Episode 97: Facilitating like a fighter pilot (with the pace of a poet) with Chris Huet
Communication is an integral part of any work or life situation. Regardless of how compelling the speaker is, all audiences have limited attention spans.
To become a more effective communicator, it is important to learn how to connect with your audience and make more meaningful conversations with them.
My guest this week, Chris Huet from Understood is based in Canberra, Australia but travels around this great country and beyond, helping leaders to communicate better.
His business focuses on three areas - speaking in front of others so he can share his ideas; coaching others and helping them improve their ability to communicate, and delivering group workshops . Chris' goal is to help people speak with the precision of a fighter pilot and the passion of a poet.
In this episode I chat with Chris about his passion for communication and delivering engaging workshop experiences.
About our guest: Chris Huet
Chris is a communications coach with over thirty years' experience in public and private sector leadership and technical and creative communication. He draws on practical knowledge and the latest research to help leaders speak more effectively.
He believes that everyone can be confident speaking in front of an audience and everyone can improve the way we connect with other people and get our messages heard. Holding a passionate belief that every single person can improve the way we connect through the spoken word, Chris’ work has shifted to sharing the skills and expertise built throughout a diverse career to elevate the ability of the people surrounding him to connect deeply – and with precision – every time they speak.
He led a fighter jet squadron, negotiated billion-dollar contracts and performed poetry on stages around the world. As well as being a fighter pilot, successful consultant and business development manager, he is an award-winning spoken word artist and two-time TEDx presenter.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Check out Chris' poetry side: CJ Bowerbird: Spoken Word Artist and Clumsy Mover
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Quotes of the show:
“How are you going to use poetry to change the world?”
“You don’t need to do something hugely significant to make it engaging.”
“Being more visible and open about my skill set and unique experience and why I want to use those things to help other people.”
“We take for granted our experience and the things we’ve done but those things are really what makes us unique.”