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Ep. 376 – What’s the cost of confusion?

August 18, 2025

What’s the return on investment (ROI) if your organization is filled with clear communicators? In a recent conversation with a business consultant, I was challenged more..

Ep. 375 – Defining your communication preference (no more guessing)

August 11, 2025
13 min

As new leaders step into new roles, many of them fail to help their subordinates understand the best way to communicate with them. Rather, they more..

Ep. 374 – BRIEF Team Builder: a new annual subscription service

July 28, 2025
15 min

If you want to become a clear and concise communicator, getting your extended team to commit would go a long way. After more than a more..

Ep. 373 – What’s your signal-to-noise ratio?

July 14, 2025
15 min

According to “Shark Tank’s” and entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk had incredibly high signal-to-noise ratios. In other words, they could maintain high more..

Call Back Episode – 209 Tech Timeouts

June 23, 2025
13 min

Call Back Episode 209: Tech Timeouts, originally recorded on October 18, 2021. When you are always on, that means you’re never off. Living in a 24/7 world more..

Ep. 372 – You’re better left alone

June 9, 2025
15 min

A 1980’s self-help guru predicted that if you “go into the silence” for 30-60 minutes, you will get clarity 100% of the time. In an more..

Ep. 371 – Meeting participants (and potted plants)

May 27, 2025
14 min

Think about being in a meeting and seeing someone who has no vital role and nothing to say. They just fill a chair and add more..

Ep. 370 – Making key conversations count (the 6 T’s)

May 19, 2025
15 min

Whether it’s an important conversation or a very difficult one, we need to be ready. In this week’s episode, I will walk you through six more..

Ep. 369 – You’re all over the place

May 6, 2025
13 min

Watching someone communicate with no purpose and no plan is brutal. It’s like seeing a poor farmer scatter seed blindly into the wind. If this more..

Ep. 368 – Sharing crucible stories

April 14, 2025
14 min

Great leaders are authentic and willing to share when they’ve struggled, been tested and have failed. Success is often the result of severe challenges, stupid more..

Ep. 367 – Becoming a thought leader (not a thoughtless one)

April 7, 2025
14 min

Many professionals aspire to be thought leaders, yet few have what it takes. If this is what you (or someone you might know) feel compelled more..

Ep. 366 – Working with AI slowly and quietly

March 24, 2025
15 min

If you can’t sit still for a moment, it will be hard to extract the real value AI. As these mind-bending developments increasingly take root, more..

Ep. 365 – An imperfect guide to generational communication differences

March 10, 2025
16 min

Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z all think they’re somehow superior. When it comes to communication, there are definitely differences but people share more more..

Ep. 364 – Botching your day-to-day conversations

February 24, 2025
14 min

Professionals may worry too much about their presentation skills and fail to improve their daily conversations. Whether it’s calling someone, providing an update or having more..

Ep. 363 – Know-it-alls

February 10, 2025
15 min

A subject matter expert (SME) can be both a source of knowledge and suffering. Without realizing it, they can dive into the weeds and pull more..

Ep. 362 – Challenge: A Quiet Workday (once a month)

January 27, 2025
15 min

Imagine taking one day a month and setting it aside as a “Quiet Workday” that’s dedicated to deep work. In this challenge, I provide recommendations more..

Ep. 361 – The Power of the Pause

January 13, 2025
15 min

Running around can be depleting and choosing to stop can energize and empower us. After taking a pause myself for several weeks, I have chosen more..

Ep. 360 – Giving my audience a voice (is this our last season?)

December 16, 2024
11 min

Do you think that this podcast should continue for another season? I have mixed feelings and would like to hear directly from you. I can more..

Ep. 359 – My discovery of Quiet Selling

December 9, 2024
15 min

We can all degree that most salespeople talk too much and aren’t great listeners. Learning from an accomplished sales trainer, I recently was inspired to more..

Ep. 358 – Why gratitude is so grounding

November 25, 2024
12 min

Thanksgiving in the U.S. is one of my favorite holidays of the year. To keep up with the tradition, I’d like to share how gratitude more..

Ep. 357 – How I prepare for a podcast

November 18, 2024
14 min

You may want to start a podcast, go to be a guest on one, or are just curious about how people prepare for them. After more..

Ep. 356 – Showing up late and unprepared

November 12, 2024
14 min

Almost everybody does it and nobody likes it. The adage is when you’re early, you’re on time; and when you’re on time, you’re late. In more..

Ep. 355 – How to end a meeting like you meant it

November 4, 2024
14 min

Can you imagine being on a flight and nobody gave any notice that you were going to land? After hitting the runway unprepared, many passengers more..

Ep. 354 – Why it’s not all about books

October 28, 2024
14 min

To me, clarity is what matters, not selling books, doing a podcast, or making appearances. After a decade publishing books on brevity and clarity, I more..

Ep. 353 – When your mission changes, why doesn’t your message?

October 21, 2024
14 min

If change is the only constant, why aren’t professionals, teams and organizations keeping their message up to date? Whether it’s economic, political, technical or strategic more..

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