Twins Talk Clear-cut Communication
Twin brothers who are professors and consultants have an ongoing conversation and answer listener questions about leadership communication and its challenges. Having consulted for over 35 years and coached executives in major corporations and institutions throughout the US and Canada, these guys have some ideas about what it takes to communicate effectively as a leader.
Episodes
76 episodes
Final Episode - A Tribute to Ray
Dr. Ray Husband passed over to the other side on a crisp Tuesday morning during the last few days of November. This final podcast is a tribute to him. It involves 15 of his dearest friends having a poignant conversation about him as a way...
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Season 3
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Episode 76
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21:56
Episode 75 - Still Revisiting Interpersonal Conflict
This episode continues, refines and summarizes our our thoughts on interpersonal communication conflict.
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Season 3
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Episode 75
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19:58
Episode 74 - Revising Our Model of Interpersonal Conflict
Regretfully, Ray has been quite sick these past few months. So, we've decided to replay some of our previous episodes until he gets back to the mic. This one is the beginning of series we did on conflict early in the podcast. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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20:12
Episode 73 - It Gets Even Better: Feedback in Stereo
Ray and Bob continue to respond to the request on give us some more of that stuff on feedback. Here it is!
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Season 3
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Episode 73
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20:38
Episode 72 - Reviewing Feedback
We've recently received some requests to review our conversation on feedback. So, here it is again. Enjoy!
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Season 3
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Episode 72
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20:44
Episode 71 - Still Revisting Listening: It's Worth Hearing Again
We think listening is such an important skill that if we are going to replay any episodes while we are away, they need to at least start with those on listening.
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Season 3
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Episode 71
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19:52
Episode 70 - Asking Questions Revisited
Bob and Ray return to one of their earliest episodes to remind us of how important it is to ask great questions and how we can develop the skill to ask them.
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Season 3
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Episode 70
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21:27
Episode 69 - Power Markers and Attractiveness Markers, It Is All About The Blend
Bob and Ray try to work through some very interesting, but difficult nonverbal behaviors to get a hold of. it's fun stuff and it can really change how you come across to others. We are even going to attach a transcript/worksheet for...
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Season 3
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Episode 69
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19:44
Episode 68 - Touching: Realizing How Important It Is And Why We Need To Do It
Ray and Bob explore the nonverbal behavior of touching. Should you do it in this day and age? Absolutely! But how and to what end is the key. Thank you, Ruth, for showing us the way.
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Season 3
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Episode 68
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20:11
Episode 67 - Be Intentional About Keeping Level Eye Contact With the Other Person
The twins go back and summarize proxemics with an interesting story on when conflict is initiated in different cultures. They also reclaim how important it is to maintain level eye contact with the other person in conversation. Finally, t...
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Season 3
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Episode 67
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19:02
Episode 66 - Let's Have Some Fun With Proxemics and Interpersonal Space
The twins launch into a discussion about interpersonal distance zones (Proxemics) in western culture and their impact on communication. They also provide some tips on how to use what you learn to your advantage. It's just the beginn...
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Season 3
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Episode 66
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19:28
Episode 65 - Nonverbal Communication: The Landscape
Bob & Ray start a series on nonverbal communication. This episode simply provides a landscape for further episodes on the topic of nonverbal communication. Essentially, the twins are going to tackle what it is and how to use it ...
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Season 3
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Episode 65
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18:45
Episode 64 - A Marketing Executive Shares Her Insights on Communicating In A Virtual World
Ray and Bob have the exciting opportunity to visit with a Senior Vice President and Senior Partner of an International Marketing firm who really knows her stuff when it comes to the ins and outs of communicating remotely. By the way, alwa...
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Season 3
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Episode 64
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20:28
Episode 63 - Turning Things Around In A Hurry
Ray and Bob have the distinct pleasure of visiting with a turnaround genius. James McCain is a career turnaround executive whose experience in turning around failing or poor performing organizations is what legends are made of. He s...
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Season 3
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Episode 63
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19:13
Episode 62 - What It's Like Teaching in One of the Largest City Universities in the World
We have as a guest, a remarkably caring and thoughtful professor and scholar who teaches at CUNY, one of the largest city universities in the world. She shares her experience of teaching in New York City before, during, and after the great pand...
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Season 3
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Episode 62
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19:24
Episode 61 - Parenting and Communicating with Your Teenager - No Small Task
Ray and Bob make a valiant, sometimes misguided, attempt to talk about the underlying issues in communicating with your teen. We even offer a few strategies for trying to reduce the "heat" in those conversations. Sorry, parents, it'...
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Season 3
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Episode 61
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18:50
Episode 60 - Formal Performance Reviews: For All The Angst, It's About Accuracy
Bob and Ray, mainly Ray, leads us through the ins and outs of performance reviews. Though we are always concerned about the emotionally charged nature of the event, we decide accuracy is the more important feature of the review.
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Season 3
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Episode 60
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19:20
Episode 59 - Avoiding Being Critical While Providing Constructive Feedback
Ray and Bob push on to the emotionally charged communication situation of providing feedback that can be perceived as negative. It comes down to finesse and knowing the difference between criticism and constructive feedback.
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Season 3
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Episode 59
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19:25
Episode 58 - Caring vs Curing: Be on the Right Side of the Curve
Ray and Bob finish their conversation about how to be of support to someone who is emotionally distraught. You can do it well or do it poorly. Depends on whether you choose to care or you choose to cure.
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Season 3
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Episode 58
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19:31
Episode 57 - One More Strategy for Communicating While Feeling Attacked And...
Ray and Bob finish their thoughts on strategies to communicate effectively while feeling under attack. They then swing to the other end of the emotionally charged continuum to initiate a conversation on how to help others in emotionally c...
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Season 3
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Episode 57
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19:35
Episode 56 - What To Do When You Feel Under Attack
Ray and Bob offer some different, maybe even intriguing, strategies to deal with communication situations when you are feeling under attack. By the way, they really work!
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Season 3
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Episode 56
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19:28
Episode 55 - Setting the Table for Emotionally Charged Communication
Ray and Bob start a new series on communicating in emotionally charged situations. They attempt to identify some different types of communication situations that bring their own emotional charge. And, with it, extra difficulty in communicating ...
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Season 3
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Episode 55
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19:23
Episode 54 - How About Coaching In A Virtual World
Ray and Bob continue to host their terrific guest, Mr. Jeff Trautman, and focus on the issue of coaching in a virtual world. The transitions that had to be made; the good, the bad, and the ugly; and the choices going forward a...
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Season 2
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Episode 54
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18:49