487: Communicating Powerfully, Succinctly, and Clearly with Erica Mandy (Host of the Newsworthy podcast)

Erica Mandy shares essential--but often overlooked--keys to becoming a more successful communicator in the modern environment.

 

You'll Learn:

1. How what you’re doing on Facebook can damage your credibility at work
2. Words to purge from your communication
3. The fundamental test to improve your communication

 

About Erica:

Erica Mandy is an award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter who is building a new kind of media network, starting with her daily news podcast, The NewsWorthy. It provides all the day’s news in less than 10 minutes in a convenient, unbiased, and less depressing way – in what she calls “fast, fair and fun.” 

Erica is one of the first podcasters to partner with Podfund, a company that invests in extraordinary emerging podcasters, and she's been named one of "50 Women Changing the World in Media & Entertainment."

• Erica’s Website: theNewsWorthy.com

 

Resources mentioned in the show:

• Study: "Almost seven-in-ten Americans have news fatigue, more among Republicans" by Jeffrey Gottfried
• Study: Psychology Today references the study regarding visualization 
• Study: Stanford & NPR talk about the study regarding students' online content literacy 
• Study: Science & NBC News talk about the study that found false info spreads faster
• Book: “Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think” by Hans Rosling
• Book: “Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You’re Worth” by Mika Brzezinski
• App: Boomerang
• Conference: Podcast Movement

 

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