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Over the past 100 years, very little has changed with the job interview. Very few businesses, companies, or organizations have been innovative in the way they assess an individual for hire with their ability to perform the duties, exceed expectations, work with others, surpass benchmarks, and reach annual goals. It's just the same process over and over and over again. 

Although the methods may not have changed… or may never change, we can change what we are listening for when we conduct an interview or when we are interviewing. In this episode, Brandt and I tackle what we believe sets up a great interview process that optimizes the listening potential for all involved. 

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interview

https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-assets/45951_book_item_45951.pdf

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How often do we wish we would have captured the past? The stories from grandparents, parents, maybe even great grandparents. Or what about that neighbor you had for 20 years... what was their story? This episode of I'm Listening is your reminder to go capture those stories right now. 

Brandt recently received a set of tapes from his brother who recorded stories 20 years ago and they are amazing. We visit some of those recordings live, listen to what life was like 100 years ago, and challenge ourselves (and you) to go capture any and all other stories right now. Go!

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It's time for another Sprint Episode - this time I bring the topic of folklore to Brandt for his reaction. We explore our past... about sharing stories of the past. We discuss folk stories, folk music, folk art, folk heroes, and get the opportunity to share stories about one of our favorites, Paul Bunyan!

Listening to folks stories is a centuries old practice that is extremely important to capture the culture of specific communities, also includes folk art, music, and heroes.

Hope you enjoy a bit of storytelling - and make sure you find an opportunity to learn about your community and listen to local folklore!

Paul Bunyan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bunyan

Folk songs - https://folkalley.com/100-most-essential-folk-songs/

Folk Heroes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_folk_heroes

Origin of Folklore - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35358487

This Land is You Land - https://youtu.be/wxiMrvDbq3s?feature=shared

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Sometimes listening to yourself is the hardest person to listen to. It can be frustrating, overwhelming, and downright daunting. So how to do we handle it? Some are better at it than others and for some its a very real problem. There is good news ($46Billion Dollars worth of good news) and we explore all of this in the episode. 

Bottom line - Find your people, find your recourses, find what works for you - practice it, and if you aren't finding what works for you right now and are really struggling, find some one to help you. They are out there and they want to help! 

Take a listen and let us know how you handle listening to yourself.

Trea Turner Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLhX9zO8JSU&feature=youtu.be

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In this episode we welcome Josh Miller who is a Sound Engineer/Recording Studio Engineer/Room Design Expert/DJ/Restaurant Owner. We discuss how sound, music, acoustics, and space all work together to create the perfect vibe. We also include the single most important aspect of that vibe... you. 

We talk about how you can implement some techniques in your space to create your perfect vibe, one that allows people to talk, listen, and enjoy the music. And it's not as easy as one may think...

Josh Miller - [email protected]

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Idioms. What's the big deal and why are they a part of our everyday language? It's likely to make sense of a situation or a concept. They are in fact, very useful. They are also way over used in certain settings, to the point of annoyance and even detriment. So what can we do about it? 

In this episode, we discuss idioms, metaphors, jargon, similes. We dive right into... er, sorry, we begin this episode with a segment that may make many of you uncomfortable, and for this we apologize. It did the same to us, but we took the bull by the... eh hem, we, well we just took control and worked through it. 

We encourage you to contact us if you suffer from idiom-overuse like Brandt and I do. Together, we can work through this.

References: 

https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Awful-corporate-jargon-phrases-you-cant-escape

https://www.examples.com/english/metaphors-from-movies.html

https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199772810/obo-9780199772810-0167.xml

https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/idiom-vs-metaphor

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Welcome to our first "sprint" episode! 

Whats is a sprint episode you ask? One of us does not know the topic prior to recording and we barely touch it post-record. Also, Brandt is annoying. Ok, that's a bit much... the sounds Brandt makes are sometimes really annoying and drive me crazy. The chewing, the knife and fork on the plate, the crunching of chips, etc. are just too much sometimes, especially when we are recording a podcast. 

Welcome to the world of misophonia - the strong negative emotional and physical reaction to sounds made by others. In this episode, we experience in real time the thrills of misophonia. I hope you enjoy it as much as I didn't! 

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We all want to feel heard. When it happens it feels good, solves problems, and productivity increases. However, when we don't, we feel angry, walk away, or even riot. In this episode, we dive into a 2023 study about feeling heard, the different components, and how do we use this information to get better at it. 

Welcome to the Feeling Heard Scale (FHS). This is not about disagreement, thats ok (generally speaking). This is about respect, understanding, and validation. Oh, and the goal is... reaching common ground. 

FHS: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10688667/

Active Listening: https://gwep.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FastFacts-Telephone-Skills-Training-Active-Listening.pdf

Q12: https://www.gallup.com/q12/

Green Day:  https://youtu.be/Soa3gO7tL-c?feature=shared

Gaelle - Parkway:  https://youtu.be/8qo2rvkFIEo?feature=shared

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Eavesdropping. Eaves dropping. Dropping in under the eaves. Intentionally listening in on other peoples conversation. 

Overhearing. Over hearing. Hearing over space. Accidentally hearing what other people are talking about. 

Is one ok and one not? But what if it's your job? What if you were just trying to be nice? We explore it all as we kick off season 3! 

Link: Theory of Mind.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-do-you-mean/202305/eavesdropping-a-superpower-for-understanding-others-minds

Save Ferris:

https://youtu.be/diVaagssHYQ?feature=shared

Seinfeld:

vhttps://youtu.be/BxNl8VQ6tPk?feature=shared

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Thank you, thank you, thank you! We have hit another benchmark of 2,500 downloads! Much like when we hit 1,000 downloads, we have no idea what it means in the grand scheme of things, but whatever, its an achievement! Thank you for listening to our podcast about listening. S.3.Ep1 drops April 10th - tell the world! 

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