SPEAK LIKE A CEO

SPEAK LIKE A CEO

Speak Like a CEO is the podcast for ambitious leaders who want to become top 1% communicators - and scale themselves and their businesses by mastering the ultimate leadership skill: communication. Hosted by Oliver Aust - one of the world’s leading voices on leadership communication, bestselling author of Unignorable and Message Machine, and trusted advisor to Fortune 500 leaders, unicorn founders, and government leaders - this show pulls back the curtain on how the world’s most effective communicators think, speak, and lead.

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October 28, 2026 • 29 mins
Think you’re a great listener? Only 1 in 12 employees say their boss is very good at listening. Julian Treasure, 5x TED speaker, says this may be the most expensive blind spot in your business. He shares why senior leaders struggle most, and how to build a culture of listening that makes your team feel heard. You’ll learn Julian's four Cs of conscious listening, how to stay present on video calls, and a challenge ...
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4 out of 10 executives don’t make it in a new role. What separates the ones that thrive comes down to how they communicate. Navid Nazemian, author of Mastering Executive Transitions, works with leaders as they step into bigger jobs. He’s seen the mistakes behind that number. In this episode, you’ll learn the phrases to avoid when you take over, the thing CEOs regret most, and how to build trust fast. ⏰Timest...
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As a leader, most of your time should go to communicating. The problem starts when there’s no room left for the work that moves the needle. Dr. Christian Poensgen, co-author of Ultraproductive, has spent the last decade researching how to sustain peak performance without burning out. He shares three pillars of an ultraproductive life that help even the busiest leaders double their output without working more. You’ll ...
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Bad bosses, toxic politics, people fighting for promotions. One in four employees works in a broken hierarchy, and the real number is probably higher. Nir Halevy, Stanford professor and author of Level Up, says that flattening the org chart isn't the answer. In this episode, he gives the three signs of a dysfunctional hierarchy, explains his CPR model for repairing it, and shares one thing you can start doing tomorrow. ⏰Times...
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September 30, 2026 • 13 mins
Logic can make your case. A story makes people act. This episode breaks down why numbers, slides, and dashboards aren't what it takes to tell a story that does. You'll learn simple three-step structures Oliver has used with over 300 CEOs, and the mistakes many leaders make on the way to becoming storytellers. Download Oliver’s free 21 Storytelling Frameworks guide: https://eo-ipso-comms.kit.com/21-storytelling-framework...
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You have town halls, frequent Slack updates, and an annual survey. Your team is still disengaged. Oliver Aust has helped over 300 CEOs communicate with their teams, and found that disengagement usually traces back to systems, not people. In this episode, he shares the method that keeps teams engaged and aligned, whether you lead five people or a company of 100,000. The side effect: fewer meetings and more clarity for you and ...
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“Ich bin ein Berliner." Four words. 450,000 people. The most memorable speech ever given – and a 5-step system you can steal for your own signature talk. Get Oliver’s 21 Storytelling Frameworks: https://eo-ipso-comms.kit.com/21-storytelling-frameworks-with-oliver Kennedy had Ted Sorensen, the best speechwriter of his generation. You don't have a speechwriting team, and after this video you won't need one. Oliver b...
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September 9, 2026 • 10 mins
Does your team know the best channel to reach you? What time you'll actually respond? What you need to make a decision? In this episode, Oliver Aust walks through the seven points of his How to Work With Me Guide that's helped over 300 CEOs take the guesswork out of their teams. It takes just five minutes to make, and will give everyone hours back every week. Download Oliver’s How to Work With Me Guide, plus 99 more tha...
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Your presentations are high stakes moments. You spend days on them, but most of the time, everything is forgotten by tomorrow.  Oliver shows you how you can create a presentation in minutes while doubling your impact. He reveals why most presentations are boring and forgettable, and the simple trick that allows you to present so that people take notes and you get what you want out of your talk. Get the Perfect Presentation ...
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August 26, 2026 • 11 mins
Micromanage and you lose your time. Step back and you lose the quality. Delegate correctly and you keep both. Oliver Aust has helped over 300 CEOs become master communicators, and delegation is often one of the first things they tackle. In this episode, he walks through his four-step delegation system designed to fix the handover boomerang, help you and your team get 10x more done, and give you your time and headspace back. D...
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Attention isn't something you win once. You have to earn it back every two minutes. This episode explains the three reasons audiences drift, even when the topic is good and the speaker is better, and 10 moves that reset the room. Oliver has helped over 300 CEOs become master communicators, and these are the hooks he gives them to re-engage an audience. Download all 10 hooks as a cheat sheet, plus 99 more that help you become ...
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August 12, 2026 • 14 mins
How do you become a top 1% leader on LinkedIn? All it takes is one hour a week. Oliver's Oliver is a LinkedIn Top Voice and LinkedIn Learning instructor with an audience that’s bigger than that of the CEOs of Ikea, Caterpillar, and Toyota combined. His PACE method takes your LinkedIn profile from a basic online CV to the most powerful business card you own. In this episode, he breaks down four elements of a true leaders...
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The first sentence of your speech is doing more work than the next twenty. Don't leave it to chance — your opening should be the last thing you improvise, and the first thing you plan. This episode covers the four jobs of every successful opening and eight killer openings that do them all. Learn which one to reach for in which room, so you can grab your audience's attention from the very first second. Download Oliver's ...
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Speak slowly, be on message, work on your soft skills — you've probably heard this advice a hundred times. Elite communicators do the opposite. This episode counts down 10 pieces of outdated communication advice that are actually hurting your career. Oliver shares what works now, from common techniques that can easily backfire to making your message stick in the age of AI. Download Oliver’s free 21 Storytelling Framewor...
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Losing your cool = losing credibility. So how do you respond like a leader when you're being criticized? Most people react in one of four ways, but none of them are effective. In this episode, you'll learn seven powerful ways to de-escalate conflict, protect your relationships, and earn respect. The next time you're criticized, you'll know how to respond with confidence — not emotion. Download 100 Cheat Sheets to Make You a T...
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Audiences know when you're a weak speaker. The question is: do you? This episode breaks down seven signs of being a weak speaker — most of which you're probably guilty of without realizing. Oliver shares a fast fix for each sign so you can stop losing rooms you should be winning. Download Oliver’s free 21 Storytelling Frameworks guide: https://eo-ipso-comms.kit.com/21-storytelling-frameworks-with-oliver ⏰Timestamps (00:...
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July 8, 2026 • 9 mins
What's better than being listened to? Being remembered — and one of the best ways to be unforgettable is to speak in quotes. This episode shows you how to borrow the best lines from others without stealing them, and how to create your own quotes that stick using the three C's every memorable quote has in common. Get this right and one idea can follow you for years to come. Download Oliver’s 100 Cheat Sheets to ...
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Some leaders speak and the room leans in. For others, the audience tunes them out in seconds. In this episode, Oliver joins Mo Bunnell on his podcast Real Relationships Real Value to break down the seven psychological forces that decide whether people listen to you. You’ll hear how to build trust faster than most leaders think possible, why clarity beats complexity in every conversation, and the simple framework Oliver use...
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It's not how good your idea is. It's how clear it is. This episode breaks down the Clarity Code — Oliver Aust's system that's helped 300+ CEOs communicate even the most complex ideas. You'll hear the three clarity killers most leaders unknowingly commit, the five techniques that make any idea 10x clearer, and the three tests that will instantly tell you whether your message will actually land. Get this right and you'll ...
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Twenty experts. Twenty answers. One question: what's your single best piece of communications advice? In this special episode, you'll hear from twenty of the world's top communicators — including Adam Galinsky, Nancy Duarte, Bill McGowan, Will Storr, Mark Victor Hansen, and Stephen M.R. Covey. Their advice will help you become someone people trust, follow, and never stop listening to. ⏰Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:38) ...
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