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57. How to Communicate & Be Heard

by | Aug 23, 2021 | 2 comments

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57. How to Communicate & Be Heard
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In this episode, Amber and I are both in lockdown in our homes (once again) which means we could unfortunately not record this episode in person but we still managed to get into a cracker conversation about leadership, communication to be heard, and personal development. 

Amber Daines is one of Australia’s most agile communications professionals. She is known for her ability to devise and implement successful strategies across all forms of external and internal communications. She helps leaders improve their ability to advocate for their business to their employees and the outside world through speaking and writing. Amber knows how important communication is to success, so she pushes leaders to understand that listening is the first step in being heard. So often leaders are in the position of simply telling people what to do without sharing the philosophy behind it. Amber shares that a leader’s philosophy (and the proper communication of that philosophy) is the thing that really gets the buy-in from his/her team. Without buy-in, unfortunately, a leader will struggle to gain trust which will, in turn, ensure a full effort from team members when working to achieve a goal. 

Amber helps us understand the best way to go about getting ourselves heard through better communication. 

Discussion Points

  • Why is communication so important when you are a leader
  • Remember who your audience is and remain consistent
  • How leaders can get comfortable with who they are?
  • The impact of a leader with poor communication skills
  • The importance of vulnerability in a leader
  • The media its influence on vulnerability in leaders
  • Online vs offline communication
  • Social media in communication
  • What is a good measure of your communication success?
  • Personal branding
  • Nonverbal communication tips
  • Becoming better listeners
  • How to get leaders to change by seeking feedback
  • Top tips to improve communication
  • Amber’s podcast

Resources

Brendan Rogers Website

Brendan Rogers LinkedIn

The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website

The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn

The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page

The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel

The Culture of Leadership Instagram 

Amber Daines Website

The Politics of Everything Facebook page

Amber Daines LinkedIn

Amber Daines Instagram

 

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2 Comments

  1. Marco

    Brendan, I love your summary at the end, #3 keys. It makes it all very practical and applicable. cheers!

    Reply
    • Brendan Rogers

      Thank you Marco. So glad to hear they are helpful for you. The team is working on developing 1-page key takeaway sheets which you and others will be able to download for each episode. I appreciate you.

      Reply

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