Just Saying - The BRIEF Lab

Just Saying - The BRIEF Lab


Latest Episodes

Call Back Episode – Defining what “virtual” really means now
July 11, 2021

Call back episode #143 recorded May 04, 2020 We are all using the term virtual these days but it can be terribly misleading. What are we really trying to say?

Call Back Episode – VTC’s and me: seeing is believing
July 04, 2021

Call back episode #142 recorded April 27, 2020 18 years ago, I was a tech marketer that developed (oddly enough) a sub-specialty in video teleconferencing (VTC) and its role in the SARS pandemic. Toda

Episode 199 – FAQ: How do I build the discipline of brevity on my own?
June 28, 2021

Charley tackles questions about how to learn BRIEF principles outside of a team settingand how to make them stick.

Episode 198– BRIEF Meeting Prep Cards
June 21, 2021

I developed a tool that will help you avoid a lot of the issues that make meetings bad in the first place a lack of advanced planning and organization. The BRIEF Meeting Prep Cards are a visual mappi

Episode 197 – By my guest: Cameron Cruse, R.Riveter Co-Founder
June 13, 2021

Charley interviews Cameron Cruse military wife, entrepreneur, and successful Shark Tank contestant. R. Riveters line of American-made bags and accessories are all constructed by military spouses sta

Episode 196 – Just three words
June 07, 2021

The power of threes has this magical ability to center people. In just three simple words, you can be impactful, memorable, and finished. Test it out.

Episode 195 – FAQ: Sharing the BRIEF method
May 31, 2021

No one wants to hear that they are being long-winded. In this episode, Charley answers questions about how to provide feedback and share the BRIEF method in business and personal relationships.

Episode 194 – I’ve Gotta Pee
May 24, 2021

Sometimes its impossible to connect with someone because of an all-consuming distraction happening in their life. We need to recognize those moments where its time to cut our audience loose and call

Episode 193 – Be my guest: Hellene Garcia (Neat) on post-pandemic communication
May 17, 2021

What is work going to look like post-pandemic? Charley sits down with Hellene Garcia from Neat, a company dedicated to providing advanced Zoom collaboration. The duo discusses hybrid work, finding work-life balance,

Episode 192 – A primer on “Primer” (my new podcast)
May 10, 2021

Primer is my newly released podcast that provides brief summaries to get you primed on a variety of subjects that matter personally to me. In each episode, I give my own quick take on people, books,