Professional Conversationalist Podcast
Every fortnight, the Professional Conversationalist Podcast brings you insights and humour regarding conversations in the workplace. Join hosts Iyare Umweni and Chris Chin for thought-provoking ideas on every type of conversation imaginable - from gut-wrenching conflicts to transformative exchanges that change lives. Conversations in the workplace are not the same types of conversation you would have in a bar. There are nearly always outcomes attached, complexities involved, and so little time to have them. Oh, and you have to have them in a way that builds relationships and not tear them down. Find some space in your day to pay attention to one of your most important capabilities - the way you ”conversate”.
Episodes
In this episode, Chris and Iyare explore the role of fear in the workplace; why it's important to discuss, where it crops up and the havoc it can cause.
People with power underestimate the impact of their power on the conversations that they have. People with less power overestimate the impact of the power they don't have on their conversations. This episode interrogates how power can be tricky to juggle. It must exist, but how in the world do we deal with it in the most important conversations?
Feedback is happening. It's happening now. We're doing it all the time. The problem starts when we start to call it FEEDBACK. Then, the tension rises, and the risks all come out to play. In this episode, Chris and Iyare explore some experiences associated with feedback. Feedback is one of the most crucial communication skills in the workplace. And one that many people dread. Let's look at attitudes around feedback and change how ...
In this first-ever episode, Chris and Iyare explore the nature of conversation in the workplace and the idea of the Professional Conversationalist. Professional conversations are not the conversations we have in the pub or bar. They are much more special than that. Be a Professional Conversationalist! Come on - Let's talk.
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