Sawubona! Christine introduces you to Roberta Ndlela, Public Speaking Coach, Soft Skills Trainer and the host of the Speaking and Communicating Podcast based in Chicago, Illinois. Originally from South Africa of the Zulu tribe, Roberta moved from a corporate career to teaching communication, presentation and interpersonal skills to managers from a technical base to empower them to connect to their teams using her unique experience and culture to inform and inspire.

CHRISTINE AND ROBERTA REVEAL:

• The differences in communication when you change location or government.
• The importance of interpersonal skills alongside technical skills.
• Modern language AI and app fallibility.
• The Zulu culture of Ubuntu.
• How to take your turn.
• Lost connections and a new revival.

BEST MOMENTS

“There’s too much consultation of stakeholders before you build anything because the apartheid government was very ‘just bulldoze and do whatever you want’ without consulting anybody so they became the extreme on over-consulting.”-Roberta

“Potentially those who are listening are used to a life of word processing, where when you type a business letter and you need to change it and adjust it, you just double click on the word, and you delete it.”-Christine

“I’ve had to be a little less formal than I was in the’90s. That is a fact, yes.”-Roberta

“There was a moment that went viral because during that ceremony somebody spoke while the new King was speaking. That is uncalled for. You don’t interrupt because respect drives everything you do.”-Roberta

“Are we being coached or trained now to say ‘oh, you’re an individual. Just be in your apartment and just live by yourself. Don’t talk to anybody.’?”-Roberta

“There are humans behind those machines and the concept of Ubuntu there that's parallel to that is ‘I see you’. Sawubona.”-Roberta  

CONTACT METHOD
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @connected_communication
Website : www.languagecouragecoaching.com 
Training: www.phenomenalpresenters.com

ABOUT THE PODCAST

Cultivate confident English-speaking skills with Connected Communication, the podcast series for anyone communicating in English as a global lingua franca. Join host Christine and expert guests as they explore effective cross-cultural communication, vocal mastery, and the intriguing interplay between communication and the brain. Transform your career with unique tricks and techniques. New episodes, challenges and quests every Tuesday. Listen on any device, and rate and review if you enjoy it. Communicate to connect today!

ABOUT THE HOST
Christine Mullaney is a TEDx speaker, certified brain-based conversations and English Neurolanguage® coach, cross-cultural trainer, and the founder of the Phenomenal Presenters Masterclasses, a one-stop training shop for all things professional communication. Develop cross-cultural communication, public speaking, presentation and English pronunciation confidence, clarity and control! 

Her content blends over 25 years of training and practice in speech & drama, English
teaching, public speaking, and customer service with her new-found love, neuroscience. It is designed to pump your dopamine, unblock fear and shatter shame, while nurturing natural confidence and courageous new behaviours.

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