In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, Stephen Butler has a truly mind-bending conversation with Julian Treasure, the guy who literally wrote the book (and gave the TED talk, with over 50 million views!) on how to speak so people actually want to listen. I mean, let’s be real—how many of us just drone on, wishing for someone to pay attention? But Julian? He’s the master of sound, communication, and, wait for it—active listening. Yes, listening! Because, spoiler alert, communication is a two-way street, not just a one-person soapbox.

Now, Julian doesn’t just talk about sounding good when you speak—he gets into the gritty details of breathing techniques (yes, breathing) and something called “prosody” (you know, the rise and fall of your voice, the rhythm that makes people lean in instead of checking their p ...