COMMUNICATE LIKE A PRO

COMMUNICATE LIKE A PRO

This podcast is for anyone having trouble communicating with anyone and is based on the book Communicate Like A PRO written by psychologist-father (Dr. Dennis O'Grady) and educator-daughter (Riley O'Grady). Episodes are inspired by the communication questions submitted by our listeners, readers, corporate training participants, and clients. The TALK2ME© Laws of Effective Communication and PRO Rules transform any relationship impasse into an open avenue of two-way communication. Based on the characteristics of two distinct communicator styles—Empathizers and Instigators—this podcast helps you really understand why you react and respond the way you do during conversations, arguments, and disagreements, and why others react and respond the way they do, too. The Communicate Like A PRO podcast gives you powerful tools to solve long-standing relationship problems and challenging communication obstacles as they play out at home, in your relationships, and at work. Based on twenty years of research and development with 40,000 psychotherapy clients from all walks of life, it comprises critical feedback tools from a series of over 500 leadership training courses for all levels of management to develop a culture rooted in open and honest communication.

Episodes

January 18, 2026 51 mins
Empathizers and Instigators operate like the left and right sides of your brain. This means you’re only using half of the strengths already inside of you to successfully navigate life. This dad-daughter podcast will show you how to unleash your potential by mindfully adopting and practicing the strengths of your opposite type.
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In this dad-daughter podcast episode, we discuss the impact of Instigator mad moods and how to communicate more calmly. 
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November 27, 2025 66 mins
If you're a sensitive Empathizer type, how can you manage your mood instead of your mood being in control of you? This dad-daughter podcast episode taps into your I/E mood power to mindfully change your mood. 
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November 9, 2025 48 mins
Discover the hidden I/E language system already inside of your brain that builds the resilience you need to handle anything life throws at you. 
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October 25, 2025 33 mins
In this episode, we discuss handy tools to use when your gumption has got up and gone. 
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January 19, 2025 60 mins
Boost your Communication Power and Mood with these powerful, proven father-daughter Communicate Like a PRO Tools. 
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October 8, 2023 41 mins
Five tools to stop communicating like an amateur and start communicating like the professional you were born to be. This episode is based on a recent workshop series with a family-owned home renovation Cincinnati-based company.
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May 7, 2023 46 mins
Being an assertive Empathizer or Instigator Communicator, someone who isn't too passive or aggressive, leads to contentment in work, family, and romantic life.
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February 26, 2023 62 mins
Empathy is the path to better communication. This podcast focuses on producing better outcomes by increasing your understanding and reducing Instigator-Empathizer judgment.
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November 24, 2022 66 mins
How to be an agile communicator during disagreements by balancing the conflictual Empathizer and Instigator realities.
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October 16, 2022 76 mins
Communication literacy is a set of learned skills that everyone can confidently use. In this podcast episode, we cover the seven tools to become a master communicator.
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September 4, 2022 55 mins
How positive anger = healthy change.
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July 24, 2022 65 mins
When to get a relationship check-up with a marriage counselor and what to expect.
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June 12, 2022 60 mins
How can you be an asset to a team? How do you inspire team unity, get along, and influence everyone?
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What is TALK2ME©? This episode is an overview of the TALK2ME© Communication System.
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This episode covers PRO tools to use when you feel stifled by your co-communicator and ready to shut down or argue.
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March 27, 2022 47 mins
The solution to your communication troubles lies inside of you. This episode discusses the impacts of transformational communication on your work and personal life.
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February 13, 2022 41 mins
This episode explores powerful tools to swap perspectives with a partner to overcome common communication complaints such as nagging.
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How do I know I’m in a healthy relationship that’s worth continuing, or should we break up? This episode explores red and green flags to gauge the health of your relationship and talks about what happens when emotional volatility takes over control of your relationship dynamic.
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November 28, 2021 62 mins
How can you use sincere apologies to make amends that fuel change in all your relationships? You and your partner will greatly reduce unnecessary arguing by understanding Instigator-Empathizer conflict styles and following “Clean Fight” rules.
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