Now We're Talking

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A podcast about how to improve communication skills, hosted by Professor of Communication at the University of Waterloo Robert Danisch.

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Location:

Toronto, ON

Genres:

Self Development

Educational

Podcasts

Description:

A podcast about how to improve communication skills, hosted by Professor of Communication at the University of Waterloo Robert Danisch.

Twitter:

@rdanisch

Language:

English

Website:

http://www.rdanisch.com

Episodes

Episode 042

4/4/2018

In Episode 042, we discuss charisma as a product of communication practices and how anyone can develop charisma by mastering communication.

Duration:00:15:24

Episode 037

3/1/2018

In Episode 037 of Now We're Talking, we review some of the basic fallacies used in public speaking and why would ought to avoid fallacious reasoning.

Duration:00:16:59

Episode 036

2/23/2018

In Episode 036 of Now We're Talking, we review the five basic principles of public speaking.

Duration:00:15:34

Episode 035

1/25/2018

In Episode 035 of Now We're Talking we discuss the virtues of choosing more concrete words over abstract words.

Duration:00:18:15

Episode 034

1/25/2018

In Episode 034 of Now We're Talking we discuss the importance of word choice in writing and how to choose words well.

Duration:00:13:35

Episode 032

1/24/2018

In Episode 032 of Now We're Talking, we discuss the importance of planting objections in your writing and how including potential counter claims can make your writing more persuasive.

Duration:00:15:13

Episode 031

11/29/2017

In Episode 031 of Now We're Talking, we discuss related self-disclosure in small group settings, and how self-disclosure can build trust.

Duration:00:14:27

Episode 030

11/22/2017

In Episode 030 of Now We're Talking we discuss ineffective small group communication practices, and how the desire for individuation can undermine cooperation.

Duration:00:17:02

Episode 028

11/16/2017

In Episode 028 of Now We're Talking, we discuss why teams are able to outperform individuals by making better decisions and tapping into the knowledge, skills, and information possessed by all the members of the team.

Duration:00:14:25

Episode 025

10/15/2017

In Episode 025 of Now We're Talking, I review active listening with one of my students.

Duration:00:15:59

Episode 023

5/2/2017

In Episode 023 of New We're Talking we discuss why leaders ought to organize messages by privileging why questions over what or how questions.

Duration:00:21:33

Episode 021

3/8/2017

In Episode 021 of Now We're Talking, we review the process of making and responding to bids inside interpersonal relationships and how important that process is to healthy interpersonal relationships.

Duration:00:20:17

Episode 020

2/23/2017

In this episode of Now We're Talking, we discuss public narrative as a leadership practice. We also discuss the five emotions that public narratives must produce in order to mobilize people to act.

Duration:00:25:53

019

2/13/2017

In Episode 019 of Now We're Talking we discuss storytelling as a necessary leadership skill. We review what a story is and what makes one effective.

Duration:00:21:27

Episode 018

2/1/2017

In Episode 018 of Now We're Talking we discuss what parallel structure is, why it's important for writing, and how to use it in your sentences.

Duration:00:14:59

Episode 015

9/5/2016

In this episode of Now We're Talking we discuss what a sentence is and some of the most simple and direct ways for writing better sentences.

Duration:00:20:20

Episode 013

8/7/2016

In this episode we talk about the basics of writing as a communication practice, and how every piece of writing needs to answer three questions and be driven by the values of clarity, precision, beauty, and eloquence.

Duration:00:23:25

Episode 003

5/2/2016

This is a podcast about how to improve your communication skills, and in this episode we talk about mirroring, active listening, and some other advanced listening techniques to develop trust and intimacy through interpersonal communication.

Duration:00:23:38