Do you have effective communication skills? Are you a confident communicator? In this 20 minute podcast episode, Dr. Andrea Wojnicki teaches you the 5 simple steps that will improve your communication skills. It’s as simple as ABCDE! SHOWNOTES Contents * Summary – “The ABCDEs of Communication” * References & Links * Andrea’s Commentary Summary Page (see the shownotes document HERE for a printable one-page summary!) References & Links Communication Skills & General References * Professor Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist at Harvard on power posing * Stephen Covey and his 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Habit #5 was “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” * Epictetus, a Greek philosopher said, “We have two ears and one mouth – so that we can listen – twice as much as we speak.” * FastCompany on communication skills (such as asking questions, displaying positive body language, and active listening) * Virgin CEO Sir Richard Branson says that communication skills are the most important skills any leader can possess. Research on Benefits of Deep Breathing * https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/relaxation-techniques-breath-control-helps-quell-errant-stress-response * http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.851.7680&rep=rep1&type=pdf * https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.2975%2F28.2005.399.402 * https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2005.11.189 Talk About Talk Episodes Referenced * #24 “The ABCDEs of Communication.” * #1 Body Language with Cynthia Barlow * #2 USING YOUR VOICE – with baritone opera singer Bradley Christensen. * #4 LANGUAGE with Dr Josep Gonzalez * #9 YOUR PERSONAL BRAND with Michael Boydell * #10 COLOUR with Daryl Aitken, Jenn Purkis & Lori Ryerson * #11 STORYTELLING – with Harvard professor Jerry Zaltman * #16 FASHION with Toronto Fashion Week’s Carolyn Quinn * #17 POSSESSIONS with Professor Russell Belk