If you’ve ever struggled to express yourself, felt unheard in a relationship, second-guessed what you said in a meeting, or wished people actually listened when you spoke —you’re in the right place. This podcast is all about learning to communicate to connect—with yourself, with others, and yes, even with the universe. I spent 20 years researching, testing, and developing ridiculously simple and effective communication tools to make conversations easier, more engaging, and more impactful in every area of your life. And trust me—if they worked for me, they’ll work for you. I’ll be breaking these tools down in future episodes, but here’s a sneak peek: ✅ ThoughtFlow™ – a tool to help you connect better with yourself. Your inner dialogue shapes how you show up in every conversation. If you don’t have your self-talk in check, it doesn’t matter what you say—your confidence (or lack of it) will show. ✅ Emotional Magnets™ – A tool to connect better with yourself and others. The secret to getting people to listen and actually care about what you’re saying? Speak to their emotional motivators. There are four, and they’re easy to detect. They form the acronym S.A.V.E. ✅ Connection Cues™ – A tool to help you build connection fast. In the first 4 minutes of meeting someone, more than half of your communication is non-verbal. Your body language can attract people toward you—or repel them without you even realizing it. ✅ Honest Questions  – A tool to help you have more engaging connection with others. The easiest way to start and ignite deeper conversations that make people feel seen, heard, and valued. Great communicators ask great questions. And I’ll be showing you how to do that—effortlessly. Because learning how to communicate to connect? It changes everything. And it doesn’t have to be complicated. That’s why I created this podcast and my tools—to make communication simple, fun, and something you can actually use in your daily life.

Welcome to Magnetic Communication, I’m your host, Sandy Gerber, and today, we’re diving into the Virtual Meeting Disconnect, something that has haunted remote workers, and Zoom sufferers for years now. Or as I like to call it: "Hello? Is Anyone There?" Because let’s be real—how many times have you sat in a virtual meeting, staring at a wall of muted black squares, wondering if anyone is actually listening… or if they’ve just stepped away to reheat their coffee and fold their laundry? Or worse—YOU’RE the one talking, and all you hear is crickets. You check to see if you're on mute. You repeat yourself. And STILL… nothing. Virtual meetings are supposed to make remote work easier, but instead, they often feel like an episode of Ghost Hunters: The Office Edition. 👻 So today, I’m going to show you how to bring your virtual meetings back to life, keep people engaged, and—most importantly—make sure people are actually paying attention. By the end of this episode, you’ll know how to run a virtual meeting that doesn’t suck, how to get real engagement, and how to stop feeling like you’re talking into the void.

Welcome to Magnetic Communication, I’m your host, Sandy Gerber, and today I'm going to share the CLEAR Method with you to tackle a communication problem that has haunted offices, Slack channels, and inboxes worldwide: The Confusing Email. You know the one. The email that lands in your inbox like an encrypted code. You read it, re-read it, maybe even squint at it like somehow that will help—and still, you have no clue what the sender actually wants. It’s as if they’ve assumed you’re a psychic mind-reader who automatically knows:

• What “the thing we talked about” is…
• Why they’re “just circling back” without any context…
• What they mean when they write “let’s touch base soon” (Is that today? Next week? Next fiscal year?)

Today, we’re diving into a quirky topic - how to decode your body language and specifically how our noses—give us away. Have you ever been in a conversation and felt something was off? Not from the words, but a fleeting twitch or a quick gesture that says, “Something’s up.” Spoiler alert: your nose might be giving it all away! Today’s episode covers: ✅ Why people tend to touch their nose when they’re bending the truth. ✅ The fascinating science behind it and the Pinocchio Effect✅ Other Connection Cues that reveal what someone might really be thinking. ✅ nose gesture tips: what to do and what to avoid. Let’s decode your body language...

Hey, you. Yes, you, listening right now. First off, I just want to say—thank you. I know there’s a lot going on in your world, in all our worlds. And yet, here you are, showing up for yourself, tuning in to a conversation that I hope will leave you feeling a little lighter, a little more understood, and—most importantly—a little more connected. Because, let’s be honest, connection feels harder than ever right now. We’re tired. We’re overwhelmed. We are living in a time where we’re bombarded with uncertainty, leadership that doesn’t exactly inspire trust, and a whole lot of decisions being made for us that we have zero control over. It’s exhausting. And when we feel exhausted, what’s the first thing to go? Our ability to truly connect—with ourselves, with our loved ones, with our coworkers, even with strangers in the grocery store who, let’s be real, may or may not be blocking the entire aisle while texting. But here’s the thing—we were made to connect. It’s literally built into us. It’s what keeps us going. And even when it feels hard, even when we’d rather just wrap ourselves in a burrito of blankets and scroll endlessly on our phones, we can find ways to reconnect. And today, that’s exactly what we’re going to talk about.