The Surprising Truth About Male Confidence with Brett McDermott
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Brett McDermott is a renowned expert on the fundamentals of powerful communication. His obsession is teasing out the habits and tactics that today's most charismatic communicators share and then breaking these down in a easily learnable way for his students. His mission is to help people build powerful communication skills so they can more effectively push their mission forward.
Today, Brett McDermott shares his journey into understanding and teaching charisma, emphasizing the importance of effective communication skills for everyone. He discusses the fundamentals of being a good listener and the power of asking genuine questions, sharing personal anecdotes to illustrate how these skills have impacted his life and career. Brett introduces his three pillars of charisma: power, warmth, and presence–explaining how each contributes to effective communication and relationship building.
The conversation also explores the nuances of nonverbal communication, including facial expressions and body language. Brett offers practical tips on improving these aspects, from maintaining good posture to practicing daily meditation for better presence. The discussion concludes by examining how these skills can enhance personal relationships, particularly in long-term partnerships.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. The Dad Edge Movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:07.3 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this |
| 0:12.2 | generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:16.1 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the |
| 0:20.3 | amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 0:23.4 | We are here to change the world. |
| 0:26.6 | We are here to change relationships. |
| 0:28.9 | We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers |
| 0:32.3 | so no man goes to their grave with |
| 0:34.0 | regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention |
| 0:39.8 | passion, purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.0 | We are the Dad Edge, and we're here to change the game. Brett what is going on? |
| 1:04.3 | Man, it's so good to see you, |
| 1:06.1 | all your charismatic self. |
| 1:08.0 | Trying, trying, brother, you know, that is, that's the idea is trying to help men just feel a little bit more |
| 1:14.8 | charismatic a little more comfortable in their own skin when they're with their |
| 1:18.4 | family with their friends I think we we've all got that innate charisma deep down inside of us. |
| 1:23.4 | We've just got to let it come to the surface in a natural way. |
| 1:26.9 | And I appreciate you let me be on the show and share some tips with the audience here. |
| 1:31.5 | How did you even get involved with this work? |
| 1:33.3 | I'm just so curious about it. |
| 1:35.6 | Oh man, you know, it has just been, I'd say it's just kind of something |
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