Alex Kantrowitz: Host of Big Tech Podcast, CNBC on air Contributor

01/30/21 • 37 min

Lisa Wentz Show - Fearless Communication Skills

“Freedom of speech and freedom of consideration are not mutually exclusive.”
Alex gives clear, concise answers on how we can stop the spread of misinformation on social media. What responsibilities the tech giants can use to encourage more informed conversations on social media. And his own journey from behind-the-scenes journalist to on camera CNBC contributor and public speaker.

Previous Episode

undefined - Dr. Deborah Tannen: America’s Most Respected Linguist, Author of 13 Books Including 'You Just Don’t Understand,' 'Talking 9 to 5: Women and Men in Conversation,' 'The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words'

Dr. Deborah Tannen: America’s Most Respected Linguist, Author of 13 Books Including 'You Just Don’t Understand,' 'Talking 9 to 5: Women and Men in Conversation,' 'The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words'

“I research all the different ways we say what we mean.”
On this inaugural episode of The Lisa Wentz Show, Dr. Tannen takes us on an in-depth journey into conversational styles, the differences between status and connection, pacing and pausing and how the many different ways we speak affects listeners.
Today's conversation sheds light on both gender and cultural communication differences, and offers how-to's on balancing the desire to understand and appreciate our differences while remaining true to our authentic selves.

Next Episode

Anna Malaika NtiAsare-Tubbs: Author, Public Speaker and Activist

In this episode you'll hear Anna discuss her groundbreaking new book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. We take a deep dive into evaluating these three amazing speakers, their similarities and differences as communicators with specific reference to style, pacing, gravitas and grit.