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
The Sage Sayers
Latest Episodes
We Don't Need AI to Surprise Our Audiences. We Need Great Delivery with Michael Chad Hoeppner
We sit down with Michael Chad Hoeppner, the CEO of GK Training, and Author of the bestselling book Don't Say Um: How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better Life. If you struggle with saying "um," sounding flat, speeding, and dr...
"If you want to win, be joyous." Mia Frolova and Maryna Frolova on becoming Miss Texas Jr. Teen
It took four pageants, but for Mia Frolova, the newly crowned Miss Texas Jr. Teen, every one was worth it. Asked what helped her win this time, she credits practice, focus, joy—and staying true to herself.It's rare to interview a ...
Why do many bright, ambitious people answer direct questions vaguely?
How we answer an ad hoc question has unfairly become an audition for memorability and conviction. Way too many of us fumble the return. Reading from this week's
"I want them to be aware of their bias." Marcia Reynolds on listening, receiving, and setting boundaries with our audiences.
We bring back to the show Dr. Marcia Reynolds, Global Guru Top 10 and Master Coach Trainer and Author of multiple books, including Coach the Person, Not the Problem Second Edition, now a bestseller on Amazon. We ask Marcia about lis...
"Trees have no boundaries. They grow in every country." Interviewing the founders of the non-profit Trees for Me.
Founders of the New Jersey non-profit organization, Trees for Me, align with a core premise: It takes ten trees to support one life. With that, founder Harini Rajesh and co-founder Anvita Gurumurthy, Sowmya Parthasarathy and Rupa Gu...
