In this episode Bart welcomes David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto, head of the World Wildlife Foundation and now Director of International Diplomacy for C40 Cities. David shares his life's journey and how from a young age he has been driven to address inequity and bring about positive change in the world. Along the way he has developed a set of principles for communicating his ideas in a focused, authentic way. He shares these principles with Bart illustrating them with examples from his rich career. The conversation is invaluable for anyone who wishes to communicate their ideas with confidence and authenticity.
Welcome to the podcast 00:50
Intro to David's Career by Bart 01:00
Miller's story 02:11
Early years in England 02:23
Class differences 03:04
Driving question: Why are there inequalities 05:21
Mother's experience of class 06:43
Knowing who you are and what you stand for... 07:50
Drive change 08:11
Clarifying what you stand for 09:09
How to get across "who you are" to people 10:18
Write down what you're trying to achieve 10:51
Avoiding cheap talking points 14:17
Bart's anecdote about academia 16:24
How to use that clarity of thinking. 16:36
Environmental Work Example 17:50
Successful leaders use language that is real and use examples 22:17
Bart's book on Jargon 22:48
Biden's strength as a communicator 23:27
Corporate communications 24:46
Executive communication 26:03
Knocked on 275000 doors! 27:44
New importance of communication in today's world 28:59
Examples of good corporate communications 29:13
Lightening round 30:50
Greta Thunberg 31:09
Al Gore 31:22
Best mayors... 31:40
Running on a campaign of RAISING taxes! 35:11
Barts closing thoughts about hope 37:41
Outro 38:31
Next episode teaser 39:07
