clever2gether - Effective Communication in International Business & Agile Teams

This short solo episode provides a quick insight into how a mentoring relationship as either the mentor or mentee can be a rewarding and inspiring career experience no matter where you are in your career. What makes it work, what you can expect?

In this short 20 minute show, Corinne shares some telephone tips for both native and advanced speakers of English but also non native speakers that get nervous on the phone. I share with you seven steps to better preparation and some tips for handling incoming calls too.

As we discussed last week we have to be careful when we are using idioms but they are integral part of who we are and a reflection of our personality so in this episode Katharina Maak shares her knowledge about the importance and impact of proverbs or idioms and how you can use them to become more approachable, even as the CEO

In this short 33 minute podcast interview, Matt Halsdorff shares some simple but effective tips and tricks in both verbal and written communication between native speakers - typically monolingual - and non native speakers. Listening to this podcast episode will help you to become more considerate, inclusive and fair which in turn means a stronger team with results to match

In this SHORT Clever2gether episode I share with you how I am making it easier for you to listen, learn and share from this podcast. It's the start of a new era, going forward these episodes will be better and brighter. I tell you how.

At the start of the podcast I dived straight in with my first guest and never really took the opportunity to share with you what I do and how I work. So I have invited a fellow podcasting friend who is also an interview coach to interview me on this, my 100th episode. I am so thrilled and proud to be writing this and I thank each and every one of you for your support, as a listener, sharer, rater, reviewer or interview guest. I am humbled that you chose to spend time with me. I'll be having a short 8 week break from the podcast and will be back on the 15th November, feel free to sign up for my newsletter at www.bytesizedenglish.com (pop up)

Discover what it takes to secure the psychological safety in a team that goes above and beyond, driven by passion, togetherness and a common vision

Mental health isn't rocket science, with a bite sized approach of little and often you can carve a corporate culture that is one that people thrive in. Through reactive, preventative and awareness raising in a mental health culture that embraces the human cost of profitability, you will actually be rewarded with loyalty and results to be proud of.

Triggered by a BBC Worldservice radio show with a panel suggestion about supporting people with disabilities in the workforce, Corinne delves deeper and helps you to connect the dots and encourages you to take an active role in supporting inclusion.

In this short episode, Corinne shares some insights about how to become more friendly at work without walking around like a Cheshire cat all day, drawing in some examples from her own corporate life in London and even the former US President Obama gets a mention. #clever2gether is the hashtag for your friendship posts

Communication is not always what you say or or even how you say it, there are a selection of silent communication strategies that you can use to define your brand as a quality player, it requires attention to detail and going above and beyond. Corinne demonstrates how based on her recent holiday during some quality time with her Mum after 22 months due to the pandemic.

Find out how to make a better impression whilst being respectful of other people's time. By keeping your communication on topic, you will win the hearts and minds of those that count.

In this solo show, Corinne shares some tips and tricks for gaining and holding the attention of your audience, whether it is at a stand up meeting, production floor review or a more formal presentation. These simple but effective tips can be practiced for more impact each time you speak up, carving your reputation

In this short but powerful interview, John and I discuss how to help conventional organisations to beat the fear and move from the familiar to the unknown. John Varela shares some great resources and insights.

In this show I share a handover experience that taught me a lot about trust, conviction and delegating effectively. Find out how I got the opportunity to shine in a new country as a temp trying to learn German - it really was a communication masterpiece.

This acronym was designed literally just before the show in a dynamic moment of communication nerd inspiration. The idea is that you can use this acronym on your own or with a colleague to check in on the effectiveness of your communication. Find out why each part of the acronym is important and how it all fits together, also useful if you have introverts on the team that you feel that you are not really engaging and for senior managers who aren't having the right impact on their team, resulting in productivity problems and staff turnover for instance. We touch on new hires and onboarding and much more talent development tips and tricks. Kam also shares some great book recommendations.

Having heard Johanna give a brilliant presentation at the ACB21, I invited her onto the show because like me, she is working with leaders and their teams to turn passion into performance.

Last week's how introduced how to use humour to gain and hold attention and this week I talk about how laughter can help you to manage stress. If mental health is a genuine concern for your organisation then laughter yoga would be an easily accessible alternative to conventional yoga and you will find out in this episode how you can help yourself to laughter yoga too.

In this solo show with Corinne Wilhelm, we discover the basics about using humour and why it works. Corinne gives you a communication exercise to try out and inspires you to be braver about using humour, not necessarily for laughs, but for attention and impact.

LinkedIn can seem a little overwhelming and possibly a little superficial or time-consuming. With the right approach and mindset though plus a plan of action, your LinkedIn Account can become a wonderfully welcoming online space. You can transform your feed into a great place to meet other inspiring experts keen to share their knowledge, learnings and insights just like you.

Erik Schumb has specialised in virtual team building and we talk in this interview specifically about how to really pick up and engage the stakeholders. Be prepared for some great book recommendations, industry examples out of financial services, consulting we even touch on the sustainability buy in from stakeholders in family run businesses

In this short but charming interview with Stefan, Corinne discusses how he has built this unique community of agile experts through his bar camp and newsletter.

A mini series of agile communication would be incomplete without discussing the concept of great customer service. I reached out to the hospitality industry for some honest and open insights. We touched on body language, getting facial expressions behind those masks, managing social distancing with a smile and how to keep your staff loyal, engaged and the proud face of your organisation or brand even when frustration sets in and the pay isn't anything to write home about.

In this solo show I share what it is about agile that fascinates me and how it aligns with the way that I coach international businesses and agile team. I also share two recent learnings that I have made as a demonstration of how I am trying to live a more agile life

In this short interview we talk about the planning, implementation and control elements of facilitation, with plenty of useful tips and tricks for picking up all of your experts to find a workable solution that everyone can buy into and run with.

This is a longer episode but extremely insightful if you are working in HR and have been asked to implement agile. There's more to kanban than the board and there's more to agile than the roles. To avoid a failed first attempt, listen to this show and make notes.

If you are thinking about introducing agile HR or want to know more about the communication needed to make it work, then you will enjoy this episode. Join Corinne as she chats to Will about what makes this work and what can go wrong.

There's more than one way to skin a cat as we say in the UK, this episode looks at some different ways of running those retrospectives in a way that makes them more inspiring and more productive.

In this short episode, just over 10 minutes long, Corinne shares how to get to the point, pick people up and see the daily meetings as a mini performance - as an opportunity to shine - just like the dynamo on a bike, keep that light shining on your performance.

In this upbeat interview, we talk about the communication needed in agile and the leadership challenges that agile still faces in a dynamic era of change.

Daily Meetings can seem intimidating but with a mindset shift and some agile communication techniques, that can change. I share some communication tips and tricks to help you to prepare and speak up in the daily meeting with confidence. I invite introverts, newbies and insecure English speakers to join my webinar on 23rd March.

In this solo show, Corinne shares her insights into agile leadership and what makes agile so inspiring and why making the mindset shift is not as easy as you might think.

In this solo show Corinne shares her insights from a Coaching Agile Journeys event all about self care for agile coaches. Bob Gallen shared many tips and insights, here is my spin on some of the most signifcant aspects from a communication and culture perspective.

Following a five part mini series about conversation priming, Corinne talks about the importance of going beyond small talk for that all important know, like, trust factor that is essential in any job interview.

Find out why Google, Microsoft and Coca Cola are using Virtual Escape Rooms to bring remote teams together, with some upbeat competition and some thought provoking puzzles, enticing all of the team to share their skills and knowledge, whilst being on a team mission to beat the clock and the other team. When entertainment turns into corporate education, the impact on the team is incredible.

Lego serious play is a great way to facilitate serious discussions about anything that is affecting your organisation, using games, mini figures and models gives you the opportunity to include everyone regardless of age, level or experience and is great at involving those smart introverts because they are thinking with their hands. This playful approach is not a means to an end but a door opener for innovation, openness and progress. We also talk about how corporate culture can be nudged into shape with playfulness and a genuine interest in each other not just as colleagues but also as individuals, particularly now that we are working remotely

Discover how compassionate leadership can be ‘embraced' even if your leaders are not exactly fluffy.

Renny and Corinne chat about how to indentify and control our triggers and why you need to be brave, open minded and experimental to really get a grip on your communication.

It's my pleasure to meet you - but is it? If you don't take the time to engage in small talk, the chances are that it's not really a pleasure at all. Find out why small talk is so important and why it is just the beginning.

Corinne shares some tips and tricks for setting yourself some communication goals and shares a Communication Goals Worksheet with her listeners via her newsletter

Solo show with Corinne Wilhelm about the power of cleverly chosen words in shaping your legacy, one person at a time. By inspiring others you are giving something back to society in an inspirational way.

We talk about what really makes a great brand, the three core components - the last of which is sadly neglected and some brands that walk the talk versus those that tick the boxes and put the glossy brand book up on the shelf and why emotions are the core of creativity - even when it is corporate or conventional.

What are the three cardinal sins of writing business emails? Why off the shelf endangers staff loyalty and productivity? What are the trends in corporate e-learning? How do you make your corporate learning less of a punishment? What are the bespoke building blocks? Why you need to get personal for precision?

In this interview you will discover how NOT to connect on Linkedin, how to do some hard core research before your interviews, which signs to look out for if your employer is about to restructure and how personal branding really works. There's even a five point plan to get ready for a career change.

I'm not in the habit of gossiping but this game me a more entertaining way of introducing 60 communication tips

In this short show, Corinne shares some tips and tricks around the topic of sleep, so that you are able to show up well rested and ready to perform with communication that convinces and connects, rather than alienating and offending.

Stress is one of the biggest triggers for communication breakdowns, it is easier to prevent these, than to fix them; what's said is said. So check out these 10 simple stress management tips to keep your stress and communication under control.

We all have situations in which we do not speak up for ourselves but to be taken seriously at work and to earn the respect that you deserve, you need to learn this life skill for your own self-confidence and the psychological safety of the team.

Thank you to all of the great agile specialists at the Barcamp for your input on this topic and exposure to some of these tools.

In this solo show Corinne shares her insights based on an article written for interviewers. These skills, tips, techniques and observations are useful for journalists, recruiters and anybody actually who wants to genuinely find out more about someone with it sounding like an interrogation