The Sage Sayers
A weekly podcast on ways to stay calm and compel others as you communicate. Along with executive communications tips and strategies, we interview intriguing individuals who've found the "Sage approach" by finding gifts, opportunities, and knowledge within trying situations. New Zealander show host, Debbi Gardiner McCullough, has written on social and business trends and struggles for the Economist, the Guardian, and Financial Times of London. She's a self-retired college professor of writing, an executive communications and narrative coach. Visit her at: www.hangingrockcoaching.com
Podcasting since 2020 • 142 episodes
The Sage Sayers
Latest Episodes
Actor, writer, and technologist Patrick Chou on improv as an antidote to public speaking fear in any conversation
My guest this episode is Patrick Chou. His career path has included a PhD from MIT and a thriving Silicon Valley career in the optical telecom business where he understands both the technology and business of pluggable optics. Patrick's also a ...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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28:52
"There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you." Neeraj Juneja on storytelling and getting teams and leaders to connect
One thing I love about being a coach? Meeting other coaches, who are often just the loveliest, upbeat people--and thoughtful too. Coach Neeraj Juneja is a favorite new coaching friend this year who has already taught me so much. For ~20 y...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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22:37
Consuelo Amat on state repression, developing civil society in authoritarian regimes, and showing empathy for those who emerge from them
My guest this week is John Hopkins University professor Consuelo Amat whose research interests include state repression, armed and unarmed resistance, political violence, and developing civil society in authoritarian regimes, with a focus on La...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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27:44
How to be Brief With Your Brag
Requests for updates on our work can startle and befuddle us as communicators. Much pressure exists: We must be brief, clear, and on point with what the requester of information needs and wants. Communications strategy and self awareness on why...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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20:44
58 and Unapologetic. Jacqueline Freeman on living her best years and rising up against ageism
My guest this week is Jacqueline Freeman, a New Zealander TV industry insider, a media strategist, and the unapologetic voice behind a platform thats rewriting what relevance looks like after 50. After her posts speaking out against ageism went...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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39:41