How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Kerri Garbis breaks down how to make your communication more effective by making your practice more effective.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The three stages to prepare for any kind of speaking
2) Quick techniques to help reduce your nervousness
3) Why practice feels boring—and how to fix it

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— ABOUT KERRI —
Kerri Garbis is the CEO and founder of Ovation Communication, a firm that trains global business leaders in the nuanced arts of Professional Presence and Speaker Development. A certified Business Etiquette and Emotional Intelligence expert and seasoned Professional Speechwriter, her expertise culminates in her book Presentation Skills for Managers, published by McGraw-Hill.
Evolving from a professional actress as a kid to empowering today’s business professionals, Kerri's journey weaved through The Baltimore School For The Arts to Syracuse University, where she graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She shares her actionable insights on effective preparation and presentation in her widely-viewed TEDx Talk, "How To Rehearse Anything."
Offstage, Kerri's quest for the quintessential French fry mirrors her approach to professional excellence. She notes that “sometimes it's a sprinkle of salt that makes all the difference.”
• Book: "Presentation Skills For Managers, 2E (Briefcase Books)"
• AI Rehearsal Tool: BRAVO
• Instagram: ovation_communication
• Facebook: Ovation Communication
• LinkedIn: Ovation Communication
• YouTube: Ovation Communication
• Website: GetOvation.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: "Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away" by Annie Duke
• Book: "The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control" by Walter Mischel
• Past episode: 253: How to Speak Out…Without a Freak Out with Matthew Abrahams
• Past episode: 614: Making Smarter Decisions When You Can’t Know Everything with Annie Duke
• Past episode: 683: How to Break Free from Negative Self-talk and Chatter with Ethan Kross
• Past episode: 1184: How to Know When to Quit with Lindsay Crouse
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Vanessa Bohns shares a science-backed guide to deciding when speaking up is helpful and when silence is the better choice.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to be honest without being harsh
2) The hidden trade-off between vulnerability and competence
3) When it DOES hurt to ask

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— ABOUT VANESSA —
Vanessa Bohns is a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University. She holds a PhD in psychology from Columbia University and an AB from Brown University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and other outlets, and her research has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Economist, and on NPR's Hidden Brain. She lives in upstate New York.
• Book: Should I Say Something?: The Science of What to Share―and What to Keep to Yourself
• Instagram: @profbohns
• LinkedIn: Vanessa Bohns
• Website: VanessaBohns.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
• Past episode: 972: Amy Edmondson on How to Fail Well

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Leslie John makes the compelling case for why we need to open up more in work and in life.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The surprising upsides to oversharing
2) The easiest and loveliest thing to overshare
3) Why it’s a good sign when people cringe

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— ABOUT LESLIE —
Leslie John is the James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Her award-winning research appears in top academic journals and media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. She is the author of the new book, REVEALING: The Underrated Power of Oversharing. A Canadian-born, professionally trained ballet dancer, she now calls Boston her home, where she lives with her husband and two young sons.
• Book: Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing
• Instagram: @proflesliejohn
• LinkedIn: ProfLeslieJohn
• Website: ProfLeslieJohn.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Tool: zeeg
• Article: “Will Blue Light Glasses Improve Your Sleep?” by Christopher M. Barnes
• Book: Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara
• Book: Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho Murders by Christopher Whitcomb
• Video: The Announcement: Magic Johnson
• Article: “My Medical Choice” by Angelina Jolie
• Podcast: "A Very Fatal Murder" The Onion Podcast

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Neal Schore shares expert strategies for reclaiming the time we don’t realize we give away.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The many ways we waste time without realizing it
2) The 10-second trick that prevents time-wasting miscommunications
3) How to feel more powerful in just five seconds

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— ABOUT NEAL —
Neal Schore serves as chairman and advisor to several notable business leaders, boards, and companies across the United States. He also advises multiple private equity and investment firms on executive leadership and strategic initiatives. He currently serves as cofounder and CEO of The 25th Hour Group, an executive coaching and leadership events firm that showcases his proven leadership toolbox and practice. Previously, Schore served as founder, president, and CEO of Triton Digital, a global technology, data, and services leader in the digital audio and podcast industry.
Schore received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration, with emphasis on management, marketing, and finance, from Michigan State University. He is currently active in Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program. Schore is a member of the Los Angeles Gold Southland Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the recipient of E&Y’s 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year award for greater Los Angeles.
• Book: The 25th Hour: How to Thrive (And Gain Ridiculous Amounts of Time) by Getting Out of Your Own Way
• Website: 25HourGroup.com
• Website: NealSchore.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross
• Book: The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks
• Book: From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks
• Book: Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary Edition by Mitch Albom
• Past episode: 683: How to Break Free from Negative Self-talk and Chatter with Ethan Kross

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Lindsay Crouse reveals the surprising signs that your grit may be working against you.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How purposeless endurance keeps you stuck
2) How small acts of quitting can make bigger decisions better
3) Why we’re so afraid to quit–and how to get over it

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— ABOUT LINDSAY —
Lindsay Crouse is an independent producer and journalist and author of The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out. A 15-year veteran of The New York Times, her Emmy-nominated work on women’s sports brought widespread change to the industry, including maternity protections for elite athletes sponsored by Nike.
In The Times’s Opinion section, she wrote and commissioned widely read essays and produced hundreds of short documentaries, including commissioning The Times’s first Academy Award-winning film. A life-long competitive distance runner, she graduated from Harvard College, and lives in New York City with her family.
• Book: The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out – Revolutionary Strategies for Personal Growth and Shifting Your Mindset on Success
• Instagram: @lindsaycrouse
• Website: LindsayCrouse.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• Past episode: 798: How to Have Difficult Conversations about Race with Kwame Christian

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