Vanessa Van Edwards

In person, it's so much easier to make conversations, especially around context or like, oh, you know, how was it easy getting here? I loved your cyber truck. Very hard on Zoom. And so what happens is you get on and you go, hi, hi, hi. Weather good where you are? It's like, it's so awkward. Be ready. Be ready with an anecdote or a question. I like an anecdote.

In person, it's so much easier to make conversations, especially around context or like, oh, you know, how was it easy getting here? I loved your cyber truck. Very hard on Zoom. And so what happens is you get on and you go, hi, hi, hi. Weather good where you are? It's like, it's so awkward. Be ready. Be ready with an anecdote or a question. I like an anecdote.

So if you've done anything good, interesting, seen anything good or interesting, I want you to be ready to share it. It sounds like this. hey, morning. Oh my gosh, I just discovered the best breakfast taco in Austin. Best breakfast taco in Austin. Have you ever had a breakfast taco? Whatever. But like I was ready to go with that anecdote.

So if you've done anything good, interesting, seen anything good or interesting, I want you to be ready to share it. It sounds like this. hey, morning. Oh my gosh, I just discovered the best breakfast taco in Austin. Best breakfast taco in Austin. Have you ever had a breakfast taco? Whatever. But like I was ready to go with that anecdote.

I think that that's how we should pre-start all of our radio calls is like some small anecdote or story. And that also helps in conversation. Like I believe everyone should have a story toolbox. So in conversation, there are certain topics that will always come up. Weather, traffic, and where you're from. So here's my challenge. This is what master communicators do.

I think that that's how we should pre-start all of our radio calls is like some small anecdote or story. And that also helps in conversation. Like I believe everyone should have a story toolbox. So in conversation, there are certain topics that will always come up. Weather, traffic, and where you're from. So here's my challenge. This is what master communicators do.

Whenever those three topics come up, I want you to have one story about each of them. It could be a trivia, it could be a story, it could be a fact, that you're ready to go to shift the conversation away from boring weather to something really interesting. When someone asks, where are you from? You should say, oh, I'm from Los Angeles. Interesting fact, interesting story.

Whenever those three topics come up, I want you to have one story about each of them. It could be a trivia, it could be a story, it could be a fact, that you're ready to go to shift the conversation away from boring weather to something really interesting. When someone asks, where are you from? You should say, oh, I'm from Los Angeles. Interesting fact, interesting story.

That little interesting story, like someone the other day said to me, oh, I'm from this place, maybe Liverpool. Liverpool. And he said, oh, it's where Banksy's from. And I was like, oh, and we had a whole conversation about Banksy. And I was like, that was it. He said where he was from, but instead of being Liverpool, I'd be like, cool, never been there.

That little interesting story, like someone the other day said to me, oh, I'm from this place, maybe Liverpool. Liverpool. And he said, oh, it's where Banksy's from. And I was like, oh, and we had a whole conversation about Banksy. And I was like, that was it. He said where he was from, but instead of being Liverpool, I'd be like, cool, never been there.

He was like, Liverpool, it's supposedly where Banksy's from. I was like, really? But don't we, do we even know who Banksy is? And he's like, well, we don't know, but he could have been in my high school. We had a whole fun conversation about Banksy. And I asked him afterwards, I was like, do you always share that comment? He's like, yeah, because it creates the most interesting conversation.

He was like, Liverpool, it's supposedly where Banksy's from. I was like, really? But don't we, do we even know who Banksy is? And he's like, well, we don't know, but he could have been in my high school. We had a whole fun conversation about Banksy. And I asked him afterwards, I was like, do you always share that comment? He's like, yeah, because it creates the most interesting conversation.

So when you say where you're from, have an interesting fact or interesting story, I read a book about traffic, literally to have interesting stories about traffic. Like, for example, in Los Angeles, everyone says the 101. the five, the 10. That's the only place in the world where we say that. So sometimes I'll even, like someone will be like, oh, traffic.

So when you say where you're from, have an interesting fact or interesting story, I read a book about traffic, literally to have interesting stories about traffic. Like, for example, in Los Angeles, everyone says the 101. the five, the 10. That's the only place in the world where we say that. So sometimes I'll even, like someone will be like, oh, traffic.

And I'll be like, oh, so are you a the person? Do you say the? And we get in a whole conversation about. So like I have little things that create a little bit of juice and I'm always rotating them out. So in your phone, create a note called story toolbox and have the topics that typically come up in your conversation and start saving little stories for them.

And I'll be like, oh, so are you a the person? Do you say the? And we get in a whole conversation about. So like I have little things that create a little bit of juice and I'm always rotating them out. So in your phone, create a note called story toolbox and have the topics that typically come up in your conversation and start saving little stories for them.

I'm constantly adding that story toolbox and I'm rotating out my facts and trivia because I get bored.

I'm constantly adding that story toolbox and I'm rotating out my facts and trivia because I get bored.

No, if we were doing regular Zoom calls, you would know that I'm probably going to ask you what's good and you'd probably be pre-thinking about what's good in your life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

No, if we were doing regular Zoom calls, you would know that I'm probably going to ask you what's good and you'd probably be pre-thinking about what's good in your life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.