Michelle Gladieux is the author of Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges and President of Gladieux Consulting, a Midwest-based team known for top-notch design and presentation of seminars in communication and leadership topics around the U.S. She provides executive coaching and facilitates strategic planning for clients in diverse industries, in governments, at non-profits, and in academia. She has 18 years of collegiate teaching experience at three universities in her home state of Indiana, accepting her first adjunct faculty position at age 23. Michelle’s Introduction. 0:02 The four hidden challenges are often hidden from our direct perception as communicators. 1:28 The Portmanteau Satisficing. 2:47 Our mental self-talk is the worst hidden challenge we come up against. 4:46 Michelle talks about the importance of being authentic with ourselves. 6:51 Tom Petty is a communicator. He did hard things as a communicator. 7:59 Michelle’s website. 9:35
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