Conversations with Matt Bailey, Pamela Lippitt & Leisa Reid

We went full-meta on this week’s #GoalChatLive with a conversation about conversations! My guests: Matt Bailey, a marketing and communications educator, SiteLogic; Pamela Lippitt, a communication conclusions consultant, Hill Street Group; and Leisa Reid is a speaker whisperer/trainer and founder of Get Speaking Gigs Now.

The panel shared their definition of conversations, its value, and their other go-to topics. They also offered a ton of tips, along with anecdotes, on how to approach and make the most of conversations.

What are Conversations

• Matt: They can take any form – family, professional, interpersonal; everything requires a conversation
• Pam: It’s a dialogue. That’s where the listening come in
• Leisa: Don’t forget the conversation you have with yourself

Impact of a Conversation

• Leisa: Connection
• Pam: A great conversation can make your day and a bad conversation can ruin your day
• Matt: Kindness is key for initiating conversation and the type of conversation that you have

Conversations #GoalChatLive

Goals 

• Leisa: If you are upset about something, do first-degree naming. It’s a conversation with yourself, but you can say it out loud or in your head. For example, you say, “steering wheel, mileage, odometer.” It reminds you that all this traffic/frustration is interpretation and it brings you back to center of what are the facts.
• Pam: Watch for signals of non-verbal communication
  
• Matt: Remove obstacles to communication. Put your cellphone away
• Bonus: Answer the question – What are your 3 go-to topics of conversation?

Final Thoughts

• Pam: The conversation is all about your journey
• Leisa: Have fun! Do what makes your heart sing
• Matt: Arm yourself with questions

Links

• Learn more about Matt Bailey, Pamela Lippitt, and Leisa Reid
• Connect with Matt Bailey, Pamela Lippitt, and Leisa Reid on LinkedIn.
• Listen to Matt’s Endless Cup of Coffee and The DEB Show on the Marketing Podcast Network
• Subscribe to Taste Buds with Deb and join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Groups
• Learn more about Goals with DEB
• Get your copy of Deb’s latest book, Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals. Then join the Your Goal Guide Facebook group

What are your best conversation tips? Please share in the comments.

Next Week

Next week, we are talking about Life Implosions with Jennifer Ballard, Jenny Calcoen, and MJ Fievre. Join us on Monday, January 29, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.

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