How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Bestselling rhetorician Jay Heinrichs shows just how powerful and fun this ancient art can be.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How shifting tenses can ease tensions
2) A huge tip from Donald Trump about speaking in 12-second periods
3) The essential steps of making a persuasive argument

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— ABOUT JAY —
Jay Heinrichs is the author of the bestselling book, Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion. His book, Word Hero, teaches how to craft memorable content. Combining tested tools of classical rhetoric with modern neuroscience, Jay has given presentations, workshops, and consults around the world.
Jay has served clients including Southwest Airlines, NASA, the Pentagon, Walmart, Ogilvy UK, Mindshare, the National Association of Realtors, Harvard, Dartmouth, University of Virginia, Beachbody, and Kaiser Permanente.
He maintains one of the leading language websites, Figarospeech.com, along with Arguelab.com. With more than 30 years in publishing as a writer, editor, and executive, Jay has written for several dozen publications, from The New York Times Magazine to Reader’s Digest.
• Book: Thank You for Arguing
• Website: ArgueLab.com
• Website: JayHeinrichs.com
• Profile: Bloomberg Business

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: Gottman Marriage Research
• Book: Moby-Dick: or, The Whale by Herman Melville

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Leidy Klotz shares simple shifts for creating more spaces that improve well-being.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The three core needs that well-designed spaces meet
2) How to feel in control of spaces you can’t control
3) How to harness the “home turf” advantage anywhere

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— ABOUT LEIDY —
Leidy Klotz is a behavioral scientist and engineering professor at the University of Virginia who studies how and why humans design. He has written for the Washington Post, Fast Company, Scientific American, and Harvard Business Review; has published his work in top journals like Nature and Science; and has been interviewed on Hidden Brain, Freakonomics, Mindscape, and The Atlantic’s How to Build a Happy Life. Klotz has advised clients ranging from the Departments of Energy and Homeland Security to CapitalOne and Amazon.
• Book: In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive
• Website: LeidyKlotz.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: “Location in negotiation: Is there a home field advantage?” by Graham Brown and Marcus Baer
• Book: Shatterproof: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos (And Why Resilience Alone Isn’t Enough) by Tasha Eurich
• Book: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
• Book: The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heat and Dan Heath
• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD
• Past episode: 684: Achieving More by Tapping into the Science of Less with Leidy Klotz
• Past episode: 1066: How to Thrive When Your Resilience Runs Out with Dr. Tasha Eurich

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Memory champion Nelson Dellis shares simple techniques to upgrade your thinking to genius level.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The core skills behind genius-level thinking
2) How to learn faster and better using one powerful tool
3) Why you shouldn’t write off your intuition

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— ABOUT NELSON —
Nelson Dellis is a six-time USA Memory Champion, two-time Guinness World Record holder, Grandmaster of Memory, keynote speaker, and world-renowned memory coach. He teaches at the university level, holding degrees in computer science and physics, and is also an accomplished mountaineer with four Mt. Everest expeditions.
Beyond the classroom and the mountains, Nelson has medaled in international competitions, contributed to remote viewing research on stock prediction, and even played on a professional card-counting Blackjack team that won over $100,000. He shares his passion for unlocking the mind’s potential with over 300,000 YouTube subscribers, where he makes complex skills practical, fun, and accessible to anyone willing to train their brain.
• Book: Everyday Genius: Hacks to Boost Your Memory, Focus, Problem-Solving, and Much More
• Website: NelsonDellis.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
• Past episode: 341: Decoding Body Language with ex-FBI Special Agent Joe Navarro

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Anne Grady shares expert tips for developing your capacity to adapt, change, and grow during times of uncertainty.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why to seek out the (second) greatest threat to your brain
2) How to optimize your three most precious resources
3) The trick to stop dwelling on your anger

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— ABOUT ANNE —
Anne Grady is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and resilience expert who equips leaders and teams with practical tools to adapt, lead, and grow through change. With a master’s degree in organizational communication, she blends neuroscience, psychology, and real-world experience to make complex ideas simple and actionable. Her work helps people build resilience, strengthen leadership, and thrive in times of uncertainty.
• Book: EvolvAbility: Growing Forward When Life Goes Sideways
• Website: Evolvability.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
• Book: Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David
• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
• Book: Now, Discover Your Strengths: The revolutionary Gallup program that shows you how to develop your unique talents and strengths by Gallup

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Joshua Bandoch reveals how to persuade better in accordance with our natural human wiring.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The major misconceptions hurting your persuasiveness
2) The six moral tastes to appeal to for more persuasiveness
3) How to get your stories to really resonate with people

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— ABOUT JOSHUA —
Persuasion expert Joshua Bandoch has spent over a decade uncovering the secrets of persuasion. He’s mined psychology, neuroscience, economics, public policy, and history for cutting-edge techniques that work. He’s put them to use in hundreds of speeches written for senior government officials delivered to just about any audience.
Bandoch uses and refines these persuasion techniques on a daily basis as a think tank leader, where he crafts and communicates policies on issues like poverty, social mobility, education, and the economy to politically diverse audiences, including elected officials, local and national media, and grassroots activists.
• Book: How to Get What You Want: Mastering the Art and Science of Persuasion
• LinkedIn: Joshua Bandoch
• Website: JoshuaBandoch.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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