Celeste Headlee Books

Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism―and How to Do It

We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter

Heard Mentality: An A-Z Guide to Take Your Podcast or Radio Show from Idea to Hit

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Celeste Headlee Speaking Topics

• Leading/Building Team Culture in the “New Normal”

  Navigating the recent/current events radically changing an already fast-evolving work landscape

  Melding insights from both We Need to Talk and Do Nothing, team culture workshop(s) are tailored to meet a company’s specific structure (fully in office workforce, fully remote workforce, combination of the two), Celeste addresses topics including:

  • Work from home stress – how work stress actually increases in a work from home scenario noting studies that reveal going into an office can provide employees with stress relief and the importance in any transition to a work from home structure to address the increased chances for burnout
  • How to communicate remotely and maintain morale and team cohesion • i.e., transactivity
  • How to remain productive despite the distractions of home • accountability of team members, etc.
  • How to give feedback to remote workers in a constructive way, how often to check in
  • Scheduling your workday to increase productivity
  • Small changes that have big impacts when it comes to creative problem solving and streamlining processes
  • How to structure a conference call to keep them short and effective

• Do Nothing

  Breaking away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving

  Celeste Headlee’s Do Nothing examines the cult of productivity addressing long-held assumptions about time use, idleness, hard work and habits that are ultimately doing us harm, providing tangible to reverse the trend that’s making us all sadder, sicker and less productive, to return to a way of life that allows us to thrive. In her Do Nothing focused workshop(s) tailored to meet a company’s specific structure (fully in office workforce, fully remote workforce, combination of the two), Celeste addresses topics including:

  • Burnout – what it is, how to recognize it, actionable ways to avoid it
  • Work/Life Balance
  • Productivity – including the myths about it and ways to TRULY be more productive

• Ten Ways To Have Better Conversations

  Celeste Headlee’s Having Better Conversations presentation focuses on the science-based fundamentals of communication and includes thought-provoking topics like the smarter you are the worse you are at communicating. This highly motivational talk, with 10 practical lessons, is designed to inspire self-confidence and introduces strategies for enhancing personal and professional relationships by simply becoming better at having conversations.

  Celeste's workshop offers concrete actions to improve attendees' conversational skills and to broaden their view of what constitutes a good (and civil) conversation. Having a conversation is like playing a game of catch. Communication has increased in our technological age, but meaningful conversation has plummeted. If a conversation is one-sided, the ball drops. When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations • and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste knows the ingredients of a great conversation; honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy amount of listening. She argues that listening is the true power of what separates those of us who can gain a competitive advantage in whatever it is we are trying to achieve. Knowing what conversational tool should be used (and when) is critical to cultivating relationships.

Celeste Headlee Speaker Videos

• Celeste Headlee Speaks On Her Book, "We Need to Talk"

  

  In "We Need to Talk," Celeste Headlee outlines the strategies that have made her a better conversationalist - and offers simple tools that can improve anyone’s communication. Whether you’re...
  Celeste Headlee on the Importance of Small Talk

  

  It's not often we get a way to make ourselves healthier—TRULY healthier—that we can start right now and that costs nothing. What is it? Small talk. Social isolation is just as harmful to you as...
• 10 ways to have a better conversation | Celeste Headlee

  

  When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations — and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for...