The Science of Effective Communication w/ John Bates
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Release Date: 07/01/2022
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info_outlineIn our latest podcast this week, Roger Knecht speaks with Leadership Communications Expert, John Bates on the power and the science of effective communication.
You will learn how you can inspire others through the way you communicate and how learning to communicate effectively can lead to personal growth and development and make you a better leader.
If you’re a public speaker, you’ll also learn what it takes to deliver a world class TED talk and how to make an emotional connection with your audience.
‘Communicating with human beings is not logical but biological.’ - John Bates
Your Host: Roger Knecht, president of Universal Accounting Center
Guest Name: John Bates
As a world-renowned Leadership Communication expert, trainer and “Executive Whisperer” John helps great leaders change the world. John is also one of the most prolific and successful TED/TEDx-format speaker coaches in the world. John has spoken on stages across the world, at TED and TEDx events many times and has trained thousands of top leaders in both the TED-Format as well as coaching them in the great leadership tools that mastering the TED format brings to leaders; influence, emotional intelligence, leadership presence, authentic connection, deep vision transference, and much more.
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