education when you use incorrect grammar or slang. Expressions such as "ain't" "she don't," "me and my friend" and "so I goes to him" aren't appropriate. Be sure you speak in complete sentences and that tenses agree.

AVOID NON-WORDS

Filler words such as "um," "ah," "you know," "OK" or "like" tell the interviewer you're not prepared. A better strategy is to think before you speak, taking pauses and breaths when you lose your train of thought. Everybody utters an occasional "um," but don't let it start every sentence.

BE AN ACTIVE LISTENER

In addition to practicing your rate of speech, developing active listening skills is another handy method to pace both your individual speech and the speed of the conversation itself.  In typical social situations with friends or family, familiarity with individual’s speech patterns often leads us to run over, interrupt or anticipate others’ comments.  In an interview, however, candidates should make a concerted effort to listen to the interviewer’s full questions and explanations without adding in extraneous comments or interjecting.  

BUY YOURSELF TIME

Slowing down gives the listener a moment to "take in" what you are saying, as well.

If you find yourself speeding up, try taking a deep breath before you speak.

Make eye contact, relax your shoulders, pause, stop every few sentences to ask if they have any questions on what you have shared.

Make sure you are really listening to what the other person is saying and even paraphrase the question back to them out loud.

EMPHASISE KEYWORDS

Don’t rush your words. Raise a voice a little and put subtle emphasis on keywords and phrases. Emirates, Etihad and Qatar have their own unique keywords.

Listen to how Obama speaks. This is a man who is completely at the top of his game and is the poster boy for gravitas in this speech. He doesn’t hurry his speech and takes his time over his words. Although he is using an autocue, he uses huge amounts of pauses for impact. Next time you need to up your gravitas take your time over what you are going to say. Make eye contact with people around the room and add in pauses to emphasise key words or phrases.

RELAX & BREATHE

If you feel your nerves starting to act up during an interview, try taking a few deep breaths to collect yourself.  Limit the amount of caffeine you take in prior to the interview as this can spike blood pressure and cause artificially induced jitteriness.  If you find yourself doubting your ability to remember, try bringing a notepad into your interview.  Your prospective employer will appreciate both your preparedness and attention to detail and you can use your notebook for a quick self-confidence.

As the last word of advice, the best way to combat nerves, slow your speech and increase your chances at landing a golden call with Emirates is to show up prepared with plenty of practice under your belt.  Plenty of practice prior to your interview will serve a variety of important functions, all of which will help you move that much closer to landing the Emirates cabin crew role.

MAKE EYE CONTACT

Eye contact is also one of the hardest to get right. Recruiters are trained to look for candidates who can make and maintain eye contact in a natural way. Keeping eye contact with a person during a conversation shows that you're listening to what they're saying and that you're engaging with them.

SMILE

If it's appropriate to the situation, a warm and genuine smile can do much to improve your prospects in a job interview. As with eye contact, it's important to maintain a balance since a constant grin throughout the interview may come across as unnerving.BE FRIENDLY & ASSERTIVE AT THE SAME TIME

CONCLUSION

Controlling your body language at the Emirates, Etihad and Qatar final interviews is a key skill for all candidates.. While your verbal responses to the recruiter’s interview questions may determine your suitability for the role, the Emirates, Etihad or Qatar recruiter often bases their opinion of you on your body language. A skilled and experienced recruiter at Emirates, Etihad or Qatar are trained to look out for non-verbal cues, they may even be affected subconsciously by the body language you adopt.

We can coach you through zoom sessions on displaying the right body language so you convey a good mixture of strong verbal and non-verbal cues when answering the recruiters’ final interview questions. This is so important these days to get the offer. You are so close to the offer so this stage is a make or break, let us help you achieve your dreams sooner than to try again in 6 months. Time is costly for you and it is a lost opportunity.