Talk About Talk - Communication Skills Training
Dr. Andrea Wojnicki
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 and communicating with confidence • developing executive presence and leadership skills • communicating with precision • building your personal brand • how to leverage storytelling • improving your listening skills • 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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Oct 29, 2024 • 48min
Boost Your SELF-AWARENESS with Dr. Tasha Eurich (ep.174)
How to boost your self-awareness with Dr. Tasha Eurich. Tasha and Andrea talk about how self-awareness can improve your communication, relationships, confidence, promotability, influence, empathy, leadership, and more. Dr. TASHA EURICH Books: Insight – https://amzn.to/42LqCIi Shatterproof (2025) – https://amzn.to/3ZLzXlM Insight Quiz: https://www.insight-book.com/quiz Tasha’s book recommendation: “Wonder Hell” by Laura Gassner Otting – https://amzn.to/3Nc4BNt CONNECT […]
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Oct 15, 2024 • 46min
Under the Influence with Storyteller Terry O’Reilly ep.173
How to become an epic storyteller with “Under the Influence” podcast host Terry O’Reilly. Terry and Andrea talk storytelling, elevator pitches, and peeling the onion to identify what business you’re really in. TERRY O’REILLY Podcast ”Under the Influence” – https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-influence-with-terry-oreilly/id493536367 Book – My Best Mistake (2023) – https://amzn.to/3zroPQe Book – This I Know: Marketing Lessons […]
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Oct 1, 2024 • 44min
Building Your Personal Brand with Harvard Business School Professor Jill Avery (ep.172)
In this conversation with Jill Avery, a Harvard Business School marketing professor and personal branding authority, the importance of personal branding in today's digital landscape is explored. Avery addresses common hesitations people have toward branding themselves and highlights its crucial role in showcasing individuality and enhancing visibility. They discuss how personal branding relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the need for self-awareness, and practical tips for transforming public speaking anxiety into excitement.
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Sep 17, 2024 • 51min
Making a Ruckus with Seth Godin (ep.171)
Seth Godin, famed author, blogger, and podcaster shares his wisdom on what communication skill we should work on, the issue with authenticity for professionals, and a new definition of personal branding. Let’s make a ruckus! BOOKS BY SETH GODIN This is Strategy – https://amzn.to/4dwi1PS Linchpin – https://amzn.to/4fIr7ux Tribes – https://amzn.to/3yHo4lI The Dip – https://amzn.to/3X4E7n6 Purple […]
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Sep 11, 2024 • 19min
INTRODUCTIONS – How to Introduce Yourself (ep. 170)
Discover the secrets to confident self-introductions! Learn a simple three-point framework—covering your present, past, and future—to engage your audience. Gain insights on how to highlight your personal brand effectively. Plus, explore four powerful tips to enhance your delivery, including the importance of enthusiasm and context. Ditch the dread and master the art of introducing yourself!
Sep 3, 2024 • 16min
COMMUNICATE WITH CONFIDENCE: Part 1 – Mental Preparation (ep 169)
Communicate with confidence: There’s the mental preparation, then there’s confidence in the moment. In this first of a two-part series, we focus on the 4P’s of mentally preparing to communicate with confidence: Practice, as in rehearsing; Proverb, as in adopting a mantra; Pep talk; and Pirate, as in copying that confident feeling. (Re-release of ep.58) […]
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Aug 27, 2024 • 46min
Communicating with IMPACT – with Jennifer Lee, Vice-Chairwoman at Deloitte (ep. 168)
Do you communicate with IMPACT? Deloitte Vice-Chair Jennifer Lee defines impact as the ability to get someone to take action. Learn 3 specific communication tactics to elevate your impact, plus insights about how respect, being curious, and establishing the value of each person in the room can increase your impact. (Re-release of ep.112) CONNECT WITH […]
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Aug 20, 2024 • 24min
SELF-AWARENESS & Communication (ep. 167)
How self-aware are you? Andrea shares the definition of self-awareness, different types of self-awareness, and how we can improve our communication effectiveness by being more self-aware. (Re-release of ep 121) TAKE THE FREE PERSONAL BRAND ASSESSMENT https://talkabouttalk.com/personalbrand CONNECT WITH ANDREA & TALK ABOUT TALK Website: TalkAboutTalk.com Communication Coaching Newsletter: https://talkabouttalk.com/newsletter LinkedIn Andrea: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreawojnicki/ […]
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Aug 12, 2024 • 16min
Communicating with PRECISION (ep. 166)
Communicating with precision improves comprehension, recall, persuasion, and likeability! Whether it’s verbal or written, clear and concise communication is appreciated by others. Learn three strategies you can employ to communicate with precision. (Re-release of ep 103) TAKE THE FREE PERSONAL BRAND ASSESSMENT https://talkabouttalk.com/personalbrand CONNECT WITH ANDREA & TALK ABOUT TALK Website: TalkAboutTalk.com Communication […]
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Aug 6, 2024 • 48min
The Currency of GRATITUDE with Michele Bailey (ep.165)
Gratitude is a communication skill that can build loyalty, serve as a catalyst to connect, and release endorphins! Andrea interviews The Currency of Gratitude author Michele Bailey, who shares insights on how to express gratitude in a professional context, how gratitude relates to brand ambassadors, how gratitude relates to reciprocity, whether expressing gratitude makes you […]
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