The Communication Guru

In this episode, Tim talks about the role our words play in our lives. He gets into a practical application of certain Bible verses establishing principles by which we can live our life. Every word that you say has a consequence. Words can hurt and scar the psyche and mental health of a person. Words can also encourage and inspire. Your words are the construction workers of your life. If you are s...

Your self-esteem is your reputation with yourself. How you feel about yourself is the most determinant factor on how effective your communication will be. Knowing who you are and your purpose will give you the juice you need to rock your communication and correlatively enhance and maximize your quality of life. Your impression of yourself will determine what you can do. Listen to this episode, and...

In this episode, Tim welcomes Montréal Cain, CEO, Director and Founder of HouseCall Wisconsin, LLC. He is a mental health advocate, educator, entrepreneur, and father. Growing up with a person with bipolar disorder, Mr. Cain saw first-hand how difficult it is to live with a mental health disorder in an environment where mental health issues were not talked about. One incident sparked him to start...

In this episode Tim continues his discussion on communication in an age of diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory, focusing more on critical race theory. Aside from the big stuff like slavery, Jim Crow laws, legalized segregation, and the civil rights movement, there have been other things that have gone on as well. We want to be able to address those things to be able to remedy th...

Communication is a broad subject matter, and its effectiveness and efficacy can be best seen when it is dealing with issues that otherwise are sensitive, but need to have some sort of remedy and need to have some sort of consensus of intersection. In this episode, Tim discusses the issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and critical race theory. Each of these items, on their own, are quite sensit...

In this episode, Tim welcomes Darrell “DJ” Hines. DJ serves as a chief operating officer at Christian Faith Fellowship Church. He is a father, husband, and entrepreneur. DJ shares about what attracted him to the ministry and what he has learned about communication serving others through his ministry. According to DJ, it starts with relationship building. You have to make sure the team has a clear...

On this episode, Tim welcomes Sterling Roberts. Sterling serves as the Area Director for Young Life, Milwaukee, a youth evangelism and character and leadership development organization targeting middle school and high school students. Sterling has been involved with youth for the past 25 years. Our youth are not just our future. They are also our now. How to communicate with them today? How to put...

In this episode of the Communication Guru podcast, Tim focuses on the power of awareness, a communication clue, and he shares some key tactics for effective communication. As a communicator, you want to always put your audience in the best possible position to want to say yes to you and to help you. But many factors can impact the effectiveness of your communication. It is not ‘one size fits all’...

On this episode Tim welcomes Ervin “Skip” and Melva Henderson, senior Pastors of World Outreach and Bible Training Center. They are authors, talk show hosts, international award winning recording artists, humanitarians and ministers of the Gospel, and they have a powerful vision to impact lives around the globe. They share about their ministry, purpose and vision, adjustments they made to change a...

On this episode of Communication Guru podcast, Tim focuses on the soul realm, exploring how emotions affect communication, and providing tools to help us to control our emotions and communication related to them. You want to be able to control your emotions because they affect your communication, and your communication will affect outcome. Communication is supposed to be used as a tool of creativi...

On this episode of Communication Guru podcast, Tim welcomes a money expert, top accountant, entrepreneur and business owner, Cheryl J. McMurtry. Cheryl is the founder and president of McMurtry Financial Services. Her varied experience has enabled her to be able to service small businesses and non-profit organizations very well. Cheryl shares her experience and insights regarding the pandemic situa...

On this episode of Communication Guru podcast, your host, Tim McMurtry II talks about the Anatomy of Communication; the Battlefield of the Mind. Tim talks about the three parts of man; Body, Soul and Spirit. Listen in as he narrows down the complexity of this subject and how it greatly affects someone’s characteristic philosophy. Episode highlights: 05:39- Where your mind go, your body will follow...

On this episode of Communication Guru podcast, your host, Tim McMurtry II welcomes Nicholas Dillon, an empowerment expert, a licensed therapist in Leadership/Organizational Consultant providing services in diversity and inclusion, leadership development, management consulting, HR consulting, and personal coaching. He is also the founder of the Believe University. Nick shares from his vast experien...

On this episode of Communication Guru podcast, your host, Tim McMurtry II discusses a few best practices for effectively communicating with your audience. The first person that you communicate with through the medium of your internal thoughts, is you. Communication starts with you first. You are your first audience.  Episode highlights: 04:17 – We feed our conscious mind only those things tha...

On this episode of Communication Guru podcast, your host, Tim McMurtry II introduces Donovan Pepper, National Director of Local Government Relations for Walgreen Co. Prior to this position, Donovan served as the Director of Government Relations for the Illinois Restaurant Association. With his broad spectrum of experience with the chamber of commerce, hospitality industry, telecommunications, and...

On this episode of the Communication Guru podcast, your host, Tim McMurtry II introduces Katina Shaw, Vice President of Community Relations & Family Liaison at Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club. Shaw joined the Brewers organization as a community relations assistant in 2006 after spending the previous seven years as market manager for the American Diabetes Association. She was promoted to commun...

On this very first episode of the Communication Guru podcast, your host, Tim McMurtry II introduces himself as well as the podcast. Tim McMurtry II is the President and CEO of Tim McMurtry International LLC, a business consultancy specializing in personal development coaching and training, government and public affairs, along with corporate and community relations. The aim on this platform is to d...

In a society that pumps out information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, effective communication is vital. Each month, listeners can join Tim McMurtry II, along with other guests, as they discuss wins, fails and other nuances of effective communication and how it impacts business, employment, relationships, politics, self-esteem and every other aspect of our lives. If you want to learn more about ho...