{"id":6,"date":"2014-10-20T15:41:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T15:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T13:05:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real conversations are the ones that move things forward in relationships, that cause growth and improvement, and which are the ones that ultimately matter.&nbsp; In business and in life.<\/p>\n<p>Being able to be authentic and real, to confront (and handle being confronted) when needed, be open and tell the truth, ask for help, even say no and speak up for ourselves, are conversations that many of us find challenging and difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Yet they are the conversations that count.<\/p>\n<p>Telana Simpson helps bright, talented people have no regrets in life by being able to have these meaningful conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s Talk Communication is Telana\u2019s podcast show where she learns how to have these types of conversations, and has some with her guests.<\/p>\n<p>She talks with others to learn more about communicating skills and how to improve relationships, so that more of us can change the world by changing the type of conversations we have.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Subscribe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/resources\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe to receive free communication tips here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>About Telana<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Telana-Simpson-low-res-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-614 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Telana-Simpson-low-res-1-e1608206128176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Telana-Simpson-low-res-1-e1608206128176.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Telana-Simpson-low-res-1-e1608206128176-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkcommunication\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Telana-Simpson-low-res-1-e1608206128176-87x116.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"more about Telana\" href=\"http:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/about-us\/our-coach\/telana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telana Simpson<\/a>&nbsp;is a dynamic transformational Personal Coach who focuses on communicating and relating. She works with people who want to change their lives, specifically to improve their communication skills and relationships and their ability to express themselves verbally, creatively, emotionally and physically. She specialises in self esteem, controlling emotions, overcoming self consciousness and anxiety, handling conflict, fear of confrontation and developing relationships.<\/p>\n<p>She is fascinated by the evolution of enlightenment and consciousness and our ability to create in the world.&nbsp; And thus she focuses her time on relating, leadership and entrepreneurship projects and studies.<\/p>\n<p>She has been the keynote speaker at events and conferences, and appeared on radio and television, and been interviewed for many magazines and newspapers.&nbsp; She was a finalist in the 2011 Feather Awards for the \u201cBusiness Icon &amp; Entrepreneur\u201d category.<\/p>\n<p>Besides coaching and training, Telana is carrying out a trading project where she is <a title=\"one matchstick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onematchstick.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trading a matchstick up into an office<\/a> using the power of networking and the internet and she sat on the board as the Chair of YBSA (Young Business for South Africa) to develop young entrepreneurs and leaders.&nbsp; She was also the Anchor Host of the show \u201c<a title=\"Let's Talk Possibility\" href=\"http:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/talkpossibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let\u2019s Talk Possibility<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Telana and connect with her here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Twitter: <a title=\"Follow Telana here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/telana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Telana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Telana Simpson\" href=\"http:\/\/www.Telana.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telana.co.za<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Telana's LinkedIn Profile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/telana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/telanasimpson\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@telanasimpson\">TikTok<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Telana on Pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/TelanaSimpson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinterest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Facebook Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/InnerCoaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inner Coaching Facebook<\/a>&nbsp; or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TalkCourageousCommunication\">Let&#8217;s Talk Courageous Communication Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>SUPPORT US<br>Consider making a donation to help make this podcast possible.<\/p>\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"ADDBXTLNCNS2Y\"><br>\n<input title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Donate with PayPal button\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\">&nbsp;<\/form>\n<p> &nbsp;or&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/paystack.com\/pay\/todonate\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.innercoaching.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/paystack-donate-button-e1737722608909.png\" alt=\"Donate via Paystack\" width=\"148\" height=\"46\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real conversations are the ones that move things forward in relationships, that cause growth and improvement, and which are the ones that ultimately matter.&nbsp; In business and in life. Being able to be authentic and real, to confront (and handle being confronted) when needed, be open and tell the truth, ask for help, even say no and speak up for ourselves, are conversations that many of us find challenging and difficult. Yet they are the conversations that count. 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