My Accent is No Accident™ Podcast Episode 38 with Alan Stevens
My Accent is No Accident™ Podcast
Episode 38:
ACCENT: Using Profiling to Build Successful Relationships
Guest: Alan Stevens
During this episode, Maritza interviews Alan Steven an International Profiling and Communications Specialist who has worked with international clients, the likes of Disney Films and Gillette, and high-profile organizations like the Australian Federal Police to help them to understand how people tick. Alan works with business owners and executives, helping them to understand and engage their clients and prospects, enhancing their presentations and negotiation skills, and increasing sales. And with parents and teachers to help them enhance the ability of their children to reach their full potential while improving the experience of the parents, teachers, and students.
He is also the creator of the #WeTogether initiative and The Campfire Project, which is a safe place for men and women to give themselves permission to tell their stories. To share their experiences and wisdom from around the world. And is a Director of The Business Of Smiles, helping to raise Mental Health awareness in the workplace and around the world. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the Central Coast Montessori Primary School
,Alan explained his background growing up in Australia with English parents, giving him a mixed accent. He discussed his career focus on profiling and communication skills after struggling with relationships.
Highlights:
- Profiling and communication skills: Alan discussed how realizing the importance of understanding others led him to focus on profiling and communication skills. He aimed to improve his ability to read people and connect through addressing their individual needs.
- Working with Disney and Gillette: Alan profiled journalists at an event for a Gillette razor and Rogue One films. He explained how facial expressions and body language reveal stories, building rapport by profiling each journalist's personality in front of others.
- The importance of understanding others: Alan stressed understanding differing viewpoints through profiling. By speaking each person's language, one can have more effective presentations and negotiations while enhancing self-awareness and relationships.
- The WeTogether initiative: Alan created a safe space for sharing life stories to reduce confusion and frustration in society. By listening without judgment, connections form between diverse individuals seeking belonging and purpose.
- Mental health awareness in the workplace: Alan uses profiling to recognize stress levels and potential mental health issues. Small acts of care like listening can prevent escalation, as isolation often exacerbates problems. United communities better support each other.
- Helping parents and teachers understand children: Alan assists by profiling children to help adults foster strengths and avoid triggers. Tailoring communication to each child's needs builds confidence and prevents misunderstandings that can lead to labels and limitations.
- The lasting impact of small acts of kindness: Stories were shared of lives impacted by a smile or kind word when feeling alone. Our shared humanity is greater than differences. By opening ourselves to understand others, we receive understanding and can spread more good in the world.
Connect with Alan at:
IN Personal Profile / readingfaces
IN HPR Business profile / alan-stevens-human-pat...
IN The Campfire Profile Business profile / campfire-project
FB Personal / celebrityprofiler
FB HPR Fan page / readingfaces
Instagram / face_profiler
Free personality profile: www.alanstevens.com.au/person...
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00:00 Introduction
01:02 Alan's Accent
04:05 Profiling and Communication
05:34 Working with Disney and Gillette
07:38 Importance of Understanding Others
20:24 #WeTogether
31:27 Helping Parents and Teachers Understand Children
44:02 The Lasting Impact of Small Acts of Kindness