Shell's biggest communication fail happened in front of 100 people at age 25 and the lesson she took from it changed how she thinks about every message she's ever delivered since. In this episode she shares those lessons and breaks down a three-step practical framework for communicating with influence. She touches on:

👉🏼 the career fail

👉🏽 thinking about your audience rather yourself

👉🏾 preparing without over-preparing

👉🏿 why your message has to actually sound like you

👉🏻 how to build connection with your audience

👉 how to bring clarity

👉🏼how to delivery clear steps through a call to action

Resources mentioned in the chat:

Barack Obama's best speeches: https://youtu.be/y7hddyiR47k?si=z97cPuiRXGY63lYy

Brené Brown's Netflix special: https://youtu.be/gr-WvA7uFDQ?si=gTGbfUJcYcLMTez5

Brene Brown TED Talk on the power of vulnerability: https://youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o?si=HBW2_a3Nd6fPm2_6

Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg: https://amzn.to/4wAPL8Z

Charles Duhigg on asking deep questions: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXIINnmlSrr/

Mel Robbins example of a call to action: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXhT3J5Dg9O/

Connect with Shell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-johnson/

If you lead teams, check out Shelley’s business, Boldside: https://www.boldside.com.au/

Shell & Glen’s book 'Sort Your Career Out & Make More Money' is available here: https://amzn.to/4k3YSrr

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Management can be a hard gig! In this throwback episode from the vault, Shell and Shane Hatton unpack your questions about leadership, touching on:

👉🏼 what's the first thing a new leader needs to learn?

👉🏽 asking for better feedback from your team

👉🏾 micro-managing

👉🏿 you don't have to have all the answers

👉🏻 support systems

👉 learning and contributing

👉🏼 hiring people better than you

Connect with Shell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-johnson/

Connect with Shane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanemhatton/

If you lead teams, check out Shelley’s business, Boldside: https://www.boldside.com.au/

Shell & Glen’s book 'Sort Your Career Out & Make More Money' is available here: https://amzn.to/4k3YSrr

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In this episode of this is work, Shell's channelling some tough love that we all need to hear at least once.

Drawing from real conversations and moments from Shells career, she shares eight hard truths for your career and leadership - from why embarrassment is actually a sign you're growing, to why discipline will always beat desire and why choosing comfort now almost always leads to pain later.

Connect with Shell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-johnson/

If you lead teams, check out Shelley’s business, Boldside: https://www.boldside.com.au/

Shell & Glen’s book 'Sort Your Career Out & Make More Money' is available here: https://amzn.to/4k3YSrr

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