Communication Mastery Podcast

Mark discusses how to move from the basics of communication to mastery.

Tom Winslow joins me in talking about communication from a lawyer’s perspective.

Mark discusses how businesses can benefit from coaching.

Jeff Williamson joins us to talk about communication in leadership and what he learned from wrestling!

Mark discusses communication forensics: what we can do to diagnose and solve communication issues.

With guest Stephanie Wilson discussing her work with teenagers and insights from communication coaching.

Mark introduces the new season and discusses our takeaway - Communication is fuel for connection.

Mark recaps the lessons learned in Season One with additional insights and comments.
Thanks for listening to Season One! We’ll be back at the end of January with Season Two! Visit www.markburlinson.com to send in your questions and comments or to start your communication coaching conversation.

As we approach the end of Season 1, Mark answers some of your questions.

Defining myself impacts my productivity, my motivation, and my teamwork.

Grow your skill in adapting to others by mastering the keys to communication I teach in the Life Languages workshop.

Everyone has something vital to offer. The successful team’s leader draws out the best in each one and makes room for it to shine.

Growing my communication mastery will always benefit my team because communication is the oxygen of teamwork.

In episode 7, we talked about how couples can communicate better. Today, we’re widening that to teams.

By teams, I mean family, small business, corporate department, nonprofit staff, or church leadership.

Here are four lessons for leaders as well as team members. They apply equally to team members interacting with each other.

Opposites attract, but they can also detract!
Connection is key. Communication can improve true connection.
Mark shares five keys to better communication.

Each of our seven communication styles has a unique distress pattern. Understanding these is often the first step to identifying which language we are speaking (or need to speak).

We all have communication challenges. This episode discusses how to identify and overcome them.

The Life Languages™ system is invaluable in helping us understand others. The more you learn the qualities and characteristics of the seven languages, the easier you can remove barriers and obstacles to effective communication.

The tool I use brings self-awareness, develops skills in understanding others, and equips us to grow in communication mastery.