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Now We're Talking

Professor of Communication at the University of Waterloo. Host of "Now We're Talking" a podcast about how to improve Communication Skills.

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Episode 059 - The Power of Acknowledging and Affirming

Episode 059 - The Power of Acknowledging and Affirming

In Episode 059 of Now We're Talking, we discuss the opposite of making distinctions - affirming or acknowledging a perso... Read more

29 May 2019

19mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 073 - A Four-Step Process for Persuading Difficult Audiences

Episode 073 - A Four-Step Process for Persuading Difficult Audiences

In Episode 073 of Now We're Talking we discuss a four-step process for persuading a difficult audience that is likely to... Read more

11 Oct 2019

21mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 063 - Why We Should Balance Warmth and Directness

Episode 063 - Why We Should Balance Warmth and Directness

In Episode 063 of Now We're Talking we discuss the importance of balancing warmth and directness in our embodied communi... Read more

7 Aug 2019

22mins

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Episode 025 - Active listening

Episode 025 - Active listening

In Episode 025 of Now We're Talking, I review active listening with one of my students.

15 Oct 2017

18mins

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Episode 064 - Why and How to Stop Invalidating Others

Episode 064 - Why and How to Stop Invalidating Others

In Episode 064 of Now We're Talking we discuss the damage done by forms of emotional invalidation, and how to recognize ... Read more

10 Aug 2019

22mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 018 - Parallel structure and writing beautiful sentences

Episode 018 - Parallel structure and writing beautiful sentences

In Episode 018 of Now We're Talking we discuss what parallel structure is, why it's important for writing, and how to us... Read more

1 Feb 2017

16mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 0012 - How some communication practices can ruin our relationships

Episode 0012 - How some communication practices can ruin our relationships

In Episode 0012 of Now We're Talking we discuss the communication patterns that are destructive of interpersonal relatio... Read more

12 Jul 2016

21mins

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Episode 024 - Intrapersonal communication and self-concept

Episode 024 - Intrapersonal communication and self-concept

In Episode 024 of Now We're Talking, I talk with one of my students about intrapersonal communication and how important ... Read more

11 Oct 2017

20mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 076 - Strategic Communication

Episode 076 - Strategic Communication

In Episode 076 of Now We're Talking, we discuss strategic thinking and strategic communication, both essential abilities... Read more

19 Nov 2019

22mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 015 - What is a sentence and how do I write better sentences?

Episode 015 - What is a sentence and how do I write better sentences?

In this episode of Now We're Talking we discuss what a sentence is and some of the most simple and direct ways for writi... Read more

5 Sep 2016

22mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 027 - The importance of affective states in relationships

Episode 027 - The importance of affective states in relationships

In Episode 027 of Now We're Talking, I talk with one of my students about the importance of affective states for relatio... Read more

19 Oct 2017

21mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 026 - Conflict in relationships

Episode 026 - Conflict in relationships

In Episode 026 of Now We're Talking, I talk with one of my students about conflict in interpersonal relationships and th... Read more

19 Oct 2017

17mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 074 - The Importance of Absorbing, Diffusing, and Suspending

Episode 074 - The Importance of Absorbing, Diffusing, and Suspending

In Episode 074 of Now We're Talking, we discuss the importance of absorbing and diffusing emotions, especially in group ... Read more

24 Oct 2019

22mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 053 - How to write a persuasive and rational paragraph

Episode 053 - How to write a persuasive and rational paragraph

In Episode 053 of Now We're Talking, we discuss the appropriate structure of a persuasive, rational paragraph, and how t... Read more

19 Mar 2019

19mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 071 - Repair Attempts, Face-Saving, and De-escalation

Episode 071 - Repair Attempts, Face-Saving, and De-escalation

In Episode 071 of Now We're Talking, we discuss the importance of diffusing negative feelings in communicative interacti... Read more

27 Sep 2019

21mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 052 - Hyperbole vs. Care, or how to make a persuasive rational argument

Episode 052 - Hyperbole vs. Care, or how to make a persuasive rational argument

In Episode 052 of Now We're Talking, we discuss how we might make a persuasive assertion and the different effects of hy... Read more

18 Mar 2019

21mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 034 - The importance of word choice when writing

Episode 034 - The importance of word choice when writing

In Episode 034 of Now We're Talking we discuss the importance of word choice in writing and how to choose words well.

25 Jan 2018

15mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 075 - A Magic Question for Mitigating Anxiety

Episode 075 - A Magic Question for Mitigating Anxiety

In Episode 075 of Now We're Talking, we discuss the use of a specific question for mitigating people's emotional, anxiou... Read more

12 Nov 2019

21mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 070 - Why you should ask others: What did you get out of that?

Episode 070 - Why you should ask others: What did you get out of that?

In Episode 070 of Now We're Talking, we discuss the importance of helping others improve their communication skills by a... Read more

20 Sep 2019

20mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 079 - Why conflict happens: switch-tracking

Episode 079 - Why conflict happens: switch-tracking

In Episode 079 of Now We're Talking we discuss switch-tracking and how it leads to conflict.

6 Mar 2020

21mins

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