About Cut Through the Noise with Aisling O' Rourke
In a noisy world, it's even more important to communicate with clarity, get your brand messaging on point and maximise the power of media. However, that's all easier said than done. In this podcast season Broadcaster and Communications Coach Aisling O' Rourke demystifies how media works, offers communications tips and speaks to experts in the field of communications and marketing.
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One in five people at work have a condition you’ll never see across the desk. What are you saying to them?
In this week’s episode, Aisling opens up about her own personal experience living with invisible disabilities, and shows how the words we use around it shape how people are seen at work.
She shares 8 practical guidelines for leaders and teams, and offers advice if you’re the one living with a condition. This episode will teach you how to speak with more confidence and car to the colleagues and clients whose conditions you’ll never see.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
Why the language we use about disability is a communications issue, and how “framing” decides what an audience notices first
How to respond when someone tries to use a label or nickname to embarrass you, and why you get to choose what a word means to you
The 2022 Irish census figure showing that one in five people reported a long-lasting condition or difficulty, and why most of those conditions are invisible across the desk
Why disclosing a health condition is a communications decision that people with invisible disabilities make again and again
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YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheCommunicationsCoachie)
If you would like to get involved in the podcast or work with The Communications Coach email us: hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie (mailto:hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Editing is by Amanda Fitzgerald
Connect with Aisling:
Website (http://www.thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Email (mailto:hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecommunicationscoach.ie/)
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aislingorourkecc)
Resources:
Aisling O’Rourke: My T1 Life (https://thecommunicationscoach.ie/my-t1-life)
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme (https://hdsunflower.com/)
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27 Oct 2026
Why Your Voice Is Your Best Tool with Amy Summers
When did you last pick up the phone instead of sending an email?
In this episode, Aisling talks to Amy Summers, a New York-based PR agency founder of more than 20 years and author of Lift. Amy explains why she still has her team phone journalists, even though most agencies have dropped the habit. Phone calls are not always the fastest route, but they build verbal communication skills and confidence that stay with people throughout their careers. Amy argues that your voice is the most valuable communication tool you still fully own, and that we’re out of practice using it.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
Why phoning journalists, and anyone else, still gives you an edge, and how spontaneous conversations can lead to opportunities that email never would
Amy’s “if they answer, that’s on them” rule for getting past the fear of calling at the wrong time
Why traditional media is still essential
The four elements of a journalist’s news filter
How to pitch yourself to the media by leading with what you can offer their audience
The 10 touch points in Amy’s book Lift, and why leadership still depends on human connection rather than technology
If you're new here, make sure to hit follow or subscribe on your favourite podcast app, and if you're watching on YouTube, hit the bell icon so you never miss an episode.
Make sure to check out our YouTube!
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheCommunicationsCoachie)
If you would like to get involved in the podcast or work with The Communications Coach email us: hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie (mailto:hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Editing is by Amanda Fitzgerald
Connect with Aisling:
Website (http://www.thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Email (mailto:hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecommunicationscoach.ie/)
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aislingorourkecc)
Connect with Amy:
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amysummersnyc/?isSelfProfile=false)
Website (https://lifttolead.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amysummersnyc/?hl=en)
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19 Oct 2026
Leading with Honesty in Anxious Times
After the largest public sector strike in Ireland since 2009, with 300,000 workers on picket lines, Aisling reflects on how much leaders' words matter when people are anxious. Between the cost of living, global conflict, rising rents and bills, and the climate and nature crisis, many teams and clients carry a low hum of dread into every meeting and email.
In a crisis, communication is not a soft skill but the whole game. Leaders don't have to choose between being kind and being honest, and in this week’s episode, Aisling shares five principles, each with an action step to try this week.
The five principles
Lead with acknowledgement before information.
Be honest, even when the news isn't good.
People-pleasing isn't kindness.
Empathy is neither agreeing nor dismissing.
Say what you don't know, and say what happens next.
Your action steps this week
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Make sure to check out our YouTube!
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheCommunicationsCoachie)
If you would like to get involved in the podcast or work with The Communications Coach email us: hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie (mailto:hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Editing is by Amanda Fitzgerald
Connect with Aisling:
Website (http://www.thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Email (mailto:hello@thecommunicationscoach.ie)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecommunicationscoach.ie/)
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aislingorourkecc)
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