A positive word for "brag"

Is there a word that is a positive form of "brag"? Say I want a timid colleague to talk more about their achievements, I don't want to tell them to brag or boast about them as that makes it seem like a negative thing.

How could I frame it as something positive? For example in this sentence: "You should ... about what you've done when we have the meeting"

Solution 1:

For your specific case consider highlight: "You should highlight what you've done when we have the meeting." Strictly speaking, the verb merely denotes accentuating or emphasizing. However, positive connotations carry over from the usage of this word as a noun.

Solution 2:

I think brag is good enough, if you use it in the right context.

There are terms like bragging rights (a positive thing). I've been prompted before (in an interview, and on my Google+ profile a while back) to brag about something--the asker simply wants to know of achievements or cool things that I've done, and is using the term brag to ask for them.

Consider these sentences:

Go ahead and brag about your achievements!

It's okay to brag about [something].

I don't think they sound negative at all. The only way it sounds negative to me is if you accuse someone of bragging.

(this all goes for American English as I see it)

Solution 3:

"You should speak up about what you've done when we have the meeting"

speak up, according to Cambridge Dictionaries Online

to give your opinion about something in public, especially on a subject that you have strong feelings about.

The shy person the OP is encouraging must have strong opinions about the worth of what he/she has done.

Collins defines speak up as:

to state one's beliefs, objections, etc, bravely and firmly

Solution 4:

I agree, highlight seems like a good option. Also consider don't be shy or call attention to.

You shouldn't be shy about what you've done when we have the meeting.

You should call attention to your accomplishments when we have the meeting.

Don't forget to mention/underline what you've done when we have the meeting.

Solution 5:

I can think of a few: bold, confident, proclaim, or to list qualifiers like how you'd sell yourself at a job interview, you're not bragging you're just listing what makes you the right choice. A good phrase would be to "own it"