Let's Talk Courageous Communication with Telana Simpson

Tony Budden is trailblazing! He is pioneering the Hemp industry, and following on from his chat with Telana and the team at Let’s Talk Possibility about industrial hemp, Telana hears from Tony the latest news about bringing hemp to South Africa, and the world, and also explores the skills he has personally developed to be the trailblazer he is. They cover, amongst other things:

* talking from the heart,

* listening,

* adjusting your message to different audiences,

* and being authentic and congruent with your message.

Learn more about Hemp and it’s many wonderful and beneficial uses in Lets Talk Possibility Episode 62: Can we live on the two plants Hemp and Moringa?: https://youtu.be/0bWB1T9JdD8

For more info see: http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/communication-skills-trailblazer-tony-budden

Mandy Young is an Eco-Psychotherapist who, for the last thirty years, has been taking journeys into the wild, with people of all ages, towards good mental health and great relationships.

She shares with Telana some of the personal life insights she has gained from the many years she has been studying the social behavior of different animal species, and how by observing them we can learn the principles of behaving and relating that we might have lost and need to remind ourselves of.

For more info see:

http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/how-wild-animals-help-us-discover-emotional-social-aspects-of-ourselves-ep-7

Telana Simpson shares some useful ideas and beliefs that help make communication, and our ability to get our message across to others, far more effective. These are based on the presuppositions of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming).

For more info see:

http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/useful-beliefs-for-effective-communication-skills-with-telana-simpson-ep-6/

Jimmy Kyriacou unpacks with Telana Simpson the skill of framing a conversation, so that you are less likely to be mis-understood, and more likely to get your message across. We explore the world of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Neuro-Semantics, and look at the effective communication skills of:

• being present,
• listening,
• framing,
• pre-framing,
• post-framing, and
• re-framing.

For more info see:http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/skill-framing-conversation-ep-5

PART 2

Franklin Esau turned his life around from one of crime, manipulation, and selfishness to his life today of kindness, openness, and understanding. He talks with Telana about his upbringing in gangs in the infamous area known as the Ghetto, or Elsies River, just outside Cape Town, and his time in prison and what led to him to making new choices. They discuss emotions, decision making, values and making good choices. This is an inspiring 2 part story of change, from gangster to facilitator.

For more info and link to Part 1 see:

http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/turn-life-around-franklin-esau-ep-4-part-2

PART 1:

Franklin Esau turned his life around from one of crime, manipulation, and selfishness to his life today of kindness, openness, and understanding. He talks with Telana about his upbringing in gangs in the infamous area known as the Ghetto, or Elsies River, just outside Cape Town, and his time in prison and what led to him to making new choices. They discuss emotions, decision making, values and making good choices. This is an inspiring 2 part story of change, from gangster to facilitator.

For more info and link to Part 2 see:

http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/turn-life-around-franklin-esau-ep-4-part-1

We’re all in some sort of prison. Being curious, non-judgemental, and listening and sharing stories of our lives and struggles, triumphs and challenges, we can be more open to opportunities to grow, and to contribute positively to those around us.

Karina Anderson, of The Smiling One, shares how she found more of herself from working with prisoners, and how the inmates are also finding themselves and reintegrating with society, impacting their communities positively.

In Karina’s words:

“I am exactly where I am meant to be. I embrace myself in all that is dark and limited within me, and the light goes on. Only when I have met myself fully can I meet you fully. I smile as I see me in you, and you in me. We live peacefully.”

For more info see:

http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/finding-prison-karina-andersen-ep-3

A conversation with Paul Myburgh, who lived for seven years with the Bushmen, about communication and relationships in the context of spiritual growth. We explored how the space between us is where we grow, and why we are so challenged from our relationships.

• What we can learn about relationship, from the nature of conversation amongst the first people, the Bushmen
• Allowing the wisdom of the world to come into the space between people
• The art of real listening, that has a spirituality to it.

For more info:

http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/space-us-paul-myburgh-ep-2/

Telana introduces the ‘Let’s Talk Communication’ podcast with her manifesto, sharing what she means by conversations that count, and her hopes about what that these types of conversations will bring about.

For more info see:

http://talkcommunication.innercoaching.co.za/conversations-count-telana-simpson-ep1