Dr. Leslie K. John

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621 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4 May

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The Mel Robbins Podcast · How to Become More Confident, Influential, and Communicate Better with #1 Harvard Business Professor · 4 May 2026 podcast

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But I've had my own experiences, ugly crying.

And I don't know if you want me to tell the story, but when I was a baby academic, I gave a talk at a very fancy university, which has a reputation for being very tough on speakers, read a-holes to speakers.

And

They were asking me difficult questions, which I expect, which is good science.

But what was bothering me was that they were asking them in a belligerent, rude way, right?

And interrupting me.

So they were being rude.

And finally, I just couldn't hold back anymore.

And I just, you know...

I was smart to try to not cry, right?

These are people, I'm a baby academic, they're in charge of my fate because they're going to like write me letters to say if I'm any good when I'm out for promotion.

So I was really trying, but I just couldn't, I couldn't.

So I'm just full on ugly crying, full on ugly.

On stage?

So yeah, in front of like, there's like 30 people, senior academics at this university.

And I'm, it's not, I write about it in the book and

I always, as in the book, I say, this sounds more composed than it was.

You have to remember that the sound effects are... Right?

Like, as I'm... But... So I start bawling, and then I think to myself, I'm like...

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