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021 Nothing Artificial About AI Improving Our Communication Skills
Episode 021 - "Nothing Artificial About AI Improving Our Communication Skills"
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In this episode, Dr. Tori explores the intriguing intersection between artificial intelligence and authentic human interaction. As the...
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020 Your Professional Jargon Doesn't Work - Sell Snake Oil Instead
Your Professional Jargon Doesn't Work - Sell Snake Oil Instead
Harnessing Persuasion: Lessons from the Snake Oil Game
In this episode, Dr. Tori recounts a playful yet powerful personal experience with a game called...
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019 The Whole TING - Are You Actually Listening?
Episode 019 - The Whole TING - Are You Actually Listening?
Explore the profound significance of truly listening through the lens of the Chinese word "TING."
TING encapsulates a deep, multi-faceted approach to...
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018 Patience Isn't Passive
Patience: Passively Wait or Actively Prepare?
The power of being patient has been hiding in another language. You see, patience isn’t just waiting. In this episode, Dr. Tori explores the concept of patience,...
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017 The Upside of Up-Inflection - Lack of Confidence or Deeper Connection?
017 The Upside of Up-Inflection - Lack of Confidence or Deeper Connection?
Host: Dr. Tori
Podcast: Influence Every Day
Theme: Dispelling myths about up-inflection in speech and exploring its nuanced implications in...
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016 If You Stink At Video... Try Cologne?!
If You Stink At Video... Try Cologne?! (Episode 016)
What if I told you that you could level up your performance in virtual meetings by wearing cologne or perfume?!
This is Dr. Tori. Welcome to another episode of the...
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015 Link Up & Level Up: Quick Start Behavior Change with Tethering
Link Up & Level Up: Quick Start Behavior Change with Tethering
There's something you want to change. There's an area in your life you want to grow in.Â
For anything that you desire to change - a habit, an action,...
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014 (Sometimes) Face The Problem By Not Facing The Person
(Sometimes) Face The Problem By Not Facing The Person
Dealing with an alpha personality in a vulnerable situation, body language can help a lot. And how you design the setting can make "safer" body language easier.
In...
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013 Conversations As Campaigns, Not Events
Conversations As Campaigns, Not Events
Have you ever heard the phrase, "When the student is ready, the teacher appears"?
Well, there's a corollary. The best teachers lay the groundwork to make the student...
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012 (Not So) Small Talk and the Gold Rush
(Not So) Small Talk and... the Gold Rush?
Samuel Brannan was California's first millionaire. He made his millions during the Gold Rush, but he didn't do it by finding gold. Rather, he mined the periphery.
While...
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011 Whine and Moan? Or Glad To Be Home? Your Choice
011 Whine and Moan? Or Glad To Be Home? Your Choice
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One of our biggest problems in communication is that we tend to do things off-the-cuff, without planning, and without...
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010 Anxiety and Intentional Attention
010 Anxiety and Intentional Attention
Throughout my time running a peer support network for healthcare workers (2020-2022 during the pandemic), there was one exercise that was repeatedly cited as super helpful. The...
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