Communicast Episode 6: Bloom Where You Are Planted

Oct 6, 2023 | Podcast

In this episode, Marvin discusses his learnings from a 27 year “career detour” on his way to becoming an award-winning portrait and cityscape artist. From not making assumptions to the idea of “Bloom where you are planted”, this episode is full of great takeaways for anyone looking to hone their communication skills.

About Marvin Espy:

An award-winning portrait and cityscape artist who took a 27 year “career detour” into the corporate world doing sales and marketing and found his way back to a full time art career. He specializes in brilliant cityscapes and intimate portraits that are often noted by his dynamic sense of color and contrasts. Instagram @artbyespy

Additional resources:

► Follow Communispond on LinkedIn for more communication skills tips: https://www.linkedin.com/company/communispond
► Connect with Scott D’Amico on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdamico/
► Connect with Marvin Espy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-espy-55991512/
► Subscribe to the podcast: https://communicast.simplecast.com/
► Download the ProSpeak® app. Providing users with instant feedback on presentation and communication skills.
– Apple: https://apple.co/3jTJbqe
– Android: https://bit.ly/3buYqRT

Could you or your organization benefit from virtual or in-person communication skills training? Contact us: https://communispond.com/contact/

Put the Ideas Into Practice

Build Communication Skills That Create Real Impact

Explore Communispond training and coaching designed to help professionals communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and impact.

Explore Communispond

Before AI Builds Your Slides, Build Your Message

AI can help create slides quickly. It can turn notes into an outline, suggest slide titles, summarize long documents, create visuals, and make a presentation deck look polished in less time. That can be incredibly useful. But before AI builds your slides, you still...

The Gap Between Knowing and Explaining

You can be the most knowledgeable person in the room and still struggle to get your point across. Knowing something and being able to explain it are two very different skills. That distinction came up repeatedly in this episode of Communicast: A Communication Skills...

How to Make Your Message Stick After the Meeting Ends

A meeting can feel productive in the moment and still fail afterward. People nod. Questions get answered. Ideas are discussed. Decisions seem clear. Then everyone leaves, returns to their inbox, and walks away with a slightly different understanding of what was said,...