TalkWise Podcast
1) Ethical Storytelling with Rachel Erskine
Narratives are powerful forces, shaping not only our perceptions and attitudes about issues but also how we behave towards other people. A narrative can inform or misinform, do good or do harm, expand...Show More
2) Being a speech and language therapist with Stef Ticehurst
For some people severe speech and language difficulties are very evident, whether they date from birth or from life misfortunes such as accidents, strokes and dementia. But in this episode learning a...Show More
3) Omniworking, interview with Gwen Stirling Wilke
The world of work is still adjusting to the shocks and after-shocks of the covid pandemic. Rather than simply choosing or balancing where work happens, RTO (Return to Office) or WFH (Work from Home), ...Show More
4) Learning to Listen Interview with Alan Robertson
One of the reasons why it is not easy to be a good listener is that there are so many other calls on our attention, both from the world around us and from what’s going through our minds as we suppose...Show More
5) Selfless Listening with Janie Van Hool
Listening is a vital part of good communication and effective interactions, but it can be difficult to do it well. Selfless listening requires us to set aside our own concerns and to give our full att...Show More
6) Creating Great Dialogue with Paul Minx
Although communication is sometimes described as one-way, no act of communication is merely one-dimensional: all communications reflect both intent, conscious or subconscious, and impact, positive, ne...Show More
7) Being present, listening and questioning
It is generally agreed that most human interactions would be improved, if we were better listeners. We are urged to ‘be present’ and to ‘listen actively.’ But what do these ideas mean in practice? Ho...Show More
8) Overcoming organisational misalignment
There is a tacit assumption in all organisations: that their constituent parts will fit together and work. The reality is somewhat different, as evidenced by the size of the management consultancy sec...Show More
9) Inner Talk or Inner Conversation with Paul Gaskin
Talking is not just something that we do with other people. The way we talk to ourselves can also have an enormous impact on how we think, feel and behave, and on our life prospects and outcomes. In t...Show More
10) To Be Seen, Heard, and Understood with Dr Clare Anderson
Being seen, heard and understood are vital to feeling valued and being able to make one’s full contribution, not just at work but in any social interaction. Too often we diminish others and ourselves ...Show More