When it comes to communicating, there are a surprising number of elements that go into effectively speaking to others, whether that be in a professional setting or a personal one. And it all starts with knowing your baseline.

In this episode, I explain what a baseline is and how the knowledge of your own baseline can impact the effectiveness of your communication.

As you are thinking about your baseline, you have to consider things like the sound of your voice and body language. It is broken down into three parts: voice, verbal cues, and non-verbal cues. Listen on to find out more about each and the magical thing that happens when all three align.

Show Notes:

• [1:08] - Baseline communication is something we don’t often consider. What is the baseline?
• [2:33] - The baseline is broken down into voice, verbal cues, and non-verbal cues.
• [3:23] - Pitch is how you modulate your voice.
• [4:01] - Upspeak is a lilt up at the end of a sentence and doesn’t help you come across as a thought leader.
• [5:18] - The baseline and your voice has a lot to do with breathing.
• [6:06] - Verbal fluency is the ability to think and grab the words you need.
• [7:38] - Does your body language match what you are saying?
• [8:42] - Your body helps tell the story.
• [10:40] - Reach out to Deirdre to learn more about a baseline assessment.

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Did you get the memo or do you feel like you missed something? Today’s guest admits that for a long time, she felt that she had totally missed the memo. But in reality, she just hadn’t made her own yet.

Today’s guest is Yemi Penn, an engineer by profession, a fascinating and successful entrepreneur, author, speaker, and transformation mindset coach. In our conversation, Yemi helps us understand transformation and how we can make the necessary shifts to feeling empowered.

Yemi uses the “memo” comparison to life because many of us feel or have felt at some point that we’re not living life the way we should. We might feel like we’re not on the right path or that it's too late to make a change. But as Yemi explains in this episode, it’s never too late to start trusting yourself.

So did you get the memo? Don’t worry if you’ve missed it because it probably wasn’t for you anyway. Let’s get started writing your own memo.

Show Notes:

• [0:25] - This week’s episode is all about transformation and feeling empowered with Yemi Penn.
• [2:11] - Welcome to the show, Yemi! She shares how she found herself as an engineer.
• [4:15] - Yemi relocated and realized she “didn’t get the memo”.
• [5:14] - There isn’t one memo for everybody. Take your power back and make your own.
• [6:39] - It is never too late to make your memo.
• [7:54] - Trauma plays a big role in the memo we’ve missed and the one we create.
• [11:27] - Did I Choose My Trauma? is one of Yemi’s documentaries available on YouTube.
• [12:18] - Yemi explains how to listen to your body and how to get radically honest with yourself.
• [14:51] - Yemi’s book Did You Get the Memo? covers a lot of ground.
• [17:18] - The readers of this book range in age, gender, and cultures.
• [19:37] - Yemi believes many people live by other peoples’ memos.
• [21:18] - What keeps Yemi motivated and moving forward?
• [22:33] - Staying busy is one way people cope with trauma, but Yemi says to quiet the noise.
• [24:00] - Bending the rules is okay and sometimes you need to outsource.
• [25:01] - Trust yourself.

Links and Resources:

• YemiPenn.com
• Yemi on Instagram

CONTACT ME:

• Website
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• Email: deirdre@pureperformancecomm.com