Say It So It Sticks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:37:23 +0100 en-gb © 2026 Say It So It Sticks yes 75d172bb-a380-554f-9300-f50449f8c0d3 Jonathan Pittam episodic false Helping executives communicate in a way that gets attention, commitment & action in moments that matter...


·        Town halls & all-hands

·        Change announcements

·        Keynotes & major presentations

·        Executive panels & fireside chats

·        Restructuring & redundancy communications

·        Crisis & incident communications

·        Strategy launches & major business updates

·        Leadership transition announcements

·        M&A & major organisational announcements


From stories of executive communication saints and sinners, through to nuggets of communication wisdom, this is the go to podcast for executives who want to communicate in a way that gets attention, commitment and action in high stakes moments...

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Jonathan Pittam https://storage.buzzsprout.com/rcwqmfugqtcom5a9rcel1u6tbrdb?.jpg Say It So It Sticks #14: Why high stakes communications need to be dialogue not monologue #14: Why high stakes communications need to be dialogue not monologue Do you involve your audience during high stakes communications?

Inviting comments and questions might feel
uncomfortable as you don't know what they'll
say, but what's the cost of not asking?

Less trust
Feeling changes are being done to them not with them
Low morale
Disengagement

Check out today's episode to hear how another profession uses audience involvement to get them to take co-ownership of the messaging...

Jonathan.

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]]> Do you involve your audience during high stakes communications?

Inviting comments and questions might feel
uncomfortable as you don't know what they'll
say, but what's the cost of not asking?

Less trust
Feeling changes are being done to them not with them
Low morale
Disengagement

Check out today's episode to hear how another profession uses audience involvement to get them to take co-ownership of the messaging...

Jonathan.

Visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19900691 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0100 408 high stakes communication, executive communication, leadership communication, internal communication, board communication, CEO communication, company town hall meeting, company all hands meeting, board meetings, board presentations, CEO conference keynote 14 full false #13: CEOs have your communication skills & experience kept pace with your organisation's growth? #13: CEOs have your communication skills & experience kept pace with your organisation's growth? When undergoing rapid change its easy for your communication skills to get left behind.

What worked when you were speaking to 20 or 50 people no longer applies when its 150, 300 or more.

Presentation skills are great for delivering information, but when the stakes get higher and you need to be able to persuade those you lead...

Jonathan.

www.thecommunicationdirector.com

]]> When undergoing rapid change its easy for your communication skills to get left behind.

What worked when you were speaking to 20 or 50 people no longer applies when its 150, 300 or more.

Presentation skills are great for delivering information, but when the stakes get higher and you need to be able to persuade those you lead...

Jonathan.

www.thecommunicationdirector.com

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19894384 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0100 238 high stakes communication, executive communication, senior leadership communication, internal communication, CEO communication, board meetings, board presentations, executive speaker panels, company all hands meeting, company town hall meetings, CEO keyno 13 full true #12: CEOs don't miss this opportunity at your next all hands meeting #12: CEOs don't miss this opportunity at your next all hands meeting As the CEO what role do you play at your all hands meetings?

Are you the main host throughout, or do you bookend the meeting?

Listen to this episode to hear my thoughts on a different way to approach your involvement and presence at your next all hands, and boost audience experience and outcomes.

Jonathan.

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]]> As the CEO what role do you play at your all hands meetings?

Are you the main host throughout, or do you bookend the meeting?

Listen to this episode to hear my thoughts on a different way to approach your involvement and presence at your next all hands, and boost audience experience and outcomes.

Jonathan.

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]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19882082 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0100 260 high stakes communication, executive communication, internal communication, senior leadership communication, high stakes moments, board meetings, board presentations, speaker panels, podcasts, leadership conferences, leadership keynotes, company conferenc 12 full false #11: Why you should treat communication like a muscle... #11: Why you should treat communication like a muscle... We all know what happens to muscles when we don't use them...

As a leader how often do you train your face to face communication muscle? Daily, weekly, monthly or rarely?

The more we use it the easier it becomes.

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on how to build and maintain strong communication muscles for life so they strong and ready when you need them  in those high stakes moments.

Jonathan.

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]]> We all know what happens to muscles when we don't use them...

As a leader how often do you train your face to face communication muscle? Daily, weekly, monthly or rarely?

The more we use it the easier it becomes.

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on how to build and maintain strong communication muscles for life so they strong and ready when you need them  in those high stakes moments.

Jonathan.

Visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862963 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100 323 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 11 full false #10: This one trait holds back most communicators #10: This one trait holds back most communicators What is this single trait that hods back most communicators?

Are you perhaps one of the lucky leaders who's immune to this trait?

Listen to today's episode to find out what it is, and what to do about it if you've fallen prey to it.

Jonathan.

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]]> What is this single trait that hods back most communicators?

Are you perhaps one of the lucky leaders who's immune to this trait?

Listen to today's episode to find out what it is, and what to do about it if you've fallen prey to it.

Jonathan.

Visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862946 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100 430 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu full false #9: Should executive communicators speak from behind a lectern? #9: Should executive communicators speak from behind a lectern? As a leader, are you a fan of the lectern?

Or do you prefer not to use one?

What effect do you think it has on an audience when they see a senior leader speaking from behind a lectern?

Can a leader who speaks from behind a lectern be truly persuasive?

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on ye olde lectern.

Jonathan.

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]]> As a leader, are you a fan of the lectern?

Or do you prefer not to use one?

What effect do you think it has on an audience when they see a senior leader speaking from behind a lectern?

Can a leader who speaks from behind a lectern be truly persuasive?

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on ye olde lectern.

Jonathan.

Visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862935 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100 301 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 9 full false #8: Senior leaders do you step into your employee's world to communicate with them? #8: Senior leaders do you step into your employee's world to communicate with them? As a senior leader its easy to fall into the trap ofonly communicating from your own perspective, but does this hinder persuasion?

To be truly persuasive we need to know where our udience currently stands regarding our objective.  This insight helps us craft our message.

Without stepping into their world can we ever hope to bring them with us?

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on stepping into your audience's world to communicate with them

Jonathan.

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]]> As a senior leader its easy to fall into the trap ofonly communicating from your own perspective, but does this hinder persuasion?

To be truly persuasive we need to know where our udience currently stands regarding our objective.  This insight helps us craft our message.

Without stepping into their world can we ever hope to bring them with us?

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on stepping into your audience's world to communicate with them

Jonathan.

Visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862916 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100 237 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 8 full false #7: Longer isn't better - say less to say more #7: Longer isn't better - say less to say more As a leader do you find yourself overspeaking in meetings?

Do you labour the point?  Would you like to more concise in meetings and on panels?

Or maybe one of your co-leaders is a dripping tap that doesn't use full stops in their speech?  How does this affect you and the rest of your leadership team or peers?

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on 'dripping tap syndrome' and how to overcome it.

Jonathan.

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]]> As a leader do you find yourself overspeaking in meetings?

Do you labour the point?  Would you like to more concise in meetings and on panels?

Or maybe one of your co-leaders is a dripping tap that doesn't use full stops in their speech?  How does this affect you and the rest of your leadership team or peers?

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on 'dripping tap syndrome' and how to overcome it.

Jonathan.

Visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862903 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100 303 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 7 full false #6: How powerful is storytelling as an influence tool? #6: How powerful is storytelling as an influence tool? As a leader do you use storytelling to influence your audiences?

How did you get on, does it work for you?

Many shy away from storytelling as they prefer to rely on facts and figures.

In my experience many leaders shy away from it because they don't believe theyr're good storytellers.  But you don't have to be great, just good enough.

Listen to today's episode to find out what storytelling can add to a senior leader's influence toolkit.

Jonathan.

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]]> As a leader do you use storytelling to influence your audiences?

How did you get on, does it work for you?

Many shy away from storytelling as they prefer to rely on facts and figures.

In my experience many leaders shy away from it because they don't believe theyr're good storytellers.  But you don't have to be great, just good enough.

Listen to today's episode to find out what storytelling can add to a senior leader's influence toolkit.

Jonathan.

visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862890 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100 344 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 6 full false #5: Is persuasion a light or dark art? #5: Is persuasion a light or dark art? What do you think, light or dark art?

A force for good or for evil?

Persuasion has picked up a slightly negative reputation, but do you think its warranted?

Listen to this episode to get my thoughts on which side of the ledger persuasion belongs on and why...

Jonathan.

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]]> What do you think, light or dark art?

A force for good or for evil?

Persuasion has picked up a slightly negative reputation, but do you think its warranted?

Listen to this episode to get my thoughts on which side of the ledger persuasion belongs on and why...

Jonathan.

visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862876 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100 277 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 5 full false #4: Do verbal fillers affect a leader's credibility? #4: Do verbal fillers affect a leader's credibility? What effect does it have on you when you hear a speaker using filler words like "erm" and "you know" constantly?

Is it a habit you've picked up?  If yes, what have you tried to overcome it?

Compare the speaker who speaks fluently with the one who uses lots of filler words, who comes across as more in command of their ideas?

Jonathan.

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]]> What effect does it have on you when you hear a speaker using filler words like "erm" and "you know" constantly?

Is it a habit you've picked up?  If yes, what have you tried to overcome it?

Compare the speaker who speaks fluently with the one who uses lots of filler words, who comes across as more in command of their ideas?

Jonathan.

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]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862852 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100 335 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 4 full false #3: Do notes kill a communicator's credibility? #3: Do notes kill a communicator's credibility? How do you feel when you see a senior leaders step on stage and read from notes?

Maybe as a leader you've done it or do it.  What's your reasoning and have you tried it without?

Notes can help you remember what you want to say but how do they affect your audience's perception of you as a leader?

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on executive speakers using notes.

Jonathan.

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]]> How do you feel when you see a senior leaders step on stage and read from notes?

Maybe as a leader you've done it or do it.  What's your reasoning and have you tried it without?

Notes can help you remember what you want to say but how do they affect your audience's perception of you as a leader?

Listen to today's episode to hear my thoughts on executive speakers using notes.

Jonathan.

visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862841 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 347 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 3 full false #2: Communicators, stop explaining & start illuminating your ideas #2: Communicators, stop explaining & start illuminating your ideas Why do we revert to 'explaining' so often?

It feels right because we already understand what we're talking about.

But what effect does expalining have on our audience's ability to digest, remember and act upon our ideas?

Is there a better way?

Listen to today's episode to find out what that better way is and how to do it.

Jonathan.

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]]> Why do we revert to 'explaining' so often?

It feels right because we already understand what we're talking about.

But what effect does expalining have on our audience's ability to digest, remember and act upon our ideas?

Is there a better way?

Listen to today's episode to find out what that better way is and how to do it.

Jonathan.

Visit my website

]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862827 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 286 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 2 full false #1: Can humour make an executive communicator more persuasive? #1: Can humour make an executive communicator more persuasive? Can humour make an executive communicator more persuasive?

What do you think, to humour or not to humour?

Do you find it awkward when senior leaders use humour in their communications or does it show character in your eyes?

Listen to today's podcast to hear my thoughts on humour and why there's more to it than you might imagine...

Jonathan.

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]]> Can humour make an executive communicator more persuasive?

What do you think, to humour or not to humour?

Do you find it awkward when senior leaders use humour in their communications or does it show character in your eyes?

Listen to today's podcast to hear my thoughts on humour and why there's more to it than you might imagine...

Jonathan.

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]]> Jonathan Pittam Buzzsprout-19862812 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 326 senior leaders, leadership communication, executive communication, internal marketing, internal communication, high stakes communication, conferences, keynotes, change announcements, all hands meetings, town hall meetings, sales kickoffs, mergers and acqu 1 full false