The Voice of Halo's "The Crazed Marine" on Communication & Storytelling

Описание: In this episode, Eric talks with Ken Boynton—storyteller, communication consultant, former actor and voiceover artist, and co-founder of ‪@MessageGlue‬. Ken has spent decades helping leaders, teams, and organizations communicate more clearly and more humanly across stages, screens, meetings, and moments that matter.

The conversation explores what “storytelling” actually means in real organizational life, why most communication fails before it ever reaches the slide deck or script, and how performance anxiety, rigid frameworks, and over-engineered systems often get in the way of genuine connection.

Ken shares stories from his career in theater, voice acting, corporate events, and executive coaching, including how near-death illness reshaped his sense of meaning and led to the creation of Message Glue. Together, he and Eric unpack why being thoughtful matters more than being polished, why listening is harder than speaking, and how effective communication starts with allowing people to be themselves.

They cover:
Why storytelling is less about structure and more about perspective
The difference between performing and communicating
How over-reliance on slides, scripts, and systems breaks human connection
Why “being yourself” is not vague advice but a practical discipline
What theater, improv, and acting teach us about leadership communication
How virtual and live events have changed attention and expectations
Why good communication often means removing friction, not adding tools
How fear, self-consciousness, and power dynamics distort messages
What it means to swing the camera and see from another point of view

This is a thoughtful, grounded conversation for leaders, communicators, marketers, facilitators, and anyone who spends time trying to help ideas land with other humans.

Episode Links
Connect with Ken on LinkedIn:   / kenboyntonmessageglue  
Message Glue: https://www.messageglue.com
Message Glue storytelling video:    • Message Glue - Storytelling  
Ken’s book Blip: https://amzn.to/4oMO3wv
Jerry Seinfeld’s stand-up special I’m Telling You for the Last Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_T...

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