On this episode of the Become More Compelling Podcast, I have my friend Shawn McKibben, the founder of Simple Fellow, where he helps ambitious introverts communicate (and kick ass) in an extroverted world.
What I love about Shawn's advice is that he goes DEEP.
Shawn has been featured in Mind, Body, Green, LifeHack, and Dumb Little Man.
He has over 10 years of experience teaching personal and career development.
In this conversation, we talk about the power of revealing your authentic self, how superhero costumes at Comic Con can improve your confidence, and we play a really awesome improv game that you can start using today to have better conversations.
Enjoy!
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Show Notes & Links:
04:40 - Shawn talks about living in different cities and the hidden social advantage of new places.
13:43 - Revealing your authentic self, and realizing that your reality is yours alone.
14:40 - The stories we tell ourselves (aren't always true).
20:12 - The power of Comic Con and Superhero costumes.
24:14 - The importance of Conversational Muscle Memory.
27:37 - What happens when you're a little too awesome at conferences.
33:10 - James Altucher: Master of vulnerability.
35:27 - Bill Clinton's reality distortion field. (Example: 1992 Presidential debate, pay attention to Clinton's body language at 2:30).
38:00 - How to move from small talk to deeper conversations. (Hint: Stories).
40:01 - Jeff talks about his LOOp method: Listen, Observation, Open-Ended Question.
43:29 - Box Breathing.
45:49 - Garbage Truck (See: Louis CK Garbage scene).
47:20 - The "Yes, and..." technique (Use this to have better conversations).
54:25 - How Shawn met his wife.
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