Talk About Talk - Communication Skills Training
Dr. Andrea Wojnicki
Ready to improve your communication skills? Dr. Andrea Wojnicki is a Harvard-educated executive communication coach whose research focuses on interpersonal communication and consumer psychology. Learn the communication mindsets and tactics that will help you accelerate your career trajectory. Based on her research and guest interviews, Andrea will coach you on topics including: • overcoming imposter syndrome & communicating with confidence • developing executive presence & leadership skills • using AI to help your communication • communicating with precision • personal branding • storytelling • how to Introduce yourself and more! Focusing on your COMMUNICATION SKILLS means elevating your confidence, your clarity, your credibility, and ultimately your impact. Subscribe to the Talk About Talk podcast and don’t forget to sign up for the free communication skills newsletter – it’s free communication skills coaching in your email inbox!
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Aug 10, 2020 • 36min
#56 HOW TO CHOOSE A BRAND NAME
Learn how to choose a brand name. Are you naming a new product? A start-up? A new podcast? Dr. Andrea Wojnicki takes you through the 5 steps, from strategy to name generation, to evaluation, to searching availability and trademarking, to launching the brand! See the shownotes for a useful printable summary. RESOURCES Brand Naming […]
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Jul 27, 2020 • 50min
#55 ARCHETYPES & FEMALE POP STARS with Professor Kristin Lieb
Female pop stars: there’s the good girl, the temptress, the diva, the hot mess, the survivor… Professor Kristin Lieb shares her research on how pop stars influence and are influenced by culture, how a female pop star’s body is her core brand asset, and how female pop stars evolve through various archetypes over their lifecycle […]
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Jul 13, 2020 • 23min
#54 ARCHETYPES with Dr. Andrea Wojnicki
ARCHETYPES are shared, universal patterns that help us understand characters and stories. We employ archetypes in both our consumption (of stories, movies, music) and our communication – of ourselves, our experiences and our brands. Learn about the stages in the hero’s journey and 12 common archetypes, one of which may describe you and/or your brand. […]
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Jun 29, 2020 • 29min
#53 CRISIS LEADERSHIP & VIRTUAL TEAMS with Heather Stark
Are you leading a virtual team? Learn how to lead a virtual team and excel in a crisis. During a crisis, everything is magnified, including leadership skills. Executive coach Heather Stark shares her “5C’s of creating a virtual culture” framework to help leaders navigate and excel in the new normal. (This is part 2 of […]
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Jun 15, 2020 • 33min
#52 COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERS with executive coach Heather Stark
Executive coach Heather Stark shares insights on improving communication skills and emphasizes the importance of listening, authenticity, inclusivity, and mindfulness for effective leaders. They discuss self-awareness, building strong teams, and the significance of specific feedback and seeking help from mentors. The guest also shares her pet peeves, learning style, communication preferences, and recommended resources for personal growth.
Jun 1, 2020 • 50min
#51 COMPETITION with open source strategy expert Mekki MacAulay
Competition, or rivalry over resources, encourages us to strive and excel. Meet open source strategy expert Dr. Mekki MacAulay, who encourages us to create value by adopting an inclusive, transparent, open source mindset. According to Mekki: “90% of the equation is collaboration, helping, and communicating effectively.”
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May 18, 2020 • 51min
#50 EMOTIONS with researcher & educator Tatiana Astray – podcast
Managing our emotional expressions is critical to effective communication. Emotions researcher Tatiana Astray helps us optimize our relationships and negotiation outcomes by taking responsibility for our emotional expressions. Learn about the difference between feelings and emotions, why we should express enthusiasm, how to manage negative emotions, and all about the positivity ratio. REFERENCES & LINKS […]
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May 4, 2020 • 53min
#49 PARENTING TEENS & ONLINE LEARNING with learning strategist & parenting coach Kimberley Acres
Learning strategist & parenting coach Kimberley Acres helps us in this time of physical distancing and online schooling with parenting philosophies and online learning tactics, including optimizing our children’s workspace, setting boundaries, and celebrating! REFERENCES & LINKS Kimberley Acres LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberley-acres-1793a0104/ Email – kjacoaching@gmail.com Books & Resources The Journey of the Heroic Parent […]
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Apr 20, 2020 • 38min
#48 PRESENTING WITH CONFIDENCE with Andrew Musselman
On presenting with confidence. Learn how to create a compelling presentation, then present it with confidence. Tips for your body language (posture, feet, hands), remembering to pause, projecting strength, warmth, authenticity and passion, and sticking to your one key message. REFERENCES & LINKS Andrew Musselman LinkedIn– https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-musselman-06595316a/ Fluency – https://www.learnfluency.com/ Books & Resources Talk […]
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Apr 6, 2020 • 49min
#47 HOW TO DELIVER A COMPELLING PRESENTATION with Andrew Musselman
Do you know how to prepare and deliver a compelling presentation? Guest expert Andrew Musselman shares presenters’ most common mistakes, what to do if you think you’re losing your audience, and how to successfully incorporate video clips, humour, and storytelling into your talk. REFERENCES & LINKS (Note this is episode 1of2 on COMPELLING PRESENTATIONS. […]
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