Become More Compelling Radio

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here. --------- How can we craft a powerful message? A message that says everything we need to say in a neat package? A message that can inspire everyone from your small team at work, to tens of thousands when you're behind the camera or mic? On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio, my friend Nicole Schwegman (@bffwiththechef on IG) is going to walk us through crafting a powerful, clear message. Think of this episode as media training 101. "But Jeff, I'm not media facing in my company, should I listen to this episode?" YES! Many of Nicole's tips will absolutely help if you're sitting down with media. (TV, Radio, Podcasts, etc.) But the lessons here are 100% applicable to you if you've ever: -Sat down for a job interview. -Had to answer tough questions asked by a boss. -Lead a team of any size. More about Nicole: Nicole Schwegman is a public affairs officer in the U.S. military. She’s served

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of BMC Radio, the podcast where I help you supercharge your charisma and people skills I have my friend Paul Sanders (@PaulSandersSCP) from Get The Friends You Want. Paul Sanders is a friendship & social skills coach, and author of the "Get The Friends You Want" book. He helps people overcome social hesitation, master conversation and social skills, make friends and build a social circle.  In an age where connection seems to be tipping more thumb than face, I think honing your friendship skills is only getting more important, especially if you're working remote, or starting a business and don't have the traditional 9-5 office culture to fall back on. In this conversation, we talk about how to build a friendship circle, how to easily connect and build rapport with many different types of people, books on social dynamics, and much more. Free gift for BMC listeners

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio, I'd like to introduce you to my friend Rob Riker (@robertgriker) from The Social Winner.  Over the last few months, I've seen a lot of questions about making friends...      This podcast will answer all these questions and more. If you've every wanted a solid strategy around making new friends and connections, this podcast episode is for you. After listening, you'll be able to make new friends on command. Rob has been featured in Business Insider, Lifehack, The Friend Formula, and Tiny Buddha. --- Free gift for BMC readers: Get Rob's free 8 lesson course on how to make new friends this month here. --- Highlights: 19:56 - How to bridge the gap between acquaintances and meeting up a second time 26:15 - The crucial time to swap contact info 34:29 - Should you initiate plans with friends or wait for them to initiate plans?

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio, I'd like to introduce you to my friend Kyle Ingham (@DistilledMan), founder of The Distilled Man. Kyle is awesome, he has the poise and style Don Draper and the wit and charm of Ryan Reynolds. In this wide-ranging conversation, we tackle how to make great first impressions, how to be likable, how to build rapport, negative self-talk, giving effective feedback at work, cocktails, and much more. Kyle has been featured in the San Francisco Examiner, Forbes, The Good Men Project, among others. Kyle has an excellent free resource for BMC Radio listeners: The 48 Hour Gentleman: Your One Weekend Plan For More Confidence, Poise, and Manly Know-How. This excellent guide covers how to cook a steak, get a shirt tailored, male a Manhattan, and much more. Full show notes and link available here: https://www.becomemorecompelling.com/blog 

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio, I have an awesome conversation with my friend Myke Macapinlac of Social Confidence Mastery. (@mykemacapinlac on Twitter and Instagram) Myke is a really interesting guy, he was born in Asia, move to the Middle East, then landed in Canada at age 16 while not being able to speak English. He had to start from scratch with people skills. The customs of places he'd lived his entire life were suddenly reversed in a western country. If you've wanted to level up your social confidence, make better first impressions, or network authentically at a conference this episode will be exactly what you need. Myke's Free Gift For BMC Listeners: Shy to Social: How To Approach And Talk To Anybody No Matter How Shy You Are More about Myke: Myke Macapinlac was a shy immigrant who used to work a boring engineering job and became a talk show host, a social d

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- Any time you're learning a new skill, it can be tempting to dive in head first and consume ALL the information. Often this leads to analysis paralysis. This is the opposite of action. Lately, I’ve been thinking about the concept of taking action without overthinking. (Something I struggled with for years) In this (solo) episode of BMC Radio I'll give you frameworks for: How do you get just ENOUGH information to act without hoarding information and overthinking? How can you quickly act on the information you consume? How does Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos view the push/pull of information vs. action? And more... If you're an ambitious overthinker, you'll hate this episode at first. But give it a few minutes, it will change the way you view taking action forever. --- If you're enjoying the podcast, would you mind leaving an iTunes review? (Because more reviews = more awesome people like you

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio, I'd like to introduce you to my friend Dave Bowden (@IrreverentGent) founder of Irreverent Gent. In this episode, we tackle a crucial topic: Confidence. What is it? How do you get it? How does it impact different areas of your life? Confidence is important because it's one of those skills that isn't taught in school. Confidence is learned on the STREET. (Or maybe just by consistently pushing past your comfort zone.) This episode is geared towards the fellas. (Although I believe there are valuable insights for everyone) Dave has spent the last decade improving himself in the areas of people skills, fitness, and style. He's gone from shy and reserved to authentically confident and now he helps men in their 20s and 30s do the same. Highlights: 04:00 - One quick tactic Dave used to stop overthinking and win over a new friend at a dinne

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- Between the hours of 8-5, are you typically sitting? If you are, then you need to (stand up) and listen to this episode of Become More Compelling Radio. Most of us intuitively know sitting is bad for us. But just how bad it really is may shock you. My guest is Zack Arnold (@EmpireEditor) he's the founder of Optimize Yourself and this is a podcast episode that could literally add years to your life. You're probably familiar with Zack's work if you've ever watched shows like Burn Notice, Glee, and Empire. He's an editor by trade, so he knows all about grueling 12+ hour days sitting in front of a computer. About 10 years ago, Zack decided that he would stop treating his body like a Ford Pinto, and start treating it like a Ferrari. This journey led him to spend over $75,000 and a decade optimizing his health so that he can constantly perform at a high level in his career and produce amazi

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- Let's face it. We've ALL sent a 16 paragraph email and that moment after we've  hit the send button on this potentially life-changing email, we've wondered silently to ourselves: "Should I have sent that? Was that a little too much?" (Spoiler: YES, IT WAS TOO MUCH, NOW I WANT TO THROW MY LAPTOP LIKE A DISCUS INTO A LAKE) I'm so selfishly excited about this episode of Become More Compelling Radio that I can barely contain myself. ​ My guest Talia Koren (@thetalillama) and I talk about how to reach out to influencers in a way that respects their time and makes it 10x more likely that you'll receive a response. This is especially helpful if you want to: Pitch media to get your side business off the ground. Get a new job in a new field. Reach out to an expert and ask for advice. The skill set of being able to reach out to people in an effective way is a force multiplier for your life

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio I'd like to introduce you to my friend Dan Chang (@friendformula) founder of The Friend Formula. A former self-descibed shy guy, nine years ago Dan decided to start learning about social skills so that he could perform at a high level in his career.  He's gone from someone who was too shy to speak up in meetings, to giving presentations to executives. Dan has been featured on INC, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Lifehacker, Introvert Spring, and many others.  In this conversation, we discuss how to become better at small talk than 99% of people. I love Dan's advice because it's so easy to implement.  If you've ever fiddled with your phone instead of striking up a conversation with someone you've wanted to meet, this podcast is for you. In this episode you'll learn: 13:55 How to make yourself comfortable before you even open

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio, I am super excited to have the delightful Marsha Shandur (@YesYesMarsha) founder of yesyesmarsha.com. Marsha is a phenomenal storytelling and networking coach, and the official storytelling coach at Portland's World Domination Summit. She has been featured on the BBC, Forbes, The Art of Charm and The Muse. She also has a book out: Off The Mic: The World's Best Stand-Up Comedians Get Serious About Comedy In this conversation we talk about how to craft compelling stories, as well as how to avoid common storytelling mistakes. If you've ever felt like you can't tell a good story, or people's eye glaze over while you're talking, in this podcast you'll learn: • The #1 thing to focus on while telling stories. Hint: Tom Cruise (11:20) • How to edit your stories down, but still keep the essence alive (17:30) • How to deal with the “spotlight" of

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio, I am joined by my friend Felicia Spahr of Instantly Irresistible. Felicia has been featured in: INC, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Entrepreneur on Fire, Mind, Body, Green, Under 30 CEO  (and many others) I love this conversation for so many reasons. After listening to this episode you will be able to: • Craft an amazing introduction • Focus on the right things during group conversations • Create rapport during one-on-one conversations • Know how and when to exchange contact information Felicia is also hooking Become More Compelling Radio listeners up with a free audio program: 3 Magic Hooks to Create Instant Rapport With Anyone You Meet. As always, show notes and links are over at the blog. Enjoy!    

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- On this episode of Become More Compelling Radio I have my friend Shawn McKibben, the founder of Simple Fellow where he helps ambitious introverts communicate (and kick ass) in an extroverted world. Shawn has been featured in Mind, Body, Green, LifeHack, and Dumb Little Man. He has over 10 years experience teaching personal and career development. In this conversation we talk about the power of revealing your authentic self, how superhero costumes at Comic Con can improve your confidence, and we play a really awesome improv game that you can start using today to have better conversations. Shawn also has a free gift for Become More Compelling readers: An Introvert’s Guide to Engaging Conversation. Show notes and links are avalible here.

Want more awesome stuff (podcasts, Q&A videos, articles and more) to supercharge your people skills? Click here! --------- Michaela Chung is the founder of Introvert Spring where she helps introverts thrive, and basically be more awesome. Three years ago, she quit her job, sold everything that wouldn’t fit in a suitcase, and set out on a hero’s journey toward a life of greater meaning and purpose. Since then, she's visited 12 countries on 5 continents. She's lived in Mexico, Australia, and Canada, and spent a good chunk of time in the U.S.A, Thailand and Colombia. --- In this interview we discuss preparing for the zombie apocolypse, the danger of using the word "should", traveling solo, meditation, forgivness, and finding balance while running a business.