399: How to Be Present, with Dan O’Connor
Coaching for Leaders
Dave Stachowiak
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2019
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Dan O’Connor: Life Unscripted
Dan O’Connor is a multi-faceted actor, improviser, writer, and director. He is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of the critically acclaimed Impro Theatre. Dan is the author, with Jeff Katzman, of Life Unscripted: Using Improv Principles to Get Unstuck, Boost Confidence, and Transform Your Life*.
Key Points
- When we meet someone for the first time, there is a narrative that happens between us.
- “If you’re interested, you’re interesting.”
- Oftentimes, people in meetings aren’t engaged in the conversation and are only waiting for the other person to stop talking.
- If you make the effort to really listen to your customers, you’ll be able to engage in customized sales because you’ll truly understand what their needs are.
Resources Mentioned
- Life Unscripted: Using Improv Principles to Get Unstuck, Boost Confidence, and Transform Your Life* by Jeff Katzman and Dan O’Connor
- Dan O’Connor
- Impro Theatre
Book Notes
Download my highlights from Dan’s book in PDF format (free membership required).
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everybody a quick announcement before this week's episode kicks off |
| 0:04.2 | applications to the Coaching for Leaders Academy are open from now until this |
| 0:09.6 | Friday March 15th 2019 if you are looking to create movement in your leadership |
| 0:16.8 | development, capacity and skills this year, the Coaching for Leaders Academy may be the next step for you. |
| 0:25.0 | Go over to coaching for leaders.com slash Academy in order to review the information about the Academy and to apply. |
| 0:33.9 | And if you decide to do so, make sure you get over there before this Friday, March 15th, |
| 0:38.8 | when applications will close. |
| 0:40.9 | Again, that address coaching for leaders dot com slash academy and now onto |
| 0:46.4 | this week's episode lots of us want to be more present but how what can we do to be more fully present with other human beings, whether at work or at home? |
| 0:58.0 | On this episode, what we can discover from Theater and The Arts to help us do this better. |
| 1:04.6 | This is Coaching for Leaders, episode 399. |
| 1:08.8 | Produced by Innovate Learning, |
| 1:11.2 | Maximizing Human Potential. learning maximizing human potential. |
| 1:15.0 | Greetings to you from Orange County, California. |
| 1:20.0 | This is coaching for leaders and I'm your host, Dave Stahoviac. |
| 1:25.0 | Leaders aren't born, they're made, and this weekly show gives you access to the practical |
| 1:30.6 | wisdom that will empower you to become a better leader. |
| 1:35.0 | You know if you've listened to the show before that I am a big believer in us leading ourselves well first and one area that is essential for leaders. |
| 1:46.0 | Really, it's essential for every aspect of life |
| 1:48.3 | is being present with others. |
| 1:50.8 | Today's guest is going to give us a perspective on how to stay present and some of the tools |
| 1:58.0 | and strategies and skills that we can use to do that more effectively. I am thrilled to welcome to the show today Dan O'Connor. |
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