Just Saying - The BRIEF Lab

Just Saying - The BRIEF Lab


Latest Episodes

Episode 191 – FAQ: Managing your mindset
May 02, 2021

Our mindset affects how we use our attention. In this episode, Charley answers questions about how to develop mindsets that help us positively frame situations and turn obstacles into opportunities.

Episode 190 – Speak up, or shut up
April 25, 2021

To be a better communicator, you need to know when its time to speak up and when its time to shut up. In this episode, I provide some counsel on how to be much more aware when its time to throttle

Episode 189 – Be My Guest – Malachy Walsh Interview
April 18, 2021

Charley sits down with Malachy Walsh, author of Socratic Scribbling. Malachy spent some 25 years at J. Walter Thompson working directly with some of the worlds favorite brands. His new book reveals h

Episode 188 – DRAFT Cards
April 11, 2021

In this episode, I dive deeper into knowing your audience by sharing a proprietary tool we have developed to help you define who they are and how you want to engage them in much more concrete, realistic terms.

Episode 187 – FAQ: Understanding your audience
April 04, 2021

What do you do when you have a mixed audience and everyone needs different info? Charley fields this question and several others on one of the most foundational communications skills: knowing who you

Episode 186 – A distorted view
March 29, 2021

Our audience isnt always seeing the person that we are. They are frequently seeing the person that we are not. In this episode, I talk about the importance of cleaning up your communication to show t

Episode 185 – Be my guest: Dr. Hans Breiter, Professor of Psychiatry
March 22, 2021

Charley sits down with Dr. Breiter from the Northwestern University School of Medicine to discuss addiction, technology and why our brains desperately need quiet time.

Episode 184 – Getting to no faster
March 15, 2021

We can engage in lengthy, thoughtful and endless discussions to the point where we are incapable of ever making a decision. We need to be more deliberate and decisive so we hear the word no quicker and we can move on with our lives.

Episode 183 – FAQ: Being brief on the spot, away from work
March 08, 2021

In our new FAQ segment, I address a series of questions surrounding how to take the principles of the books BRIEF and NOISE and make them work at home and in social situations.

Episode 182 – Stepping away for a minute (from digital devices)
February 28, 2021

What would work (or life) look like if we could frequently and intentionally step away from technology for a moment or two? In this episode, I explore how giving yourself a break can strengthen your focus and help you gain some self-mastery.