Explearning with Mary Daphne

Explearning Communication and Social Fluency with Mary Daphne

There's a lot out there about the important moments that matter. Think public speaking, interviews, negotiations, pitches - and we have loads of lessons on these topics. But what's different about Explearning is that we also focus on the in-between: the everyday moments that make up the majority of our lives. We're talking about the social skills and know-how you need to thrive in your relationships, communities, and in your own headspace. Whether it's making small talk, telling stories, making friends, fostering positive self-talk, managing conflict or communicating across cultures, Explearni...

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Explearning with Mary Daphne

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Jun 15, 2026

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Episodes

How To Make A Hostile Audience Love You 14.11.2019

Are you dealing with a hostile audience? Trying to handle hecklers when giving a speech? Learn how to present to an audience that does not like you. Turn a hostile crowd into a receptive audience that'll hang on your every word. These tips will help you deal with tough crowds, hecklers, and a hostile group of people.

How To Overcome Communication Barriers 14.11.2019

Barriers to communication are an impediment. Failure to communicate and lack of communication can result in miscommunications, communication breakdowns, and conflict. Do you lack communication skills? Are you a poor communicator? This series will focus on managing the barriers to communication.

How To Sound Natural While Giving A Speech 14.11.2019

Learn how to sound natural and deliver a speech in a conversational style. Make it sound like an extempore speech even though you've practiced and prepared your talk. I will teach you my favorite speech delivery tips to give a natural sounding talk with conversational style. This will draw your audience in better!

Skype Interview Tips 14.11.2019

In this lesson, I give you my 2 amazing hacks to help you ace your online interview. If you're having the interview on Skype, Zoom, WebEx, Adobe Connect or some other online interview software, you'll be able to use my tricks here to help you ace your video call and get hired for the job you want!

Thank You 100 Subscribers 14.11.2019

100 subs is huge! Thank you so much for coming along with me on this journey. My goal is to equip you with the communication skills you need to rise to meet any personal or professional challenge. I love you Explearners!

How To Save A Relationship With Empathetic Communication 14.11.2019

If you want to be a better communicator, you have to become a better listener. Active listening allows you to engage in the conversation with more empathy and understanding than you would if you were passively listening. Learn how empathetic communication saves relationships and keep the important people in your life.

How To Build Confidence Like Tim Ferriss 06.11.2019

I share Tim Ferriss' secrets about how to build self-esteem. If you are searching for self-confidence tips then check out this blog post and video lesson! You will learn how to build confidence from scratch. Building your self-esteem will help lower your stage fright and performance anxiety in public speaking.

How To Engage A Bored Audience In A Presentation 06.11.2019

In this lesson, I give you easy tips on how to engage an audience in a speech, talk or presentation. If you see that you are boring your audience to tears, then these strategies will help you win them back. If you want to make an impactful presentation, keep in mind these tips when planning your speech!

Dramatic Pause in Public Speaking 10.10.2019

Learn how to harness the power of pause as a way to control your pace and intonation. I teach you how to avoid using filler words and avoid cluttering your speech with unimportant words. This lesson gives you 4 strategies on how to deliver a speech effectively so you can give an amazing presentation!

Cross Cultural Communications (Communicative Competence) 10.10.2019

If you want to improve your cross-cultural communication and intercultural communication skills you need to know about communicative competence. This term was coined by the sociolinguist, Dell Hymes to counter the term coined by Noam Chomsky, linguistic competence. I teach you how to communicate across cultures!

Small Talk Topics 10.10.2019

How to work a room? How to start a conversation with a stranger? Here Small Talk Examples For Conversation! In this Explearning lesson, I give you small talk topics and small talk examples so that you can talk to anyone with ease and confidence. I teach you how to have deep conversations starting with small talk!

How To Stop Saying Um 10.10.2019

Filler words such as “like” “um” “you know” “uh” can be very distracting in public speaking because they take away from the message you want to convey to your audience. In this Explearing Communications lesson, I teach you speech delivery techniques to avoid fillers in your speech. Your message will have more impact.

How To Make Clear And Concise Points Like A Boss 10.10.2019

Learn 3 ways to speak clearly and communicate effectively by making concise points. By getting your point across concisely you will become a more confident speaker. Use these effective communication strategies in the workplace!

How To Speak Clearly And Loudly 10.10.2019

If you want to improve your speaking voice then this lesson about voice projection and diaphragm speaking is for you! I give you my favorite voice projection exercises so that you can create a powerful and attractive voice to command any room, any audience. Learn how to project your voice and protect your vocal cords!

How To Engage Your Audience 10.10.2019

Learn how to keep your audience's attention. You will learn my effective presentation techniques for ways to engage your audience. Don't give another boring speech! Learn how to wow the audience so they give you a standing ovation. Wow the audience and be memorable.

What Is Executive Presence 06.10.2019

Learn 6 strategies for executive presence for women. Learn how to command a room and get the respect you deserve. Don't get interrupted by your listeners. Learn how to lead like the boss you are! Learn how to speak so that people will listen!

How to Make a Good First Impression 06.10.2019

Learn how to make a great first impression anywhere you go. For example, you can use these strategies at a networking event where you are meeting new people. Learn how to become memorable and stay top of mind. Leave a lasting, positive, and real impression on people!

What Are Your Weaknesses - Job Interview Question 06.10.2019

Learn the BEST WAY to answer "what are your weaknesses" in a job interview. By leveraging the job description, you will learn how to understand what the hiring manager is looking for in an ideal candidate. If you want to get hired, check this blog post out!

How To Get Someone To Like You 09.09.2019

If you want to win people over, have friends, and good professional relationship with them, they need to like you. In this Explearning Communications lesson, I teach you how to improve your social skills and networking skills by asking genuine and authentic questions so that people will talk about themselves.

How to Network 09.09.2019

Learn how to talk to anyone so you can improve your networking skills. Learn how to start a conversation with strangers! If you want to improve your social skills, this lesson is for you! You'll shine at your next networking event :) Here's how to wow them.

How To Youtube 09.09.2019

These are my tips on how to get started on YouTube. I give you strategies for improving your on-camera presence and public speaking skills for your new YouTube channel. Check out my video about getting started on YouTube if you're interested in how to YouTube :)

How To Move On Stage 09.09.2019

Learn how to walk around the stage and pace with purpose. Pacing is an important public speaking technique that helps show your confidence and ease on stage. Pacing the stage correctly helps build rapport with your audience and allows you to connect with them better.

Gricean Maxims For Better Conversation 09.09.2019

Learn about Grice's Maxims as a guide to better conversation. Learn the 4 principles pf polite conversation so you can communicate with clarity and conversation. Using these conversation strategies you will notice an improvement in your communication and conversation skills.

Stage Presence 09.09.2019

Learn how to improve your stage presence by fixing your posture. You will learn top posture-fixing exercises to help you command the stage and room the next time you are in front of an audience.

Tell Me About Yourself 09.09.2019

Learn how to respond to this tough job interview question: tell me about yourself. Learn how to answer this in 3 easy steps so you can ace the interview and get hired. The next time a hiring manager asks you 'Tell me about yourself' or elevator pitch, you'll answer like a savvy communicator.

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