In Episode 045 of Now We're Talking we discuss the simplest and clearest way to win a political election: narrative. We also discuss why democrats continue to lose elections and why policies don't matter in political campaigns.

In Episode 044 of Now We're Talking we review the basic difference between thinking about communication as a matter of transmission and thinking about communication as a process of producing effects on others. We also look at some current examples to think through the consequences of this distinction.

In Episode 043 of Now We're Talking, we discuss leadership and the importance of storytelling and value claims.

In Episode 042, we discuss charisma as a product of communication practices and how anyone can develop charisma by mastering communication.

In Episode 041 of Now We're Talking, we discuss compliance triggers and how the six main compliance triggers produce effects on audiences.

In Episode 040 of Now We're Talking we discuss the ways in which background assumptions influence the communication process and cause conflict. We also discuss techniques for managing or responding to others' assumptions.

In Episode 039 of Now We're Talking we review some key issues in non-verbal communication and how our bodies are important in public speaking.

In Episode 038 of Now We're Talking, we cover the importance of storytelling in public speaking: how to structure stories and why they work so well.

In Episode 037 of Now We're Talking, we review some of the basic fallacies used in public speaking and why would ought to avoid fallacious reasoning.

In Episode 036 of Now We're Talking, we review the five basic principles of public speaking.