Episode 133: Celeste Headlee on How to Have Conversations with Your Recruits

On this episode of the College Recruiting Weekly podcast, we talk to a very special guest, Celeste Headlee, on the topic of how to talk and have a conversation with the teenagers you are recruiting. (Turns out, a lot of us struggle with it!) Celeste Headlee made headlines when her TedTalk, "Ten Ways to Have Better Conversations", went viral and has been seen nearly 30 million times online. CNBC voted Celeste as having one of the most watched TED talks in 2016 and Glassdoor named Celeste as having the #1 must-watch TED talk for every recruiter and hiring manager in the business world. Now Celeste speaks to groups around the world on the art of conversation, music, journalism and more. In this conversation with Dan Tudor, Headlee outlines simple but effective strategies for college coaches who sometimes struggle with effective communication with their teenage prospects. To see more resources Celeste Headlee can offer your program, department or college campus, visit her website at https://celesteheadlee.com. To view her famous TedTalk on having better conversations, click here: https://www.ted.com/talks/celeste_headlee_10_ways_to_have_a_better_conversation Her three books, which can also be helpful for college coaches, can be previewed here: https://celesteheadlee.com/celeste-headlee-author/ To contact the host, Dan Tudor, email him at [email protected]. Make sure to subscribe and rate the show, Coach! And, thanks for listening.