The Active Voice Versus Passive

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Gill is a british grandmother who has like a million subscribers an youtube. She teaches english as the second language, but she takes a deep dive into why some words are more powerful than others. And so i'm curious if some of us want to sharpen those skills. Any particular books, courses, resources that were really awesome for you?

Carmine Gallo uncovers the communication secrets of masters like Jeff Bezos that help you write more clearly and concisely.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The basic grammar lesson that makes all the difference

2) The easiest way to simplify complexity

3) How a single sentence makes your data more impactful

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— ABOUT CARMINE —

Carmine Gallo is a Harvard instructor and program leader in executive education at the prestigious Harvard Graduate School of Design. A “communications guru,” according to Publishers Weekly, Carmine coaches CEOs and leaders for the world’s most admired brands.

Carmine’s bestselling books, including Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and The Bezos Blueprint, have been translated into more than 40 languages.

His latest, The Bezos Blueprint reveals the communication strategies that fueled Amazon's success and that help people build their careers.

Carmine is one of the most influential voices in communication, business, and leadership and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Success Magazine and on MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, and ABC’s 20/20. He has built a global reputation for transforming leaders into powerful storytellers and communicators.

• Book: The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman

• Book: Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

• Book: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience

• Article: “How The First 15 Minutes Of Amazon’s Leadership Meetings Spark Great Ideas And Better Conversations”

• Website: CarmineGallo.com

• LinkedIn: Carmine Gallo

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “Bad is Stronger than Good” by Roy Baumeister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Catrin Finkenauer, Kathleen D. Vohs

• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

• Book: Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

• Past episode: 771: How to Own Your Career and Build Your Dream Job with Ann Hiatt

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