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Turn the Dial of Listening Up

with special guest colin d. smith

Gail McDonald and Susan Sneath of The Change Zone bring in episode #56 “Turn the Dial of Listening Up with Colin D. Smith!” Colin is known affectionately as ‘The Listener.’

He’s a listening skills specialist with a passion for changing the way the world listens. He’s warm, witty, wise, and yet specializes in being “a blank slate, not having all the answers!” His listening presence enables individuals to feel heard, to think more clearly, and through learning how to listen more effectively, to transform their business and personal relationships.

He asks: “When was the last time you felt really heard?” And through first listening and then listening ‘all ways’ confirms to people that their voice, words, and themselves matter. Colin’s varied background, view of the world, and his inquisitive and curious mind enables him to share unusual, thought-provoking, yet grounded, observations and alternative approaches to business, people, and change.

“Who will you listen to today?” asks The Listener with a smile.

Who is Colin D. Smith?

Colin works with business teams, facilitating the development of listening and thinking skills to improve business relationships, be more creative and increase the level of psychological safety and trust. Colin has an innate ability to deeply listen, hold space and develop trust with people. He works privately with individuals, enabling them to express their feelings more easily, address their personal concerns, and to articulate their creative ideas.

The Change Zone
The Change Zonehttps://www.changezonetalk.com/
Susan Sneath and Gail McDonald had been facilitating in-person workshops for the same employment search service for organizations for close to 10 years prior to being locked down due to the pandemic. With workshops at a standstill, the obvious alternative was to go online. Gail proposed the idea to the coordinator of the employment search service and they jumped on board! The idea was a success with full ZOOM classes and the need for other facilitators to deliver virtual workshops was obvious. Susan’s hand shot up to volunteer for the challenge and once again we were in a training situation together, only this time it was for a virtual environment. Our ability to entertain while educating was obvious. The synergy was natural and it was obvious that Gail considered inviting Susan to join her in a podcast adventure Gail named “coaches unplugged.” Hours were spent on ZOOM, talking, joking, laughing, and recording. It was during that time that Bold Brave TV reached out to Gail on LinkedIn as a result of an audio interview and video Gail had recorded months earlier to ask if she’d like to have a talk show! After debating for a couple of days considering whether to respond or not, the decision was made to “do the research and discover how authentic this offer really was.” During the conversation with the marketing director, Gail indicated she had a partner and they were working on a podcast together and were a package deal. He said that was cool and the rest is history!! And as Paul Harvey said – And now you know the rest of the story! We said YES to what’s next – and here we are!!

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