Sunday Oct 29, 2023

Build your edge: Communication Quotient (CQ) with Oscar Nominated Clare Munn

Storytelling is a powerful way for humans to share what they are going through. It can also be a way for the stigmas of mental health to be lifted. My guest in this episode, Clare Munn, has been putting story telling at the centre of her efforts to disrupt how the world talks about mental health.

Clare Munn is an entrepreneur, media executive & activist focused on disrupting irrelevant and redundant models by using story telling. She is the Award-winning Executive Producer of The Square - a 3 Emmy, Oscar Nominated film. She also coined and trademarked CQ: Communication Quotient: Expressive & Receptive Intelligence, and H2H, Human 2 Human. Both are being developed into APPS and video and animation vignettes.

She talks about the importance of clear communication to get the support needed, her personal experiences during the pandemic and how we need to value play and diversity. She also discusses gender inequality and how the communication quotient (CQ) is the new IQ.

“Until there is equal pay for equal skills, we are going to continue to have massive problems in all fields” – Clare Munn

You'll hear about:

05:17 - Communication intelligence and self-awareness

11:03 - Mental health, assessments, and personal growth

16:55 - Valuing play and diversity

21:52 - Managing stress and anxiety during a pandemic

29:35 - The importance of having support

37:13 - Gender inequality and entrepreneurship

46:34 - The importance of clear communication

48:20 – Pro and cons of AI mimicking human work

54:13 - CQ is the new IQ

58:20 - Mental health stigma and the importance of storytelling