Can a consultant with poor verbal communication skills succeed?
I am a fresh consultant at a boutique firm
I feel like I constantly butcher any opportunities I am given to present my own work to clients or anytime I am asked to lead discussions. I am seeking improvement but can’t get over nerves so the improvement is very slow, and I feel the reputation I am building is putting me in a box that makes mngers increasingly hesitant to give me the spotlight on client calls.
However, I produce excellent work and am constantly getting positive feedback, contribute well in internal meetings, work efficiently, produce a high volume of work, balance many projects, am easy to work with, learning quickly, my brain is well respected, i seek and apply constructive feedback, etc.
Is it possible to succeed in consulting despite this shortfall? More specifically, would I be able to make it to the senior consultant level even if my verbal communication is weak? Love everything about the job and my firm and the projects we take on so I don’t want to leave until I can exit to a mid level role