The Sage Sayers
A bi-weekly podcast on tips and tactics to communicate our ideas and stories in ways that land. We interview authors, entrepreneurs, keynote speakers, and executive leaders who know how to connect with audiences in surprising, meaningful ways that AI simply cannot.
New Zealander show host, Debbi 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/business communications and a trusted coach of over 1,200 clients at Fortune 500 companies. Follow her Substack: https://betterthanabot.substack.com/ Visit her at: www.hangingrockcoaching.com
The Sage Sayers
Latest Episodes
"The path of coaching mastery is our edge against AI" with Dr. Marcia Reynolds.
AI has pushed up the requirement that coaches focus on mastery, says Dr. Marcia Reynolds who reminds us AI cannot compete with coaches who keep developing themselves to that highest level. Nor can AI help someone who needs to sort out within th...
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Curiosity helps us listen and solve problems way better, with Dr. Simran Padam
Host Debbi McCullough asks Dr. Simran Padam about her career from medical physician to medical monitor of clinical trials, her book she's writing, and her approach to solving the biggest problems through curiosity, not assumptions. Dr. Padam te...
Adelaide Ducret: "Moving abroad is an analysis in itself. You must adjust how you think and communicate."
We sit down with "Adelaide Ducret" (who to protect her anonymity, uses a pseudonym). She’s a Parisian based in the Bay Area who has spent 32 years in the U.S., six of those in the MidWest, and 12 years working as a data scientist at tech firms,...
"Executive presence and confidence comes from a well-draped Sari." An interview with Aish Sethuraman
Aish Sethuraman, a business lead in the finance sector, has loved wearing sari as long as she can remember. Her mother, when growing up wore them immaculately too. On International Women's Day, she launched her own small business fr...
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...
