Jan 22 2025 37 mins
Episode Summary:
How does someone transform from being shy to becoming a communication expert? And what practical tools can we all use to communicate more effectively in our personal and professional lives? In this episode, Cynthia Kane shares her journey of finding her voice and offers powerful tips and techniques for mastering the art of clear, confident, and meaningful communication.
Cynthia helps people enhance their lives and relationships by teaching them how to become less reactive in difficult conversations, and speak to themselves, others, and their environment in a kind, honest, and helpful way. She has taught over 70,000 people how to change the way they communicate through her books (How to Communicate Like a Buddhist, Talk to Yourself Like a Buddhist, How to Meditate Like a Buddhist), Bestselling DailyOM Course, and the Kane Intentional Communication Training Program. She is a certified meditation and mindfulness instructor, certified breathing coach, and the founder of the Kane Intentional Communication Institute, LLC. Her new book, The Pause Principle: How to Keep Your Cool in Tough Situations, releases on January 22.
Key Talking Points of the Episode: (Note: timestamps follow the audio recording)
[02:10] More about Cynthia’s journey.
[06:48] Understanding communication challenges and how Cynthia empowers people to overcome them.
[09:25] More about Cynthia’s book.
[13:12] How to approach a difficult conversation.
[16:53] Cynthia’s perspective on the Sandwich technique.
[24:38] Buddhism within the framework of communication. (here)
[28:58] How Cynthia guides people to embrace the mindset of Buddhism.
[32:52] Cynthia’s biggest mistake and how she grew from it.
[34:26] Rapid-fire questions.
[36:45] Cynthia’s final life lesson.
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