The Leadership Gambit
The Leadership Gambit
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Hosted by Chris Miller and Dane Smith. Edited by Joseph Pitz.
The Leadership Gambit
S08E06: The Invisible Layer of Communication You’ve Been Missing
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Ever walk out of a conversation thinking, “That’s not what I meant at all”?
Or watch a perfectly reasonable message trigger anger, defensiveness, or confusion?
This episode breaks down the invisible layer shaping every conversation: framing. The part of communication that determines how your message is felt before it’s understood.
We explore why the same facts can land in completely different ways, how media and marketing use framing to influence behavior, and how everyday messages at work and in life get misinterpreted without anyone realizing why. This episode we circle back and deep dive into one of the most important communication tools you need. It’s about the core communication skills that help you be understood, reduce resistance, and influence decisions in meetings, emails, feedback, and difficult conversations.
You’ll walk away with simple, practical tools to choose your frame intentionally, avoid common framing traps, and communicate with more clarity and confidence, without manipulating, overselling, or changing the truth.
Once you learn to see framing, you can’t unsee it, and your communication never works the same way again.
Additional resources:
(PDF) UNDERSTANDING FRAMING THEORY
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