Elite Business Connector Podcast

Podcast Big Idea : Your first impression is more important than you even realize Key Word : Endearment  Four Ways to Make the Most of a First Impression 1. Observe 2. Question 3. Remember 4. Endear Episode Takeaways: First impressions happen in a flash, but they can stick around for ages in business relationships.   It's not just what you say. Your look, body language, and those first few wor...

Interview with Matt Havens Matt Havens is an international keynote speaker, reformed corporate leader, son of a comedian, and a firm believer we overcomplicate work by overthinking the solutions.  While Matt doesn’t take himself too seriously, he seriously delivers a high-energy, actionable, and hilarious message every time he takes a stage. Matt lives in Dallas, TX with his wife and best friend,...

Podcast Big Idea : Each one of us has a conversational style that we need to find out which one is us and if it needs to be changed 18 Conversational Personalities: The Know-It-All The Bragger  The One-Upper   The Monopolizer  The Hijacker The Mechanic The Pretender The Inspector   The Comedian   The Re-router The Skeptic The Analyzer  The Talker The Talk-over   The Answer Man The Empathizer   The...

Joshua Evans is a #1 best selling author, TEDx programmer, keynote speaker, adventure seeker, and proud father of 3.  He’s studied workplace behavior for over 15 years and has been featured in many publications including the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, and Huffington Post.   His clients include Fortune 500 companies, professional associations, and Government Agencies. Joshua’s go...

Go-To One-Liners  Here we go with my Top 20 go-to-one liners… Husband of one, father of five  Not smart enough to take that personally   Visual of the suspect  Thanks for coming but most of all, thanks for leaving  Just between us girls  Eating the best of the king's food and drinking the best of the king's wine  Questions, comments, or snide remarks?  Lies! Nothing but lies! (Usually wh...

Q1:  How would you describe your personality? Extravert / Introvert / ambivert (a mixture of both) / how do you believe your personality affects your interaction with people? Q2.  When you walk into a room and do not know a single person, how do you respond? Q3.  How important is communication in a business interaction?  Q4. Why is communicating effectively so difficult for some people? (Even givi...

Author and speaker John Maxwell says in his book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect , "Connecting with others may not be a matter of life or death for most of us, but it often is a matter of success or failure. The ability to connect with others begins with understanding the value of people." Jay Sullivan in his book, Simply Said , had this to say, “ If we want to improve our ability to...

Q1:  How would you describe your personality? Extravert / Introvert / ambivert (a mixture of both) / how do you believe your personality affects your interaction with people? Q2.  When you walk into a room and do not know a single person, how would you respond? Q3.  How important is communication in a business interaction?  Q4.  How do you utilize asking questions in a conversation? Q5.  What impr...

Think of your last really good conversation… Seriously. Really think back to your last really memorable conversation… Who are your top three best conversationalist? Two? One? Why do they stand out? What do they do that put them into this category? The ARE Method (ARE is an acronym - Anchor / Reveal / Encourage) ANCHOR – You want to start off by anchoring your conversation on a specific topic that...

Scott Mawdesley Bio: Scott has traveled extensively both internationally and across the US training leaders around discipleship strategy and how to better create spaces for community. He is currently the Spiritual Father Program Director at Man in the Mirror leading the vision toward raising up 10,000 spiritual fathers through intergenerational discipleship.   He also leads his own non-profit, Dad...

So what is episode 000? This is the unofficial, off the record, between us girls, episode going all triple zero on you.  This is the underground episode to give you the 411 on all things Elite Business Connector Podcast. A Little About Me… I’m Bryan Paul Buckley and as mentioned a husband of one and father of five with four boys and one daughter who we like to say is a rose among thorns with being...

So, let’s get to the three focus area of an Elite Business Connector: Communication - This focus area is all about me and preparation for focus area number two… Conversation - This focus are is all about you or me and being able to start a conversation that draws the other person in and wanting more which should naturally lead to a… Connection - This focus area is about us and this is the ultimate...