I've become very present, recently, to how our work-from-home, online world, is reducing our casual conversations.

And with that, we're losing the key human skills of building relationships through conversations.

In this episode I'm 'working out loud' on this 'trend' ...

Listen in to hear:

• my 'evidence' for this diminishing human skill of conversations and connection
• why relationships are a key part of a successful (meaningful, satisfying) career or business
• how conversations - imperfect, flawed, unscripted - are the building blocks to relationships
• why I think we need to consciously create time to build relationships - and not just through asynschronous text and voice notes, or social media comments

I would love to know what you think. Leave a comment below.

I'd also love to answer your questions in a future episode - leave them below DM me on instagram

And if you'd like to better understand why you ramble, and how to manage it, you want my FREE How To Stop Rambling Masterclass

What happens when you take a few deep breaths?

You feel better. Every time.

Well, your messages need breathing space, both at a micro-level as well as at a macro-level, and that's what I'm talking about today.

As I click over into the next century(!) of this podcast with episode 201, I'm changing the pace and style (a smidge) of these podcasts.

Listen in to hear:

• how the algorithm-obsessed rule of 'consistency' does not mean frequency (even though we've conflated the two)
• why any good message needs space around it to breathe and to be received
• how I'm approaching visibility and 'findability' while pushing back on the notion of volume
• why I think less really is more
• my thinking on more 'working out loud' episodes rather than 'teaching' episodes

Mentioned In This Episode

Episode 200! (it's the episode before this one!)

How To Stop Rambling Masterclass - it's free and it's on-demand. Get it here

A milestone episode, the 200th, deserves a celebration! 🥳

To do just that, in this episode I’m answering a series of listener questions about speaking, podcasting and speaking highlights, as well as sharing what I’ve learned, and what’s coming next, for the Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson podcast.

Listen in to hear:

• The most popular episode of all time

• The common mistakes people make when they start working on their speaking skills

• The ‘thing’ that keeps coming up, over and over again, in my coaching work

• The number one insight I’ve gained, as in, the ONE THING that is most impactful when communicating

• What surprises me the most about this podcast and this work

• My speaking highlight (and no, it’s not the biggest stage I’ve spoken on)

• How I record these episodes without a script and keep my voice calm and inviting

• Why I think speaking in THE MOST valuable skill you can have

• What I’ll be sharing in episodes 201, onwards

Also mentioned in this episode:

The most popular episode of all time - How To Get The Right Words To Come Out

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zvje5YEEpFaEejTa9TFay?si=0c4f43ba393841d2

The interview with Denise Duffield-Thomas

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Yfa9VK2Hf0r7Dj50W07v1?si=9J3n_ebUQD2hCH58z2kBzg

The interview with Dr Martine Rothblatt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5w47HjLKM

My newsletter, Impactful, on substack (best way to hear about the cool stuff coming up)

https://catmatson.substack.com/

Instagram - where you can chat with me about anything ☺️

https://www.instagram.com/catmatson/