The ReLeader Podcast
The Art of Listening
Dr. Jon Chasteen interviews Maegan and Nicole about how Adaptive Listening helps leaders build trust, navigate conflict, and create healthier team dynamics.
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TED speaker, podcast guest, and published author. Available for speaking through Gray+Miller Agency.
Maegan speaks on communication, culture, leadership, and teamwork. She is represented by the Gray+Miller Agency for speaking engagements. Contact Gray+Miller Agency
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TED 2025, Dubai
How to Be a Great Listener
Maegan Stephens and Nicole Lowenbraun
Maegan and Nicole introduce the Adaptive Listening framework and four listening styles that help professionals transform workplace relationships.
Podcast Interviews
Speak with People
How to Cultivate Trust and Traction at Work
Jason Raitz talks with Maegan and Nicole about effective communication strategies and how the Adaptive Listening framework helps professionals win in the workplace.
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FranklinCovey On Leadership
Adaptive Listening
Maegan and Nicole discuss the four listening styles and how balancing expressive communication with intentional listening creates professional impact.
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Deep Listening with Oscar Trimboli
Why Adaptive Listening Is Different from Active Listening
A deep dive into the origins of the SAID model and why workplace listening demands a different approach than traditional active listening techniques.
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Listening Skills You Didn't Know You Needed
Maegan breaks down the listening skills most professionals overlook and how the Adaptive Listening framework fills the gap.
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How to Fast-Track Your Executive Presence
Six practical steps to fast-track your executive presence so when it matters most, you're the one driving everyone toward the end goal.
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Active Listening vs. Adaptive Listening
What makes Adaptive Listening different from traditional active listening? Maegan explains the key distinctions.
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Adaptive Listening Book: Meet the Authors
Maegan and Nicole share the story behind the book, from research origins to the SAID framework.
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5 Techniques to Make Complex Ideas Simple
How to present massive, technically complex ideas so audiences understand and buy into your vision, using the Duarte Method.
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The 3 Levels of Data Storytelling
Where does your team fall on the data storytelling maturity curve? The eight critical skills that separate analysts who inform from leaders who inspire action.
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TED Talk: How to Be a Great Listener
Maegan and Nicole Lowenbraun presented at TED 2025 in Dubai on how intentional listening transforms workplace relationships. Their talk introduces the Adaptive Listening framework and the four listening styles that help professionals show up differently in every conversation.
Watch on TED.comAdaptive Listening: How to Cultivate Trust and Traction at Work
Co-authored with Nicole Lowenbraun. Published by Yellow Pear Press (2024). Translated into Traditional Chinese by Yuan-Liou Publishing (2025). Also available as an audiobook narrated by the authors (Tantor Media). A research-backed guide to the four listening styles and the SAID framework for transforming workplace communication.
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"7 Public Speaking Tips From Researchers Who Studied 100,000 Presentations" (April 2016), drawing on Maegan's analysis of presentation data at Quantified Communications.
Read the articleMIT Sloan Management Review
"Broaden Your Influence by Adapting How You Listen" (September 2022) by Nancy Duarte explores how leaders can expand their influence through intentional listening, featuring the Adaptive Listening methodology.
Read the articleRevue Gestion HEC Montréal
"3 questions à… Maegan Stephens" — An interview exploring the advantages of Adaptive Listening, published in the management journal of HEC Montréal (October 2024).
Read the articleFranklinCovey On Leadership Podcast
Maegan and Nicole joined the FranklinCovey On Leadership podcast (October 2024) to discuss the four listening styles and how leaders can balance expressive communication with intentional listening.
Listen on Apple PodcastsDeep Listening with Oscar Trimboli
Episode 122 of Oscar Trimboli's Deep Listening podcast. Maegan and Nicole explain the origins of the SAID model and why adaptive listening is fundamentally different from active listening.
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Episode 93: How to Cultivate Trust at Work. Maegan and Nicole share their expertise on navigating workplace interactions by becoming intentional listeners.
Listen to the episodeTalk with Tara: Command the Room
Maegan joined host Tara Poulin for a solo interview on speaking like a leader, covering executive presence and communication strategies for high-stakes moments.
Listen to the episodeAdaptive Listening Training
Duarte's Adaptive Listening training course teaches teams to identify their default listening style and practice flexing across all four styles. Available as part of Duarte's Connection & Leadership curriculum.
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