How to communicate effectively as a leader - with David Pullan

Описание: Lawrie Philpott of Philpott Black and host of Leadership Listening chats to David Pullan, about the vital role of effective communication in Leadership. David has spent over 30 years working on stage, film and television in the UK, Europe and America. On stage he has done two seasons with the RSC in Stratford and London and spent a year in ‘The Woman in Black ‘at The Fortune Theatre. Through his storytelling business he has worked with global brands like Microsoft, Savills, HSBC, Pandora, PWC and EY.

Together they talk about a range of topics, including Overcoming your fears of public speaking, the psychology of fear, connecting with your audience, managing your fear of public speaking, reframing, communication and change, self and identity in communicating effectively, presentation techniques, using or not using slides, media training and providing soundbites, cries communications, media management and getting headlines, preparing effectively to present, performance energy, how to start well, calming nerves through breathing exercises, use of pauses, building trust through communication, servant leadership, storytelling, personal development, ethics and AI.

David Pullan and Sarah Jane McKechnie are the founders of The Story Spotters - an agency that helps organisations harness the power of story to build authentic, trusted and profitable connections. https://www.thestoryspotters.com/

For more information about their book “The DNA of Engagement®” take a look at https://www.thednaofengagement.com/

Further information about Nancy Duarte’s S.T.A.R. Moments™ referenced at 14:50 - https://www.duarte.com/blog/secret-to...

00:00 Intro
03:11 Fear of public speaking
04:41 Separating from the pack
05:11 The psychology of fear
06:45 Connecting with your audience
07:34 Managing your fears of public speaking
09:42 Reframing
10:20 Connecting with your audience
11:21 Self, identity and communication
13:06 Presenting with or without slides
17:54 Media training and the pressure to provide soundbites
20:00 Crisis communications
20:52 Media and grabbing headlines
23:25 Preparing to present
29:57 Performance energy
35:05 Starting well – breathing exercises and using pauses effectively
38:34 The DNA of Engagement book
41:50 Trust
43:32 Servant leadership
44:55 Trust
45:35 Storytelling
49:26 Personal development in presentation skills
51:01 Ethics in communications
52:41 Artificial intelligence
53:32 3 final questions

Podcast episode: 6

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