Public Speaking Tips: Delivery Performance
In this season, Steve shares practical tips for giving a speech. In episode eight, we discuss how your speech is a performance, and you're the star of the show.
Oct 31, 2022•6 min
Communication Junkie
Ever wonder why misunderstandings are so common? Or why conflict often spins out of control? Curious about the secret to marital bliss? Want to become a more powerful communicator? Using research, humor, and personal storytelling, Professor Steven Fuller shares practical communication skills to improve your interpersonal relationships.
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Episodes
Public Speaking Tips: Delivery Personality
In this season, Steve will share practical tips for giving a speech. In episode seven, we discuss how your personality affects your speech delivery.
Oct 25, 2022•5 min
Public Speaking Tips: Delivery Confidence
In this season, Steve will share practical tips for giving a speech. In episode six, we discuss how to exude confidence during your speech delivery.
Oct 18, 2022•6 min
Public Speaking Tips: Conclusion
In this season, Steve will share practical tips for giving a speech. In episode five, we discuss the conclusion.
Oct 12, 2022•5 min
Public Speaking Tips: Reasoning Fallacies
In this season, Steve will share practical tips for giving a speech. In episode four, we discuss how to avoid reasoning fallacies.
Oct 04, 2022•7 min
Public Speaking Tips: Using Evidence
In this season, Steve will share practical tips for giving a speech. In episode three, we discuss the importance of using evidence.
Sep 28, 2022•6 min
Public Speaking Tips: Thesis Statement
In this season, Steve will share practical tips for giving a speech. In episode two, we discuss the importance of a thesis statement.
Sep 20, 2022•5 min
Public Speaking Tips: Introduction
In this season, Steve will share practical tips for giving a speech. In episode one, we start at the beginning with the introduction.
Sep 13, 2022•6 min
Equity Theory: Creating Balance in Relationships and Life
Ever wonder why miserable people want to make everyone around them miserable too? Or why people get so much pleasure from trolling strangers on social media. In the Season 6 finale, Steve explains why misery loves company and how to break the downward spiral in our own lives.
Apr 04, 2022•6 min
Scarcity: Why People Want What They Can't Have
From Cabbage Patch Kids, to Tickle Me Elmo, Beanie Babies, and dozens of other products along the way, companies use scarcity to make cheap toys more valuable than diamonds. In this episode, Steve discusses why people always want what they can't have.
Mar 28, 2022•6 min
Persuasion, Influence, and Social Proof
In this episode, Steve explains every hideous fashion trend that has ever existed. Cargo shorts. Low-rise jeans. Belly chains. Big hair. What were we thinking? There's actually a very simple explanation.
Mar 21, 2022•6 min
Shifting Personalities and People-Pleasing
Ever say something and wonder why the heck you said it? Ever found yourself acting like someone you aren’t? In this episode, Steve uses Communication Accommodation Theory to explain why.
Mar 14, 2022•6 min
Perfectionism and the Healing Power of Creativity
In this episode, Steve discusses how perfectionism can be paralyzing, but for creative people, the cure can make us happier and healthier human beings.
Mar 07, 2022•6 min
No More Melting Pots: Recognizing Cultural Differences
Old metaphors like "melting pot" never accurately represented the United States. Instead of melting down many cultures to form one new culture, Steve discusses why recognizing cultural differences actually improves communication and relationships.
Feb 28, 2022•7 min
Turning Down the Interpersonal Noise
The world keeps getting louder. More than ever, distractions interfere with interpersonal communication and relationships. In this episode, Steve discusses how to turn down the noise and focus on what's right in front of us.
Feb 21, 2022•5 min
Why Relationships End
Hopefully all of our romantic relationships last forever and we all live happily ever after, but statistically speaking, the majority of our relationships will fail. In this episode, Steve discusses why that happens and how to avoid heartbreak.
Feb 14, 2022•6 min
Why We Love Our Groups and Hate Everyone Else
In this episode, Steve discusses Social Identity Theory. Why is our identity so influenced by our group affiliations? Why do sports teams, bands, and political parties define who we are as people? And why do we spend our lives criticizing all of the opposing groups?
Feb 07, 2022•7 min
The Communication River Keeps On Flowing
Ever wish you could travel back in time and relive memories? Ever try to replicate special moments, but it never quite feels the same? In the Season 6 premiere, Steve discusses one of the basic principles of Communication.
Jan 31, 2022•6 min
Powerful People Take Responsibility for their Words and Actions
Ever known someone who is constantly making excuses? They're usually weak, ineffective communicators and relationship partners. Ever known someone who steps up and takes responsibility when things go wrong? They're usually powerful, effective communicators and relationship partners. In the Season 5 finale, Steve discusses the importance of taking responsibility for your words and actions.
Apr 06, 2021•7 min
Go to Your Happy Place
Steve discusses how unchecked emotions can damage interpersonal relationships, then gives some practical suggestions for managing debilitating emotions in healthier ways.
Mar 29, 2021•7 min
Your Words Matter
Words, language, spelling, grammar, and punctuation aren't just for English class. In this week's episode, Steve discusses why choosing the right words, spelling those words correctly, using proper grammar, and knowing when to insert commas also affects our communication skills.
Mar 23, 2021•7 min
Nonverbal Packaging and Personal Branding
From the clothes we wear to the coffee we drink, we all make decisions about how to present ourselves to the world. In this episode, Steve discusses what those nonverbal choices communicate to other people.
Mar 16, 2021•9 min
Five Reasons Why You're a Bad Listener
With so many distractions in the world, it's becoming more difficult to focus while listening to others, but effective listening can improve your relationships overnight. Steve discusses five reasons why you might struggle listening to friends, family, romantic partners, and strangers.
Mar 09, 2021•7 min
The Power of Nexting
Steve discusses why the next thing you say or do is always the most important thing you say or do.
Mar 02, 2021•7 min
White Privilege and Systemic Racism
If you don't think white privilege and systemic racism are real, give Steve six minutes to share one example of how systemic racism puts black children in danger every summer.
Feb 23, 2021•6 min
The Many Faces of Love
In honor of Valentine's Day, Steve discusses the many varieties of love. While most people have their hearts set on the love we see in romantic comedies, what happens to those couples after the movie ends? What happens if you never get married? Perhaps there isn't one version of love that's right for everyone. Maybe every type has a place in our lives.
Feb 16, 2021•6 min
Reciprocity: Demystifying the Golden Rule
The Golden Rule has many forms throughout nearly all religious and secular worldviews, but all of them can be explained through basic human nature. In this episode, Steve explains why reciprocity is such a powerful persuasive strategy.
Feb 09, 2021•8 min
Why It's So Hard to Admit You're Wrong
No one likes to admit they're wrong, but the reason goes much deeper than just stubborn pride. In this week's episode, Steve discusses what we can learn from cults and why people have so much trouble admitting they made a mistake.
Feb 02, 2021•8 min
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