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Communicate for GoodAuthor: Erica Barnhart
What if there was a proven way to build your confidence, expand your influence, and amplify your impact? There is. Words. Ineffective communication is expensive. According to research, on average it costs organizations more than 20,000 per employee per year. Communicate for Good is on a mission to put an end to this by tackling the root cause of this persistent problem: the relationship between how we talk to ourselves and how we lead others. Join communication expert, professor, and entrepreneur Erica Barnhart and her guests for candid conversations and harrowing tales about the public impact of private self-talk, the realities of leading in turbulent times, and the challenges of showing up when life gets messy. At the end of each episode, youll be able to more clearly and confidently say what you mean, own what you know, and lead the way you want. Language: en Genres: Business, Management, Marketing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Self-Talk: The Underappreciated Powerhouse Behind Our Communication - EP 93
Episode 93
Thursday, 18 June, 2026
Disclaimer: This episode discusses mental health challenges and suicide. If you are in crisis or having suicidal thoughts, help is available 24/7, call or text 988 in the U.S. and Canada. You can also visit https://988lifeline.org. How much does your self talk impact the public-facing words you say and write? You might have heard that the average adult speaks and writes around 15,000 words each day. What gets less publicity, however, is the number of words we say to ourselves, consciously or subconsciously: around 60,000. This begs the question: why does four times the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs get so overlooked in our exploration of communication? Communicate for Good has always centered around the power of words to build confidence, expand influence, and amplify impact—the intersection of language, leadership, and life, and it’s certainly touched on self talk in the past. Now, following a three-year-hiatus, Erica is re-centering the conversation on the inner dialogue we so often overlook, despite how much it affects outer identity and interactions. She shares the traumatic experiences she has navigated since the show went on hiatus and shares how her own, ongoing education around self talk and inner narratives can help other leaders. Together, you’ll learn how elevating your self talk practices can help you navigate burnout, team-building, life-rebuilding, and leading publicly when your private life is in crisis, one word at a time. Start rewriting your internal script to support your external experience: How the use of language echoes out to all levels of communication; The significance of words while grieving and recovering from trauma; Why it’s inaccurate to assume our silent words to ourselves are less important; The teeny, tiny self-talk steps that have outsized impact on our wellness–and leadership–journeys. Connect with Erica: Website: https://claxon-communication.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericabarnhart/ Email: info@claxon-communication.com
