S15E24 - Leveraging Virtual Communication to Influence and Change the World, with Garrett Blair

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) talks with Garrett Blair about leveraging virtual communication to influence and change the world. See the video here: https://youtu.be/I1iDE3Ju48w. Garrett Blair (https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrett-blair-theperformanceguy/) is on a mission to build an elite force of live virtual communicators who can leverage the medium to create a competitive advantage and influence change world-wide. During the pandemic, he’s been busy crafting revolutionary techniques and methodologies which now make up his Live Virtual Communication Playbook and approach to performance coaching for public speakers. Garrett’s no stranger to the business of effectively communicating ideas with 20 years of education, curriculum development, and theatre/stage performance and direction experience. He trains corporate sales teams with members across the country, coaches TEDx speakers, teaches online workshops, leads webinars, and works with private clients – all of which usually before lunch. What’s important to Garrett is that anyone who has an idea to share has the ability and skill set to change the world. Check out Dr. Westover's new book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine. Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/

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