{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa1a89d0b-2d15-4928-9c1e-3bcdea1493ed","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Communication with Michelle Barry Franco","description":"When we learn to express ourselves in a way that is authentic, real for us, and powerful \u2014 that has influence \u2014 we can create amazing change in the world. \u2013Michelle Barry Franco\r\n\r\n\nOn this episode of the Plan Simple Meals Podcast, I\u2019m really excited to talk with Michelle Barry Franco, a speaking and thought leadership coach about communication and the impact it can have. She\u2019s also the mom to three teenage girls and talks about the importance of her work in raising them. \r\n\r\n\nMichelle talks about the importance of creating enough space and quiet to know what we really want, that this is a critical starting point for good communication. Knowing what we want is the first step to asking for it. Then of course we get into asking effectively. We talk about thinking that we don\u2019t feel like we deserve what we want. Many of these thoughts aren\u2019t even ours. They are thoughts we\u2019ve picked up over time. Thoughts are just thoughts. \r\n\r\n\nMichelle talks about your stand, which for entrepreneurs in your area of thought leadership, but which can also be a stand you take in your life, for example talking to your kids. Know what you want to say\u2014situationally or as a consistent message. \r\n\r\n\nWe talk about: \r\n\r\n\nKnowing who you are talking to and being able to put them in context\r\n\r\n\nWhy so much miscommunication happens because we don't take time to understand where the other person is coming from \r\n\r\n\nUsing the idea of understanding somebody to help through the holidays\r\n\r\n\nBring more love, compassion, and understanding to the conversation while still standing firm in our values\r\n\r\n\nBeing able to take a strong stand and change your mind\r\n\r\n\nKnowing when you are done with something, letting go of limiting beliefs, and what that can open up\r\n\r\n\n\r\nBIO\r\n\r\n\nMichelle is a speaking and thought leadership coach. Her mission is to support and inspire those who feel a powerful call to share their stories and expertise from the stage in stepping into their most authentic powerful expression as a speaker. Michelle has over 30 years of experience in the study and practice of public speaking. She has a Master\u2019s degree in Speech Communication, a BA in Cognitive Psychology, and certification in the Whole Person Coaching. Alongside 10+ years of teaching public speaking at the college level, Michelle works with founders, leaders, authors, and transformational healers of all kinds to help them tell their stories and change lives with their message. Witnessing the ripple effects of their stories, lessons learned and expertise, as it serves our world so positively, is the greatest gift of her work life.\r\n\r\n\nLINKS\r\n\r\n\nMichelleBarryFranco.com/\r\n\r\n\nhttps://michellebarryfranco.com/freebook/\r\n\r\n\n\r\nDoable Changes from this episode:\r\n\r\n\nTRY UNDERSTANDING CONTEXT. Understanding is key to effective communication. Next time you face a challenging situation, take a little time first to try to better understand the person you are communicating with, whether it\u2019s your partner, your child, your boss, a client, your audience. \r\n\r\n\r\n\nGET QUIET. We come back to this one again and again. What happens if you get quiet? What do you learn about yourself and what you want? \r\n\r\n\r\n\nCHECKING YOUR THOUGHTS. Are your own thoughts getting your way? Or maybe they are thoughts you have inherited, been handed by others, taken in so many times you believe they are yours. Try acknowledging they are thoughts but not you, not the truth, not in charge. \r\n\r\n\r\n\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/eb650728-7f70-4e5e-bf03-44dea07fa763/podcast-art1.jpg"}