DOES YOUR TALK NEED GROWTH? OR DO YOU TALK TO GROW?
Continuously growing your effective communication skills - and enjoying it - is essential for maximizing your business, career, and personal growth. The key elements are simple: Listen. Talk. Grow!
Gain the insights you need through our to-the-point talks with worldwide experts, sharing their experiences on the path to growth. Learn the skills to build confidence by overcoming speaking anxiety, sharpening your pitch, creating meaningful connections, resolving conflicts, and many others. We explore it all - one conversation at a time.
9. Get Better at Effective Communication - A Talk With Scott H Young (Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Programmer & Entrepreneur)
Listen and learn how to get better at Effective Communication in this talk with our guest, Scott H Young. He is the author of 2 books on Learning: Get Better at Anything - 12 Maxims for Mastery, and Ultralearning - Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career. Scott is a Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Programmer, and Entrepreneur. His work has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Business Insider, and more. In this episode, Scott H Young a...
21 Nov 2024
8. Grow Your Personal Power - A Talk With Chris Lipp (Speak Value & Tulane University Freeman School of Business)
Chris Lipp, author and Principal Coach at SpeakValue, shares actionable insights on cultivating Personal Power and effective persuasion in leadership and business.
30 Apr 2024
7. Conversational Receptiveness - A Talk With Michael Rain (ENODI & Harvard University)
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Listen, and learn about Conversational Receptivenss in this talk with our guest Michael Rain. Michael founded ENODI, a media and research company focused on all people with immigrant backgrounds. His TED Talk 'What it's like to be the child of immigrants' has over 1 million views. Michael is also a practitioner-in-residence at Harvard University, jointly at the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research.
In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Michael Rain talks about the importance of conversational receptiveness, a crucial communication skill that involves engaging thoughtfully with opposing views.
Links
Company: ENODI (https://www.enodi.co/)
Harvard University: Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (https://ethics.harvard.edu/)
Harvard University: The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research (https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/)
Harvard University: Harvard Kennedy School of Government (https://www.hks.harvard.edu/)
Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics: Michael Rain (https://ethics.harvard.edu/people/michael-rain)
The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research: Michael Rain (https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/people/michael-rain)
LinkedIn: Michael Rain (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrain/)
Website: Michael Rain (https://www.michaelra.in/)
Harvard Kennedy School of Government: Julia Minson (https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/julia-minson)
Harvard Kennedy School of Government: Robert Wilkinson (https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/robert-wilkinson)
Resource List: The Ladder of Inference (https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/the-ladder-of-inference-a-resource-list/)
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19 Dec 2023
6. Active Listening for Conflict Resolution - A Talk With Peter Novak (Strictly Speaking Group)
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Listen, and learn about Active Listening for Conflict Resolution in this talk with our guest Peter Novak, CEO and Founder of Strictly Speaking Group: better communicators build better companies.
In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Peter Novak talks about how you can you use the technique of active listening for conflict resolution.
Links
Company: Strictly Speaking Group (https://www.strictlyspeakinggroup.com)
LinkedIn: Peter Novak (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-novak-ssg/)
Book: Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When Stakes Are High (https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Conversations-Tools-Talking-Stakes/dp/1260474216/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?) (Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Emily Gregory)
Book: Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most (https://www.amazon.com/Difficult-Conversations-Discuss-What-Matters/dp/0143118447/ref=sr_1_1?) (Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen)
Book: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (https://www.amazon.com/Difficult-Conversations-Discuss-What-Matters/dp/0143118447/ref=sr_1_1?) (Adam Grant)
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21 Nov 2023
5. How To Be More Convincing And Be Heard - A Talk With Chris Lipp (SpeakValue)
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Listen and learn how to be more convincing and be heard in this talk with our guest, Chris Lipp, based on his book 'Magnetic: How Great Leaders Persuade and Inspire' co-authored with Antoine De Morree. He is also the author of the book The Startup Pitch: A Proven Formula to Win Funding. Chris is writing his third book on communication and empowerment, set to be published in 2024 and titled Radiate: The Science of Personal Power. In addition, Chris is a Principal Coach at SpeakValue. He is a world-renowned pitch coach working with entrepreneurs to promote their ideas, and has raised over $200 million in funding.
In this episode about how to be more convincing and be heard, we cover for you the following topics: Chris's inspiration to write the book 'Magnetic: How Great Leaders Persuade and Inspire; Become Magnetic, 3 sets of approaches - how you encounter resistance, create value, and connect/relate -; and sneak peek into the new book by Chris, Radiate: The Science of Personal Power.
Links
Book: Magnetic: How Great Leaders Pursuade and Inspire (https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Great-Leaders-Persuade-Inspire/dp/1792457774/ref=sr_1_1?) (Chris Lipp & Antoine De Morree)
Book: The Startup Pitch: A Proven Formula to Win Funding (https://www.amazon.com/Startup-Pitch-Proven-Formula-Funding-ebook/dp/B00GIENEQ4/ref=sr_1_1?) (Chris Lipp)
Book (upcoming): Radiate: The Science of Personal Power (Chris Lipp)
Company: SpeakValue (https://speakvalue.com/) (Be Powerful. Persuasive. Magnetic)
LinkedIn: Chris Lipp (https://www.linkedin.com/in/clipp/)
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29 Aug 2023
4. Storytelling & Vocal Justice - A Talk With Shawon Jackson (Stanford GSB & Vocal Justice)
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Listen, and learn about Storytelling & Vocal Justice in this talk with our guest Shawon Jackson, Adjunct Lecturer in Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Founder & CEO at Vocal Justice.
In this episode about Sortytelling & Vocal Justice, we cover the following topics: the what and why of storytelling, and its different elements; Vocal Justice - a nonprofit organization envisioning a world where everyone is liberated because everyone is cared for -; and recommended resources for listeners who want to learn more.
Links
Stanford GSB: Shawon Jackson (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/shawon-jackson)
Nonprofit Organization: Vocal Justice (https://www.vocaljustice.org/)
Book: Just Mercy (https://www.amazon.com/Just-Mercy-Story-Justice-Redemption/dp/081298496X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=30MIADZ7U6OX&keywords=just+mercy&qid=1690965745&sprefix=just+mercy%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-2) (Bryan Stevenson)
Book: TED Talks (https://www.amazon.com/TED-Talks-Official-Public-Speaking/dp/1328710289/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?) (Chris Anderson)
Medium: Science of Story Building (https://medium.com/science-of-story-building) (UF College of Journalism and Communications)
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25 Aug 2023
4. Storytelling - A Talk With Shawon Jackson (Stanford GSB & Vocal Justice)
Listen, and learn about Storytelling in this talk with our guest Shawon Jackson, Adjunct Lecturer in Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Founder & CEO at Vocal Justice. In this episode about Storytelling, we cover the following topics: the what and why of storytelling, and its different elements; Vocal Justice - a nonprofit organization envisioning a world where everyone is liberated because everyone is cared for -; and recommended resources for listeners w...
19 Jul 2023
3. The Art Of Pitching To Investors - A Talk With Burt Alper (Stanford GSB)
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Listen, and learn about the Art of Pitching to Investors in this talk with our guest Burt Alper, Lecturer in Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Founder of Burt Alper Consulting.
We talk about pitching frameworks - AIM (Audience, Intent, Message) and CUE (Curiosity, Understanding, Excitement); making your pitch memorable; how the investment process works; rehearsing your pitch; anticipating investors questions; last thing you do in a pitch & make it investors easy; what to do if there is no fit & finding an analogy to better connect with investors; and resources that help you sharpen your pitching skills.
Links
Stanford GSB: Burt Alper (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/burton-alper)
Company: Burt Alper Consulting (https://www.burtalper.com)
Book: Get Backed: Craft your story, build the perfect pitch deck, and launch the venture of your dreams (https://www.amazon.com/Get-Backed-Perfect-Launch-Venture/dp/1633690725) (Evan Baehr & Evan Loomis)
Book: Guide to Presentations (https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Presentations-Pearson-Business-Communication/dp/0133058360) (Lynn Russel & Mary Munter)
Book: Made to Stick - Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (https://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-Survive-Others/dp/0812982002/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?pap_swatch_0?) (Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Website: LinkedIn Series B pitch to Greylock (https://www.reidhoffman.org/linkedin-pitch-to-greylock/) (Reid Hoffman)
Website: Perfecting your Pitch (https://garagetechnologyventures.com/resources/perfecting-your-pitch/) (Garage Ventures)
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25 Jan 2023
2. Communicate With Mastery - A Talk With JD Schramm (USC Annenberg)
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Learn how to make your words count every time you write or speak in this talk with JD Schramm, Lecturer at USC Annenberg and a Keynote Speaker, Communication Consultant, Coach & Author. We talk about his book Communicate with Mastery. You never have a perfect call, talk, or email, but the goal in communication is: to get better and better.
Links
LinkedIn: JD Schramm (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdschramm/)
Book: Communicate with Mastery (https://jdschramm.com/books/)
Book: Guide to Presentations (Lynn Russel, Mary Munter) (https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Presentations-Pearson-Business-Communication/dp/0133058360)
Book: Resonate (Nancy Duarte) (https://www.duarte.com/resources/books/resonate/)
Tedx: The secret structure of great talks (Nancy Duarte) (https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_duarte_the_secret_structure_of_great_talks)
Website: DanPink.com (Daniel H. Pink) (https://www.danpink.com)
Website: Vocal Justice (Shawon Jackson) (https://www.vocaljustice.org)
YouTube - Stanford Graduate School of Business: The Cost of Conformity (Shawon Jackson) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiDICCxS06Y)
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25 Oct 2022
1. What? So What? Now What? - A Talk With Matt Abrahams (Stanford GSB)
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Listen, and learn how to overcome your speaking anxiety in this talk with our guest Matt Abrahams, Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business & Podcast Host of Think Fast Talk Smart. We talk about speaking anxiety sources & solutions, presentation structure: What? - So What? - Now What?, techniques to handle the fear of forgetting, and creating your anxiety management plan.
Links
LinkedIn: Matt Abrahams (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/)
Podcast: Think Fast Talk Smart (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/think-fast-talk-smart/)
Book: Speaking Up without Freaking Out (https://www.amazon.com/Speaking-without-Freaking-Out-Techniques/dp/1465290478/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1T4LF25EENQEA&keywords=speaking+up+without+freaking+out&qid=1665499807&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjQ5IiwicXNhIjoiMC42MyIsInFzcCI6IjAuODQifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=speaking+up+without+freaking+out%2Caps%2C236&sr=8-1)
Organization: Toastmasters International (https://www.toastmasters.org/about/all-about-toastmasters)
App: Orai - AI-Powered App for Practicing your Presentations (https://www.orai.com)
App: Say IT Like So - Your Personal Speech Coach (https://sayitlikeso.com)
App: Poised - Free AI-Powered Communication Coach (https://www.poised.com)
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