Everything Speaks

Leigh Caraher argues on Everything Speaks that clarity is disciplined reduction, not simplification, and that communicators often “overexplain” instead of oversimplifying.

Leigh Carraher argues that effective PR must include internal audiences, especially employees, before external media outreach.

Leigh Carraher argues that bad press often stems from bad business decisions, not incompetent PR staff.

Lee Caraher explains why nodding in meetings often indicates confusion rather than understanding, using a CEO's experience with a leadership team as an example.

Lee Caraher explains the Streisand effect, why it's more dangerous in the social media age, and how companies often make things worse by over-explaining.

Leigh Caraher says on Everything Speaks that “AI didn't kill originality” and that it exposed how much expert content was already “formulaic and jargon heavy.” She links that claim to research from HBR, MIT, the Edelman Trust Program, and Penn, arguing that overload makes people “more conservative” and less open to new ideas.

Lee Caraher, speaking on Everything Speaks, uses the July 17 Astronomer CEO and Coldplay kiss-cam controversy to explain crisis response.

Lee Caraher discusses the power of empathy in communication as a key to building connection and influence, especially for leaders.

Lee Caraher discusses why communication is the most important skill in the workplace, citing that it is the most widely cited skill on job postings at 32%.

Lee Caraher discusses the importance of genuine appreciation in the workplace to build a positive culture and strengthen teams.

Lee Caraher discusses strategies for breaking through the noise on social media using organic and paid approaches that build authentic and lasting results.

["Everything Speaks uses this episode to compare allyship and accompliceship through Leigh Carraher's conversation with Dr.