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Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening | Julian Treasure

Episode Summary

Julian Treasure is someone who lives up to his name! He is very famous in the TED and TEDx world and he is a sound and communication expert. When you hear all the many things he's done it might be tempting to think he would be unapproachable, but he's just the opposite. He's lovely. Julian's 5 TED talks and 12 TEDx talks have garnered over 150M views. He has two books out: Sound Business, and How to Be Heard, which won Best Business Audiobook of 2018. Julian works with companies' sound and listening and he also supports individuals to help them listen and speak more effectively. I also got the inside scoop that he has a new book coming pretty soon! The Wonder of Sound! So, stay tuned! Find him at: juliantreasure.com We talk about how we have only been using writing for about 5K years and that focusing on gaining knowledge via reading has made us more "ocular." Along the way we have lost contact with our ears and renewing that contact has tremendous benefits! He shares his Foundational HAIL Framework: Honesty - clear and straight, and truthful Authenticity - being yourself, really yourself Integrity - being your word, you say it, it happens Love - tempers the honesty, wishing people well And, he set up the discount code: ---> SpeakLikeaLeader50% <--- for us. Just enter this code when you get to the "Speak Listen Be" checkout page here: https://www.juliantreasure.com/courses/speak-listen-be I think you'll love this conversation!

Episode Notes

Julian is a sound and communication expert whose mission is to help people and organizations to listen better and create healthier and more effective sound, including speaking. He is  the author of the books How to be Heard and Sound Business.

 

Julian’s five TED talks have been watched more than 100 million times. 'How to speak so that people want to listen' is in the top 10 TED talks of all time. Julian is regularly featured in the world’s media and has guested on dozens of leading global podcasts.

 

In 2003 Julian founded The Sound Agency – an audio branding company that asks and answers the question “how does your brand sound?”and has recently launched Moodsonic®, a range of biophilic soundscapes to enhance well-being and productivity in workspaces. TSA's award-winning work has made headlines internationally.

 

Julian’s love of sound stems from his early experience as a musician. He was a drummer for indie bands The Transmitters, Fish Turned Human and Missing Presumed Dead and recorded vinyl and two 1981 John Peel Sessions.

 

Before The Sound Agency, Julian spent 20 years working in advertising and magazine publishing. He founded, grew, and sold the contract (custom) publishing agency TPD.

 

Julian lives in beautiful Orkney with his fiancée, multiple world champion martial artist, Jane Majendie, and their daughter.

 

Julian's vision: "We teach our children how to read and write, but not how to speak and listen. Conscious listening is rare, and never has it been more needed in the world; at the same time, millions miss out on the potential of the amazing instrument we all play – the human voice – and struggle to speak powerfully. My vision is to transform the world by inspiring people to listen consciously and speak powerfully."

 

[And I say, "Hear, hear, Brother!"]