E43 - World-Class Communication and Spreading Powerful Ideas with Carmine Gallo

Carmine Gallo is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author, internationally popular keynote speaker, Harvard instructor, and leadership advisor for the world’s most admired brands. A “communications guru,” according to Publishers Weekly, Gallo’s books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He delivers highly customized, engaging, inspiring, and actionable multimedia keynotes based on his international bestsellers: Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and The Storyteller’s Secret, and his latest book, Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great.  In this episode, Tyler and Carmine discussed the practice and history of effectively communicating your ideas. Carmine described the psychology and traits that make an inspiring communicator, highlighting communication skills he’s learned from his entrepreneurial journey, including lessons from conversations with Howard Schultz, the co-founder and CEO of Starbucks, and Marc Randolph, the co-founder of Netflix. They also delved into the origins of storytelling and discussed some of history’s greatest communicators, such as Winston Churchill, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.  Other topics included overcoming availability bias in times of crisis, the importance of courage and gratitude for entrepreneurs, daily exercise, the power of praise and more. Carmine provided great value for the leaders and entrepreneurs of Elevate Nation, as communication is a skill that plays a vital role in any career! Music: Energetic Run (hooksounds.com)