E67 - Chris Voss: How to be a killer communicator
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.6 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2021
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Chris Voss is former lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Chris is current CEO of the Black Swan Group which specialises in solving business communication problems using hostage negotiation solutions. Chris helps companies secure and close better deals, save money, and solve internal communication problems between senior management and employees.
Chris is also author of the national best-seller Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It, which is out now.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, welcome along to this week's High Performance Podcast where we speak to world-class |
| 0:06.3 | individuals, artists, entrepreneurs, actors, creatives. And today, how do I describe this? |
| 0:13.3 | Today, I'd say this man is a communicator. This man is a world-class communicator. You |
| 0:19.8 | are about to learn lessons for communicating that you will be using for the rest of your |
| 0:25.0 | life. Here's what you can expect from today's unbelievable High Performance Podcast. |
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