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The 'You Said What?' Podcast “You Said What?” is a podcast about the conversations and written exchanges that end up changing our lives in unexpected ways.

Parents often say that they learn from their own children. For Wall Street Journal economics and finance reporter Jon Hi...
20/12/2022

Parents often say that they learn from their own children. For Wall Street Journal economics and finance reporter Jon Hilsenrath, being a father of three has actually taught him how to be a more patient communicator with adults.

Check out Season 2, Episode 11 with Jon Hilsenrath – now available on:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-11-im-on-your-team-no-matter-what/id1596789939?i=1000590044264

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3BAc984JjBBMasdm2ECjyd

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7-vqc3-QDU

14/12/2022

Can neutrality exist in journalism? In the latest episode of “You Said What?” Jon Hilsenrath, an economics and finance reporter at the Wall Street Journal, shares what he's learned about communication from years of writing for a markets-obsessed audience, where a stray word can cause prices to jump or plunge.

We also discuss Jon’s new book, about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and how learning to communicate with his kids when they were younger has made him a more patient communicator with adults.

Tune into Season 2, Episode 11 with Jon Hilsenrath – now available on:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-11-im-on-your-team-no-matter-what/id1596789939?i=1000590044264

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3BAc984JjBBMasdm2ECjyd

YouTube: https://youtu.be/f7-vqc3-QDU

30/11/2022

Yes, actions do speak louder than words. And yet we sometimes forget that, believing that the words are the key part of communicating an idea. David Murray, a longtime author and consultant on leadership communications, has a great family story about a time when actions without the words created confusion. He says we should really think about words as just the “captions on our actions,” nothing more. Leaders, he says, convey who they are by the dozens and dozens of actions that they take -- or don’t take -- every day: It’s really not what they say, it’s what they do that shapes their image.

Tune into Season 2, Episode 10 with David Murray – now available on:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-10-my-family-doesnt-know-im-here-doing-this/id1596789939?i=1000588075311

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0BiCd5Z4f4ur4TUEsdA93c

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Uy6WMieiWSI

18/10/2022

How do you diplomatically tell someone much more powerful than you that one of their ideas doesn’t work? In this episode, we chat with Pete Weissman about his time working on a speech with Al Gore when the former Vice President was considering a second run for the Oval Office.

Pete, a veteran speechwriter and communications coach for leaders, shares some of the things that can make or break a successful speech. For all the changes over the years in how we communicate, effective presentations still come down to connecting with your audience--and Pete has great insights about small and big things you can do to deepen that connection.

Tune into Season 2, Episode 9 with Pete Weissman – now available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-9-the-laptop-was-burning-through-my/id1596789939?i=1000582371296

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6niNfMfGxavtRWTHR1AenI

With great risk comes great reward, but what happens when you leave your safety net behind?In this episode, former forei...
30/09/2022

With great risk comes great reward, but what happens when you leave your safety net behind?

In this episode, former foreign correspondent Adam Najberg talks about taking a big leap to follow his dreams—and the conversation that led him finally to take the plunge. Adam had a successful 20-year media career and has gone on to work for some of the biggest tech companies in China. But it all started with the precarious decision to leave his life in the US behind, with a mound of debt and no job lined up.

We talk about the material trappings of a comfy life and how hard it can be to jump into the unknown. Tune in to hear about Adam’s journey and how he’s used that mantra -- “don’t let people tell you what to do” -- more and more as his career has gone on.

Tune into Season 2, Episode 8 with Adam Najberg – now available on Apple, Spotify, & YouTube:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-8-dont-let-people-tell-you-what-to-do/id1596789939?i=1000580272294
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/06cDb4056DLv6iyMREtTEn?si=bb52432b0f524343
YouTube: https://youtu.be/iO_Xs1GETqI

“Can you believe the traffic on the way in?”“What do you do for work?”“What’re your plans this weekend?”Small talk -- yo...
30/08/2022

“Can you believe the traffic on the way in?”

“What do you do for work?”

“What’re your plans this weekend?”

Small talk -- you either love it or hate it. This social interaction may seem tiresome or obligatory, but you’d be surprised how much information you can extract from even the simplest of chats.

In our latest episode, we’re joined by a New York attorney and seasoned private investigator who shares some fascinating insights on his career and how he gathers his intel. He explores how safe our personal information online really is, discusses how small talk helps fill in some of the informational blanks in his investigations, and so much more.

Tune into Season 2, Episode 7 with Phil Segal – now available on Apple & Spotify:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-2-episode-7-the-importance-of-small-talk/id1596789939?i=1000577762101
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0q1oPx7jsiU8G2xrkxVEZF?si=143d48b8d36b423b

27/06/2022

The world of content marketing around food has exploded. Food influencers are now everywhere, promoting dishes, chefs, restaurants, food events—everything.

In this episode of "You Said What?" Dara Pollak, who was in the early wave of content creators, talks about what it was like in the beginning and what's different now. She also shares her “blow up” moment as an example of the kind of thing that doesn't happen anymore now that the industry is so oversaturated.

One sign of how long she has been in the business: Dara has developed carpal tunnel from lugging her DSLR camera around from shoot to shoot and posting so much content on her phone.

Listen to Season 2, Episode 6 with Dara Pollak – now available on Apple, Spotify, & YouTube:

Apple: https://bit.ly/yswapple
Spotify: https://bit.ly/yswspotify
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_8GX-tKfmrEEl7ukAaX-A

Years ago, Dara Pollak started blogging about everything bacon—vodka, mints, you name it -- and people loved it. This wa...
23/06/2022

Years ago, Dara Pollak started blogging about everything bacon—vodka, mints, you name it -- and people loved it. This was before people used the phrase "food influencer."

When Instagram emerged, she started posting her food p**n there and quickly built a large following. But she made the decision to post about the rest of her life, too -- her cat, her bouts of depression, etc. She wanted people to know that she was a person, not a sandwich or a taco (she was posting mouth-watering photos of the latter).

However, not everyone liked the peeks inside her life, though. Some of them unfollowed her. Dara's experiences highlight what happens when influencers try to shift and evolve what they do.

Check out Season 2, Episode 6 with Dara Pollak – now available on Apple, Spotify, & YouTube:

Apple: https://bit.ly/yswapple
Spotify: https://bit.ly/yswspotify
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_8GX-tKfmrEEl7ukAaX-A

20/06/2022

A lot of rules don't have a purpose when you get down to it. They exist simply because someone decided years (or decades!) ago that that's the way things should be.

At a time when people are rethinking their lives and the role of work in profound ways -- and changing jobs at unprecedented rates -- companies need to do more to give their employees purpose, says Kate O’Neill. Arbitrary rules and restrictions are demoralizing, not inspiring.

As one of the early employees at Netflix, Kate saw how creative companies can get by stripping away unnecessary rules, and she has studied workplace culture extensively since then, as she's become an expert on the future of work.

Listen & watch Season 2, Episode 5 - ‘This Looks Like Some Sort of Uprising’ with Kate O'Neill – available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube:

Apple: https://bit.ly/yswapple
Spotify: https://bit.ly/yswspotify
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_8GX-tKfmrEEl7ukAaX-A

16/06/2022

This is a particularly topical question, amid the pandemic, as people do more work from home and juggle more responsibilities. Is it really important that we all work the same way?

In this episode, Kate O’Neill, who cut her teeth at Netflix, a famously anti-rule company, shares some of what she learned. Kate has gone on to write books about the future of work. On the show, she explains why humans are more important than ever in an increasingly tech-driven work world, and what's really behind the Great Resignation.

Check out Season 2, Episode 5 - ‘This Looks Like Some Sort of Uprising’ with Kate O'Neill – now available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube:

Apple: https://bit.ly/yswapple
Spotify: https://bit.ly/yswspotify
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_8GX-tKfmrEEl7ukAaX-A

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