

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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May 8, 2019 • 47min
#17 (S2) WHAT OUR POSSESSIONS SAY with award-winning marketing professor Russell Belk
What do our possessions say about us? Award-winning marketing professor Russell Belk talks about how our possessions (including our clothing, cars, people, collections, gifts, social media pages,…) become part of our identity –or our extended self. Professor Belk highlights the significance of the sharing economy and de-materialization, cultural differences, and our evolving identities in relation […]
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May 1, 2019 • 40min
#16 (S2) TALKING FASHION & STYLE with Toronto Fashion Week’s Carolyn Quinn
What’s your personal style? Carolyn Quinn, executive director of Toronto Fashion Week provides us with insights on fashion trends, environmental sustainability in the fashion industry, and tips on purchasing clothing and pulling together a great outfit! References & Links Carolyn Quinn, executive director Toronto Fashion Week Toronto Fashion Week – https://torontofashionweek.to/ Recommendations: Retail Insider […]
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Apr 24, 2019 • 46min
#15 (S2) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: TALKING WITH SIRI & ALEXA with professor & author Avi Goldfarb
Are you optimistic about our future with ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? Avi Goldfarb (professor and author of “Prediction Machines”) shares a brief history of AI, various AI applications that are being used in the marketplace, and specific reasons why we should be optimistic about our future with AI. References & Links Avi Goldfarb Rotman UofT – […]
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Apr 17, 2019 • 46min
#14(S.2) SIBLING COMMUNICATION & BIRTH ORDER EFFECTS with TalkAboutTalk producer Brian Campbell
Are you the bossy eldest? The troubled middle child? The baby of the family? Or an only child? Does your personality fit with your birth order stereotype? What about your kids? Listen as Dr. Andrea and her brother, musician and sound producer Brian Campbell, talk about birth order effects, how the stereotypes fit with their […]
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Mar 27, 2019 • 41min
#13 Talk About Talk Season One Highlights & Bloopers – podcast
That’s season one for Talk About Talk! Tune-in and you’ll hear the best of the past 12 episodes, including key learnings, bloopers, things YOU told me, answers to a few Qs that you asked, and what I personally learned through this season. You can think of this as the final lecture of the class, where […]
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Mar 20, 2019 • 35min
#12 EXPRESSING YOUR CREATIVITY with Jenn Purkis, Daryl Aitken & Lori Ryerson
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Mar 13, 2019 • 47min
#11 STORYTELLING with Harvard professor & author Jerry Zaltman
Harvard professor & author Jerry Zaltman explores the power of storytelling, metaphors, and the use of writing and talking for discovery. They discuss character archetypes, the hero myth, memory, myths, and the impact of stories on memory and consumer behavior. Zaltman's contributions to marketing, sociology, metaphors, and storytelling are highlighted, emphasizing the role of storytelling in communication, marketing, and brand strategies.

Mar 6, 2019 • 31min
#10 COMMUNICATING WITH COLOURS with Daryl Aitken, Jenn Purkis & Lori Ryerson
What are you saying with the colours you wear? How do the colours on your walls affect you? Learn about how colours affect our moods and perceptions, our purchase decisions, and even our level of aggression. Listen as Dr. Andrea and the three experts she interviews (quilting store owner Daryl Aitken, decorator Jenn Purkis, and […]
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Feb 27, 2019 • 44min
#9 RE-IMAGINING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND – with CEO & team performance expert Michael Boydell
Are you actively managing your professional and personal brand? Can brand management frameworks help us manage our own careers? CEO & team performance expert Michael Boydell suggests we start with a blank sheet of paper. If it feels uncomfortable, we’re on the right track! Ask yourself: Where & with whom am I most joyful? What […]
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Feb 20, 2019 • 47min
#8 COACHING – with Elite Camps founder Stephanie Rudnick
Good coaching means effective communication. Elite Camps founder Stephanie Rudnick shares advice about ego, consistency, managing the ups-and-downs, and playing favourites. For parents, we learn about the ill-effects of helicopter parenting and how young athletes prefer to hear about our epic fails. Whether you’re a coach, a teacher, a manager and/or a parent, Stephanie has some […]
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