#94 TAKING THE STAGE – Communication Skills for LEADERS with Judith Humphrey – part 1

Andrea interviews leadership communication expert Judith Humphrey. Learn about imposter syndrome, communication differences between men and women, effective self-promotion, the leaders’ script, when we should apologize, and what to do when your boss suggests you need to demonstrate leadership. This is part 1 of a two-part feature (ep. 94 & 95) on “Taking the Stage: Communication Skills for Leaders.”

RESOURCES

 Judith Humphrey

* WEBSITE: – judithhumphrey.com

* LinkedIn & Twitter: @judith_humphrey

* Instagram: judithhumphrey_

Books

* Speaking as a Leader by Judith Humphrey

* Impromptu: Leading in the Moment by Judith Humphrey

* Taking the Stage by Judith Humphrey

* Chatter by Ethan Kross

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TRANSCRIPT

INTRODUCTION

Greetings and welcome to Talk About Talk. I’m your communication coach, Dr. Andrea Wojnicki (please call me Andrea!).

Today we’re focusing on “Taking the stage: communication skills for leaders.” Taking the stage is the name of one of the books written by our guest for this episode, communications skills guru Judith Humphrey.

I met Judith over a year ago on LinkedIn. Yes, I practice what I preach. I was networking on social media. Imagine! Given our common focus on communication skills, our paths crossed many times on LinkedIn. We started chatting. Then we realized that we live less than a kilometre away from each other in Toronto, Canada. She took the time to hand deliver a few of her books to my house! I devoured them. Then – I emailed her and invited her out for lunch. Judith was so generous with her insights and advice, that I asked her if I could interview her for this TalkAboutTalk podcast. And – here we are!

I have to warn you, this episode is dense. My conversation with Judith was so full of learning – that I decided to split it into two episodes.

This is good news – You’re going to learn a lot – I promise!

* You’re going to learn Judith’s metaphor for the impostor

Here’s a hint. It’s a little character that sits on your shoulder.

* You’re also going to learn a simple script for

* You’re going to learn about the positive and the negative side of self-promotion.

* You’re going to learn how we should think about When to apologize and when not to apologize.

* You’re gonna learn some of the differences, yes, the stereotypes, regarding how men communicate versus how women And a whole lot more.

So much more, in fact. that I decided to split this conversation, this interview into two episodes, as I said. Here’s how it’s going to work. I’m going to introduce Judith to you now. And then you’ll hear the first half of the interview.

Then the next episode, episode number 95, will include the second half of our conversation,