Become More Compelling Radio
Become More Compelling Radio is a podcast where I (Jeff Callahan) have conversations with charisma and people skill experts. My goal with each conversation is to deconstruct what makes them fantastic at what they do, and pass that glorious information along to you on a silver platter so that you can craft a more compelling social life. To learn more about maximizing your social skills and charisma using behavior and psychology head over to www.becomemorecompelling.com
Episodes
Do you want to make more friends, build your network, and throw parties that make people say “I can’t WAIT for the next one!”?
My guest Nick Gray is here to show you how!
He’s sharing secrets straight from his book The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How throwing a cocktail party will expand your network.
- How to get 90% attendance at your party.
- When/how to send out reminders.
- Why guest name tags are...
Look, we’ve ALL been in social situations where we feel a little nervous.
Maybe we want to make a good first impression, be more charismatic and charming, or just have a good interaction. In this episode, we’ll look at 5 ways to be charming even when you’re nervous.
And we’ll look at none other than the Batman himself, Robert Pattinson.
We’ll brea...
- Super strength.
- Super speed.
- A Super lasso.
- 17 drinks before breakfast.
- Waiting for the automobile to be invented.
- Some light assault of service people.
- More drinking.
Have you ever wondered how to not be boring in a conversation?
Maybe you really want to be more interesting, but you don't know how, maybe you KNOW deep down that you’re not boring, but you just need some pointers.
In part 2 of this series, we're going to cover 4 ways you can be less boring and more interesting in a conversation.
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Building the skill of being witty in conversation is super important. When you meet a new person at work, for example, and you're able to crack a joke, it demonstrates that you don't take yourself too seriously, have a good sense of humor, and are socially skilled.
All good things!
If you've ever wondered how to be witty in conversation, this episode will fix you up!
We'll look at three clips of Will Ferre...
Building the SKILL of talking to anyone with confidence is SO important.
If you're not able to  communicate with confidence, it'll be more difficult to advance in your career, lead/inspire your team at work, or be confident in a social situation.
In this episode (video here on YouTube), I'll show you 5 ways to talk to anyone with confidence.
You'll want to stick around till the end of the episode because I'll outline the biggest ...
How To Be A Great Storyteller.
Having the skill of telling a few good stories is a really important people skill.
Pulling out a great story can be a fantastic way of entertaining people, providing information or even persuading others.
In this episode, I'm going to break down a story by Bill Hader and walk you through 4 tips on how to tell a great story.
You'll be able to use these storytelling tips in your next Zoom meeting f...
"Just fake it until you make it!"
This is popular advice-especially if you're trying to improve your people skills.
Should you fake it until you make it?
The more we take action and do something, the more our identity moves to align with the version of us that does that new thing.
Our thoughts FOLLOW our actions.
In this episode, I'll walk you through a couple of tips that will help you make it, (and not fake it.)
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Should you care what other people think?
There’s a lot of advice floating around telling us to not care what other people think. (Sometimes in more...colorful language than that.)
I’ve never liked the concept of NGAF.
But the reality is, caring less about the outcome of any given social interaction can massively help your people skills.
In this episode, I’ll walk you through a couple of exercises that will help you declare “out...
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Look-real talk: Socially awkward moments happen.
For most of us, an awkward moment can ruin a conversation, first date, or am important meeting.
Not anymore.
In this episode: How to bounce back from awkward moments.
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Have you ever been talking to someone and it seems like they already know what they’re going to say, and they’re just waiting for you to stop talking so they can say what they want?
I call this the “spring-loaded response trap” and it signals to the other person that you’ve checked out of the conversation.
(Not a good look if you want to have better interactions with other people.)
Often, this happens because people lock on to some...
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