I've a been a fantasy and fiction reader for the past 16 years with bits of non-fiction sprinkled here and there. I recently realized that my communication skills are affecting my job performance and I've picked a lot of my sentence structure from what I read. I received a feedback that they feel I'm looking for shortcuts when in fact, I meant to ask for help or guidance.
So I'm looking to change the way I speak to sound a bit more assertive and would appreciate your suggestions for literature pieces that could be helpful for this. If it matters, I'm in tech and want speaking skills a bit more polished than tech to have it as selling point too.
by short_hair