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My guest, Anna Coats, a librarian and grad school friend of mine, talks about how she has navigated a bevy of wacky comments relative to culture, race, and religion. Anna is of Indo-Guyanese, Hungari…

In Episode 14, we discuss five really simple yet memorable and genuine ways in which you can express gratitude toward a person, a special group of people, or an organization. And with Thanksgiving ri…

How should we best approach people who give us unsolicited parenting advice? And why can this form of engagement be so very annoying and condescending to many of us? There's a way to handle people wh…

Boundary-setting pro and psychotherapist Alece Coleman joins me as we discuss how to communicate with sales staff who have no tact, play on your fears, and even attempt to guilt you into making purch…

Who you calling a b*%#@? Musician and native Newarker Josue Simon joins me to discuss his take on when profanity works and when it's simply out of line in our everyday lives. A first-generation Ameri…

When a person we love is in a psychologically, verbally, or physically abusive intimate relationship, many of us attempt to comfort or confront them in hopes that she (or he) will leave, or at the ve…

In Episode 9 we tackle the socially inept behaviors of people who like to talk over us, play mind games while conversing with us, as well as raise their voices or finish our sentences in an attempt t…

We celebrate the great habits of people who know how to use email so that it serves its purpose and we also shine a spotlight on those email slobs who use the system for inappropriate sales pitches a…

Join me, along with Marlon Rice, Brooklyn's Magnolia Tree Center Executive Director, and Sakina Williams, founder of BK Buddha in this candid discussion about relationship preferences. This Brooklyn …

Learn how to anticipate potential audience questions, technology woes, and how to quell your anxiety when preparing for a presentation that involves digital auxiliary tools such as PowerPoint or Prez…

Some people simply can't accept that they are talented, innovative, worthy, beautiful, smart, and the list goes on and on. In fact, they believe that any accolades, positions of leadership, or succes…

My guest, cookout extraordinaire Kim Kallai discusses the all-American cookout for hosts and guests! From whether you should talk to the person on the grill too much, to how to handle folks who drunk…

Elementary School Vice Principal Shawn Ellison talks to "I'm Speaking Now" about the delicate matter of finding solutions when you believe your son or daughter is not being treated fairly by an educa…

Sending endless rage-filled texts usually never turns out well for the person who sends it (has that been you?) or the person who receives the message (have you experienced this?). In this episode, w…

Kindness is often touted as a meritorious characteristic -- but within communication, there are people who use it as a form of subtle manipulation, bondage, and as an escape from accountability. Insp…

Here's what I'm Speaking Now is all about! If it has to do with the art of communication, no matter the medium, we'll be discussing it in every episode of this podcast.