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🎙️Listen. Talk. Grow.
From Ineffective to Effective Communication!

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Does Your Talk Need Growth? Or Do You Talk To Grow?

The question is simple, but the answer can be a game-changer. At Help To Grow Talk, we believe that effective communication is the key to unlocking your full growth potential.
We talk with expert guests from around the world who share their insights, strategies, and skills on how to transform your communication from ineffective to effective. From building confidence to driving business results, and from creating meaningful connections to conflict resolution, we explore it all.
Our goal is to help you move beyond ineffective communication and become the effective communicator that achieves goals and opens doors to new opportunities.
So, join us on the Help To Grow Talk journey: Listen. Talk. Grow.

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Current Episode

🎙️ 9. Get Better at Effective Communication – A Talk With Scott H Young (Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Programmer & Entrepreneur)→

In this episode, Scott H Young and host Desiree Timmermans talk about Scott’s latest book ‘Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery’, and how to apply it to Effective Communication

Episodes

February 18, 2025

🎙️ 9. Get Better at Effective Communication – A Talk With Scott H Young (Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Programmer & Entrepreneur)→

In this episode, Scott H Young and host Desiree Timmermans talk about Scott’s latest book ‘Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery’, and how to apply it to Effective Communication.

November 21, 2024

🎙️ 8. Grow Your Personal Power – A Talk With Chris Lipp (Speak Value & Tulane University Freeman School of Business)→

In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Chris talks about Personal Power based on his latest book The Science of Personal Power: How To Build Confidence, Create Success, And Obtain Freedom.

April 30, 2024

🎙️ 7. Conversational Receptiveness – A Talk With Michael Rain (ENODI & Harvard University)→

In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Michael Rain talks about the importance of conversational receptiveness, a crucial communication skill that involves engaging thoughtfully with opposing views.

December 19, 2023

🎙️ 6. Active Listening For Conflict Resolution – A Talk With Peter Novak (Strictly Speaking Group) →

In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Peter talks about how you can you use the technique of active listening for conflict resolution.

November 21, 2023

🎙️ 5. How to be More Convincing and Be Heard – A Talk With Chris Lipp (SpeakValue) →

In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Chris talks about how you can be more convincing and be heard based on his book Magnetic: How Great Leaders Persuade and Inspire, co-authored with Antoine De Morree.

August 29, 2023

🎙️ 4. Storytelling & Vocal Justice – A Talk With Shawon Jackson (Stanford GSB & Vocal Justice) →

In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Shawon talks about the what and why of storytelling, its different elements, and Vocal Justice – a nonprofit organization envisioning a world where everyone is liberated because everyone is cared for.

July 19, 2023

🎙️ 3. The Art of Pitching to Investors – A Talk With Burt Alper (Stanford GSB) →

In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, Burt talks about pitching to investors to provide you with tools and tips that help you grow your pitching skills.

January 25, 2023

🎙️ 2. Communicate with Mastery – A Talk With JD Schramm (USC Annenberg) →

In this Help To Grow Talk Episode, JD talks about Communicate with Mastery. You never have a perfect call, talk, or email, but the goal in communication is to get better and better.