Sgt. Daniel Mills | A Public Speaking Experience that Many Might Relate To

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TLDRWelcome to "Reading and Writing Between the Lines," a podcast series focusing on communication skills in the workplace, hosted by John Witzman. In this episode, John engages with industry professionals and Conestoga College faculty and alumni to explore their journeys with reading and writing skills. The discussion centers around how communication learning has evolved, its application across industries, and the future of workplace communications. John shares a personal story about a challenging public speaking experience in high school that profoundly impacted his education and perception of communication. The episode underscores the importance of overcoming communication barriers and adapting skills to various professional contexts. Listen to this episode on the 'Reading and Writing Between the Lines' YouTube channel.

Takeaways

  • 🎙️ Hosted by John Witzman.
  • 🎓 Features industry professionals and educators.
  • 📚 Covers communication skills in the workplace.
  • 🔄 Discusses evolution of communication learning.
  • 📈 Explores future of workplace communications.
  • 📖 Personal narrative about overcoming public speaking fear.
  • 🎥 Available on YouTube.
  • 🌟 Highlights importance of adapting skills.

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    In this podcast episode, host John Witzman delves into the significance of communication skills in the workplace by sharing both personal experiences and insights from industry professionals and academia. Initially, the episode introduces the importance of reading and writing, highlighting how these skills have evolved over time and their relevance across various industries. In a personal anecdote, Witzman recounts a pivotal high school experience with public speaking, describing an incident where nerves and an unexpected distraction led to an inability to complete a presentation. The experience was so impactful that it led him to choose a failing grade rather than attempting the presentation again, illustrating how early communication challenges can have a profound emotional impact. Despite the challenges faced, the story underscores the importance of overcoming communication fears and reflects on how such skills are crucial for success in both education and professional environments.

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  • Who hosts the podcast?

    The podcast is hosted by John Witzman.

  • What is the podcast about?

    The podcast discusses communication skills in the workplace with industry professionals and educators.

  • Who are the guests on the podcast?

    The guests include industry professionals and Conestoga faculty and alumni.

  • What significant personal story is shared in the episode?

    The host shares a story about a traumatic public speaking experience in high school.

  • Can I watch the podcast on YouTube?

    Yes, episodes are available on the 'Reading and Writing Between the Lines' YouTube channel.

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    welcome to reading and writing between
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    the lines a podcast series about
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    communication skills in the workplace
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    I'm your host John witzman join me as I
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    speak with industry professionals and
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    Conestoga faculty in alumni to explore
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    their Journeys with reading and writing
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    skills follow us as we talk about how
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    Communications learning has changed over
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    the years how these skills are used in a
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    wide range of Industries and the future
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    of workplace communic
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    ations I would say one of the one of the
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    pivotal pivotal things in my education
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    in my younger years when I was in high
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    school I had a I had a uh project to do
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    and I believe it was my grade I was
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    either grade 11 or grade 12 English and
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    um I had to do a report on a on a book I
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    think it was shardik and it was
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    like it was this big deal and we had to
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    do this presentation on our project and
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    different things like that and it was
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    just like I was just so gripped by
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    public speaking it was like this fear
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    that I that I had and I couldn't there
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    was a block there and I couldn't get
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    past it and so it was my turn to present
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    and I was up at the front and I started
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    and things were actually going
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    relatively well um and I just looked
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    outside and it was pouring rain and I
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    just remember thinking oh it's raining
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    and then it was and then that was it I I
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    was like I was there I was stum from
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    that point on and it was one of the most
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    embarrassing things that I've that I've
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    gone through and and I couldn't recover
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    from it and I couldn't get my composure
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    and you know I'm I'm this grade 11 kid
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    who's wants to be popular and wants to
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    have friends and I'm just a a bit of a
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    mess you know and it was emotion I
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    became became emotional because it was a
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    significant event and it was like pass
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    or fail kind of thing and I knew I was
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    going to be failing the course so um my
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    off my my my teacher was very kind and
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    told me you know like if you can you
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    know collect yourself and do it tomorrow
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    well and I just it was such a bad
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    experience that I took the failing grade
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    in in that English class because it was
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    so traumatic for me and that marks the
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    end of another episode of reading and
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    writing between the lines a podcast
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    hosted by me John witzman on behalf of
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    the communications department and school
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    of interdisciplinary studies at Koga
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    College you can find other episodes of
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    this series on our YouTube channel
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    reading and writing between the lines
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    stay tuned for more episodes thanks for
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    listening
Tags
  • podcast
  • communication skills
  • workplace
  • John Witzman
  • Conestoga College
  • public speaking
  • education
  • industry professionals