Mathew Blades
How to Talk to People You Don't Like Talking To
Travels from Phoenix AZ, USA
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Speaks on:
Communication
Constructive Conflict
Content Marketing
Culture Transformation
Leadership Development
Storytelling
Formats:
Keynote
Breakout
Facilitation
Mathew's Bio
Mathew Blades is a keynote speaker and communication authority brought in when capable leaders and high-performing teams are stuck in patterns that test trust, talent, and results. His work focuses on one hard truth organizations eventually face: performance plateaus when communication habits go unexamined. An award-winning radio and television host, Mathew spent decades in high-stakes environments where clarity was non-negotiable, feedback was immediate, and miscommunication had real consequences. Today, he translates those pressure-tested principles into practical frameworks leaders can use to interrupt unproductive patterns and restore momentum. Through his Sharp Communication methodology and flagship framework, Air-Check Your Life™, Mathew equips organizations with a shared communication standard, replacing avoidance, over-explaining, and guesswork with clear, direct conversations that build trust and accelerate performance. His keynotes are known for delivering immediate insight.
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Mathew Offers the Following Talks
Aircheck your life™
Break recurring personal and organizational cycles that limit growth
Improve communication without scripts, slogans, or personality changes
Increase trust, engagement, and retention through self-awareness
Identify behaviors that quietly undermine performance and relationships
Step into the role of transitional character, the person who raises the standard and creates lasting change
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0.75 - 2 hours
How to talk to people you don't like talking to
Understanding why hard conversations are so, hard.
Effective Communication and Word Choice
Honesty as the core of hard conversations
How to be the director of hard conversations
How to use humor and how to take a jab
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Power of Podcasting
Understanding of effective communication
How to avoid, Tune-out
What it means to execute the fundamentals flawlessly
How to stand out in a crowded podcast landscape
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When GOOD becomes the Problem
8 concrete, immediately usable shifts for leading conversations, decisions, and expectations
How small communication habits, tone, timing, assumptions compound into misalignment and frustration
A shared communication standard that replaces guessing, over-explaining, and passive agreement with clarity and forward movement
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60 - 90 minutes