Julian Treasure, a world-renowned communication expert and popular TED speaker, dives into the art of effective speaking and active listening. He emphasizes that communication is a two-way street, where listening shapes how we speak and vice versa. Julian shares common pitfalls in speaking, the importance of authenticity, and practical techniques for public speaking. He also discusses the significance of defining personal values and the role of gratitude in enhancing mental health. Get ready to elevate your communication skills and create meaningful connections!
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The Craving to be Heard
Many people crave to be heard to feel validated and make a difference.
This desire to be heard often outweighs the desire to listen, creating an imbalance.
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Improving Vocal Delivery
Treat your voice as a skill and recognize its impact on communication.
Practice breathing exercises, prosody, and record yourself to identify areas for improvement.
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Breathing Techniques for Speaking
Practice resonant breathing: inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth.
Breathe deeply from your diaphragm, like a baby, to improve voice control and manage nerves.
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Julian Treasure's 'How to Be Heard' explores the art of effective communication. The book delves into the science of sound and how it impacts our perception and understanding. It emphasizes the importance of listening skills and provides practical techniques for improving communication in various contexts. Treasure highlights the power of vocal variety and the impact of tone and delivery on message reception. The book offers valuable insights for anyone seeking to enhance their communication skills and build stronger relationships.
Indistractable
How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
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In 'Indistractable', Nir Eyal delves into the root causes of distraction, arguing that it starts from within and is driven by the desire to escape discomfort. The book offers a four-step, research-backed model to help readers master internal triggers, manage time effectively, hack back external triggers, and prevent distractions with pacts. Eyal also discusses how distraction affects various aspects of life, including work, relationships, and parenting, and provides novel techniques to overcome these challenges and live a more focused life.
Sound business
Julian Treasure
Sound Business by Julian Treasure explores how sound affects human behavior and performance in various business environments. The book provides insights into sound branding and management, offering strategies for businesses to improve their operations through thoughtful sound design. It covers topics from music theory to case studies of successful sound implementation in companies.
Julian Treasure is a prolific author who is the world-leading expert on how to make yourself heard and be an engaged and empathetic listener. One of the most popular Ted speakers of all time, his talk ‘How to Speak So People Want to Listen’ has been viewed over 50 million times.
When Julian speaks, people listen. And what we learned from Julian is that listening and speaking isn’t a simple case of give and take, one person speaking and another one listening. Instead, it’s a circle, the way one person talks effect the way the other person listens, and vice versa.
We also learn the ‘leeches’, or common mistakes, that hold people back from effective and clear communicating. Do you think you’re a good listener and speaker? If you sub-consciously answered yes, there might be a crucial skill that you’re missing…
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