Speaking and Communicating Podcast

Speaking and Communicating Podcast

The Speaking and Communicating Podcast with Roberta Ndlela helps professionals, leaders and global communicators master public speaking, business storytelling and soft skills for career success. Host Roberta Ndlela - Communications expert, Keynote Speaker and Executive Presence Coach, shares evidence-based strategies to build confidence, clarity and influence in the workplace and beyond. Each episode delivers practical insights on effective communication, cross-cultural leadership, overcoming public speaking anxiety and storytelling for impact. Whether you're pursuing your dream job, aiming for promotion or leading global teams - this podcast gives you actionable tools to stand out. New episodes every week featuring expert guests and real-world stories to help you communicate with clarity, authenticity and authority.

Episodes

January 5, 2026 29 mins

How does effectively communicating with your doctor affect your health status?

Meet Dr. James Kneller!

Dr. James Kneller is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist in full-time clinical practice, and Associate Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Kneller understands both the power and limitations of conventional medicine. Recognizing that pharmaceuti...

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Did you witness domestic violence growing up?
Do you have the vocabulary for your experiences?

Meet Brian F. Martin!

Brian brings clarity and compassion to one of the most misunderstood topics in mental health - the long-term impact of childhood adversity.

As the founder of the leading nonprofit focused on childhood domestic violence, and a national voice on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s), he distills years of rese...

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Your Limit is a Lie!

Meet D. Logan!

Logan is a Researcher, Speaker, Author, Philosopher, Activist and Creative.

Logan is a high-impact transformational speaker who’s redefining personal development through the lens of combat-tested grit, radical self-leadership, and unapologetic truth.

Logan was raised in a religious cult and became suicidal by the age of eighteen. He ran from the pain, joined the Air Force, and served two com...

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How do you elevate your love life?

Meet Anil Gupta - the Love Doctor!

Anil is a world expert on relationships. He is the CEO of Love and the Breakthroughs that make it possible.


He has helped singles and couples overcome the daily struggles and challenges to allow them to live very successful and fulfilled lives.


He has performed his relationship and mindset workshops in over 18 countries and translated in 8 languages,...

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How do you help your child heal?

Meet Stacy Schaffer!

Stacy Schaffer is a children’s Therapist, an Author, and a woman who somehow managed to take a childhood full of silence, survival mode, and adults who absolutely should’ve known better...

and turn it into wisdom, connection, and a book that reads like a hug from someone who actually gets it.

On this episode, she illustrates how her work with children for over 2 decades is ...

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How can leaders attract great talent and maximize on the talent they already have?

Meet Dr. Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer!

Dr. Cynthia is a Human Capital Potentialist who works at the intersection of organizational strategy and soul purpose. She is a globally recognized human capital strategist, USA Today bestselling author, and board-certified executive coach with more than 30 years of experience transforming how organizations inv...

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How does extended screen time impact our eye health in the long run?

Meet Dr. Roger Wu!

Dr. Wu is an Optometrist on a mission to protect and preserve our most precious sense: vision. 

As the world around us becomes increasingly digital—whether it’s scrolling through social media, powering through work on a computer, or binge-watching our favorite shows - Dr. Wu noticed that more and more patients are complaining of dry eyes, ...

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Is it possible to overcome insurmountable challenges?

Meet Dante Wright, Esq.

Dante is an experienced Attorney, Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Lawyer.

He is the co-founder of The Phoenix Trial Firm, where he is recognized as one of Hampton Roads’ most relentless trial attorneys. He has built his reputation by representing clients in high-stakes criminal, traffic, and personal injury matters, blending courtroom skill w...

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How do we raise the next generation of leaders?

Meet Olaolu Ogunyemi!

Olaolu is an Award-winning children's book Author and Leadership Mentor.

He aims to inspire the next generation of leaders through his work with children and communities.

On this episode, he highlights his approach to engaging children through storytelling, and the importance of community involvement in child-rearing.

Listen as Olaolu shares:
- cultural ...

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What has research proven regarding meditation?

Meet Brittany Hopkins Switlick!

Brittany is an Author, Speaker, seasoned Yoga educator and Personal Development Coach. She is the founder of Lotus School of Yoga (formerly Container Collective Yoga), where she has led hundreds of students and aspiring teachers in transformative classes, workshops, trainings and retreats that go far beyond the physical practice of yoga.

Through th...

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What are leaders getting wrong?

What misconceptions do we have about leadership?

Meet Julia Rock!

Julia is a Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Burnout & Leadership Strategist. Her mission is to uncomplicated leadership in the workplace.

Julia knows that leadership isn’t complicated, but it is hard. And when leaders get it wrong, companies pay the price—lost talent, low engagement, and millions wasted in turnover and produc...

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What makes a job ethical? Who truly holds power in the workplace? And why does it matter now more than ever?

Meet Dr. Travis Schatchner!

Dr. Travis Schachtner's views on leadership and employment ethics are shaped by decades of hard work and personal experience. Growing up on a family farm in rural Wisconsin, he learned that all work has a basic value that should be respected.

In his book, Employment Ethics: Redefining the Em...

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Why is there such an emphasis on empathy?

Does it truly benefit leaders, teams and organisations?

Meet Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller!

Dr. Melissa is an Author of international bestseller The Empathic Leader, TEDx Speaker and Trained Relationship Builder. She helps leaders maximize personal & business potential through the effective leverage of EQ and empathy.

By educating leaders about the power of empathy, Dr. Melissa h...

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Are you focused on behaviour rather than communication and collaboration?

Meet Katherine Sellery!

Katherine is the CEO and Founder of Conscious Parenting Revolution who helps individuals minimize misunderstandings and melt-downs in order to communicate with more collaboration, cooperation, and consideration.

A creator of the Guidance Approach to Parenting, a program that applies conflict resolution skills to communicating mor...

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Do you struggle to set healthy boundaries at home and at work?

How burnt out are you from a lack of boundaries?

Meet Dana Skaggs!

With Dana, boundaries aren’t barriers—they’re the secret to thriving teams and lasting results.

Dana is the "Queen of Boundaries", Keynote Speaker, Podcaster and Psychotherapist. She helps people become empowered by what they can control, experience freedom from what they cannot, and expertly naviga...

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What if your diagnosis was never real?

Meet Dr. Fred Moss!

Dr. Moss is a Psychiatrist, Holistic Transformative Coach, Mental Health Coach, Author, Keynote Speaker and Podcaster. He is the Founder of Welcome to Humanity.

As a psychiatrist over the years, Dr. Moss continually looks for better, more effective ways to provide the highest quality care to align people with their most authentic self to deliver into an eagerly awaiti...

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What exactly is Organic Intelligence?

Organic Intelligence® (OI) is a theory and clinical practice of human empowerment, resiliency, and compassion to resolve the devastating effects of stress, trauma, and PTSD.

Meet Steven Hoskinson!

Steven is an expert on organic intelligence, trauma and communication skills. He emphasizes that our systems know how to heal and grow in this very moment.

Steve is an internationally recognized ...

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How much impact and influence do you have as a leader?

Meet Dusty Holcomb!

Dusty believes that Leadership isn’t about titles or power. It’s about impact—serving others, solving problems, and driving results.

For more than 26 years, he has led at the highest levels as a President, CEO, and Senior Executive. Dusty's focus has always been the same: clear purpose, bold action, and empowering others to succeed. That’s what servant...

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How effective is your leadership style? Do you doubt your ability to lead?

Meet Jim Carlough!

Jim is a battle-tested C-Suite operator, bestselling Author and Leadership transformation expert. He equips leaders at every level with practical tools, humor and the humanity they need to thrive.

Jim believes that leaders aren't born, they are built.

With over 30 years of experience guiding people in business and life, Jim has a natu...

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Are you overspending on healthcare costs?

How can Executives save their people, their business and the economy?

Meet Donovan Pyle!

Donovan Pyle is the CEO of Health Compass Consulting and author of "Fixing Healthcare: How Executives Can Save Their People, Their Business, and the Economy."

He also serves as a Senior Advisor at the Validation Institute in Boston. Backed by the highest designations in the employee benefits indus...

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