GC is featured in many leading industry publications and Michelle enjoys being a guest on podcasts nationally and internationally. Here are a few of our favorites.
Interviews
Healthy Holiday Communication Tips with Communication Coach Michelle Gladieux (CBS/WANE-TV)
Host and Producer Jessica Williams talks with Michelle about what we can do to improve interactions at the holidays and every day. (8 minutes)
The Shelly Irwin Show PBS/NPR: WGVU-FM
In this Western Michigan WGVU Public Media broadcast, Michelle and Shelley cover: How can you prepare for difficult conversations? What small risks are most important to take as a communicator? When should you remove yourself from communication? – and perhaps most important, How can you create more positive memories with loved ones when communicating? (9-minute radio interview)
Facing A Tough Conversation? Communicate With Courage (Forbes)
Author shares tips on improving communication skills (N IN Public Radio)
Courageous Communication (The Kathryn Zox Show)
Who couldn’t use some tips for dealing with challenging personal life communication, especially around the holidays? Listen in as “Social Worker with a Microphone” Kathryn Zox interviews Michelle to learn some Pro Moves for less drama and more enjoyment of time together with loved ones.
Interview with Ric Bratton (This Week in America)
Michelle joins Ric Bratton, host with 30+ years TV and radio experience working with celebrities and media including Larry King, Chris Matthews, Jay Leno, George Clooney, and Katie Couric. “This Week in America” is live on 100 national radio stations and earned the Philo T. Farnsworth Award for Best Professional Talk Show from Central States Alliance for Community Media.
Michelle and Ric delve into the good things around the bend when trust our ability to adapt and learn as communicators. They discuss smart risk, risks not worth taking, and what to do when confronted with difficult conversations. (30 minutes)
Michelle Gladieux Interview with Hannah Murray (Talk Radio Europe)
Little things mean a lot in relationships. In this lively 17-minute discussion, Michelle encourages us to accept ourselves as we are at the same time we learn to put a bit more style and substance into our interactions. It’s a full-body, full-mind, and full-heart effort that pays big dividends in the joy we can experience in our interactions with others. (Audio only link)
Overcome Four Common Challenges To Become A Better Communicator (Eric Jacobson)
5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer (Authority Magazine)
What Are Your Hidden Communication Challenges? (Sarah E. Brown)
Author Michelle Gladieux on Her Motivation (Indie Reader)
Michelle speaks with author and entrepreneur Marc Kramer (Business Minds with Marc Kramer)
“What makes us all beautiful is what makes us weird.” Listen in to learn how to address conflict before or after things get weird, why it’s not weird to welcome feedback, and how to be careful who you trust.
Be Courageous When Communicating (Public Relations Society of America, Inc.)
Courageous Communication (On Brand Podcast with Nick Westergaard)
“It’s amazing how many lives you can change by working on communication.”
Michelle joins the Chief Strategist at Brand Driven Digital to look at how growing up in the Heartland plays into her communication style today. The two dive into what makes a great leader and how understanding strengths and weaknesses (“know thyself!”) play a key role. (30 minutes)
Create Impactful Change in Your Life (Moments with Marianne)
4 Hidden Challenges that Hold HR Leaders Back From Effective Communication (15Five with Nicole Klemp)
Local Spark, Fort Wayne Magazine (January 2022) [download]
Podcasts
Pages & Voices | Allen County Public Library (podbean.com)
Join Michelle and Meg Bell, Senior Librarian at the Allen Co. Public Library, as they share ideas for useful goals to make communication (and life) more enjoyable. Learn tips for sharing appreciation, why self-care is key to becoming the best communicator you can be, how and when to take risks in messaging, and why nonspecific goals rarely work. Meg and Michelle’s chemistry is evident as they bravely share some of their struggles and steps they’re taking to overcome hidden communication challenges. (57 minutes)
Communication is Key (Grant Professionals)
“If you don’t become masterful at your communication, you don’t reach your potential.” On the Fundraising HayDay Podcast filmed live at GrantSummit 2024 in Denver, CO, Amanda Day, Kimberly Hayes du Muga and Michelle discuss:
- risks of perfectionism and how to create a self-care plan
- incorporating praise into your conversations
- generational and personality differences in the meaning of work
- bias and the human need to feel “right”
- benefits of sharing our communication goals with our family, friends, and teams
(34 minutes, video)
My Big Safety Challenge – Episode 4 Season 4
Michelle shares how she came to recognize the critical role of communication, starting in preschool to present-day coaching for leaders of all types and stripes. This interview is packed with ideas to help you pay attention to how you leave others feeling so they’ll pay more attention to you. Learn why we all need a “spice file” and how the thousands of decisions you make each day shape the way you send and receive messages. Hosted by Merle Heckman, Master Trainer with Dale Carnegie Training, and Jay Harf, Ph.D., VP of Global Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability at Xylem. (40 minutes, video)
Using Courage to Effectively Communicate (HR Superstars with Adam Weber)
Helpful advice for HR and other professionals interested in building credibility and taking charge of their career growth. (30 minutes)
How to Communicate with Courage (NEI Pioneer Podcast)
When it comes to taking smart risks and building our self-esteem, age is just a number. Join Michelle, Hannah, and Callie as they do a deep dive into the beautiful gifts that courage can bring to our communication. (48 minutes)
How to Conquer the Sneaky Hidden Challenges of Courageous Communication (Business Confidential Radio with Hanna Hasl-Kelchner)
Straight-talk interview filled with tips about growing ourselves, growing our power, and choosing a mindset to change our lives. (22 minutes)
Communicate with Courage (Becoming Preferred with Michael Vickers)
A wide-ranging discussion of what it means to rise to our potential in interactions, how bias works on our brains, and how to wrap our heads around diversity on our teams. Tune in learn how not to quit when you’re counted out, why self-talk matters, and how Michelle chose to teach communication for a living. (40 minutes)
Up Your Communication Game (Your Working Life with Caroline Dowd-Higgins on Spotify)
Listen in to learn how family structures and role models affect us as communicators early on and how releasing worry renews our approach to communication. (23 minutes)
The Business Wisdom of Michelle D. Gladieux, Author, Communications Specialist, and Keynote Speaker (Monday Morning Radio with Dean Rotbart)
Discover the Power of Effective Communication to Support Career Advancement and Life Satisfaction. Pulitzer prize-nominated author and journalist Dean Rotbart speaks with Michelle about how her book is as much a guide for living as it is a guide for communicating. (42 minutes)
How to Communicate with Courage (HR Oxygen with Mack Munro)
If you live to be 100, you are still forming your legacy at age 99. Join us for tips about how to show up as your authentic self. (39 minutes)
Communicate with Courage (Everything Speaks with Lee Caraher)
Michelle speaks to the owner of Double Forte, a national P.R. and digital media agency about how important it is that we understand and use power for good as communicators. (46 minutes)
The Power of Resilience with Jacqueline M. Baker
In this episode, learn:
• why seeding resilience daily pays dividends in communication and everything else we do
• how seeing beyond demographics allows you to be a more successful communicator
• how to land on your mission, the power of intentional praise, and more. (44 minutes)
Mastering Courageous Communication with Gretchen Schott (Made for Impact)
Listen in as Gretchen asks Michelle what she hopes people will take from her book and what she learned from writing it. Also: tips for inviting and embracing others’ opinions to make yourself stronger. (39 minutes)
Speaking and Communicating Podcast with Roberta Ndlela
Roberta and Michelle discuss how fear can create obstacles and how to lessen worries in situations like public speaking or promotion opportunities. Michelle shares stories about one of her communication mentors, her mom, Rosemary Gladieux. (42 minutes)
Communicate with Courage with Kele Belton on the Communicate to Lead Podcast
How do you know which risks you should be taking in communication? Listen as Kele and Michelle reveal which chances to skip, including assuming people know how you feel about them. (52 minutes)
Michelle Gladieux and Dr. Liz (Hypnotize Me with Dr. Liz Bonet)
Dr. Liz and Michelle zoom in on the Four Hidden Challenges in communication and chat about finding one’s voice, trying not to interrupt with it unless necessary, and other self-esteem considerations. Dr. Liz shares how she fared with the Feedback Challenge Michelle often uses with executive coaching clients. (48 minutes)
IGNITE and Communicate with Courage with Michelle Gladieux (Ignite your Spark with Kim Selby)
Michelle shares some worries that come along with writing a book and how she refused to Rationalize the Negative (one of the Four Hidden Challenges described within) as she worked. Also, why it’s important to ask ourselves how we leave other people feeling after they communicate with us. (36 minutes)
Pocket-Sized Pep Talks with Rob Jolles and Michelle Gladieux
• Why noticing a bit more in daily interactions can be a huge win for you and others in your life
• Who Michelle dedicated her book to, and why
• How Michelle and Rob approach their work and what they hope it does for their readers
(40 minutes)
Guest Posts
How Important Is Coaching in Professional Development? (Leadership Now)
Communicate with Courage (Happiness Series)
How I Learned to be a More Courageous Communicator (Women Writers, Women’s Books)
Excerpts
In Pursuit of Hidden Challenges: Pro Moves for Courageous Communication (Porchlight Books)
Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
Communicate with Courage earned a coveted positive review and “GET IT” designation from Kirkus Reviews, known as a highly respected, trusted source of honest, critical evaluations of books for libraries and booksellers: “A straightforward and compassionate guide to engaging in more effective conversation.”
Readers Favorite, Reviewed by Edith Wairimu
Local Consultant’s New Book Encourages Extra Steps to Improve
Communication, Relationships (Journal Gazette) | (PDF)
Mentions
How to end a presentation (+ useful phrases) (Pumble)
9 Business Communication Tactics That Are High-Risk and Not Worth Taking (Inc.com)
Communicate Your Way to Winning More Grants (Hayday Services)
Articles
Gladieux Shares Book at Chamber Event (The Herald Republican)