# Communication Psychology and HR – with Gerhard Ohrband Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749.md RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/f68ea69c/podcast/rss Official site: https://www.thegomethod.org/ Author: Gerhard Ohrband, MA in Psychology (University of Hamburg/Germany) Episodes: 132 ## Resource I’m Gerhard, a communication psychologist and consultant from Hamburg, Germany, working with HR teams and leaders in Moldova, South Eastern Europe, and beyond. Here, we explore the psychological research behind everyday HR and workplace communication — without buzzwords and without pretending everything is easy. Each week, we unpack one topic that HR professionals often hear about but rarely understand from a scientific perspective. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749.md ## Episodes - [Why We Sound Unconvincing in Conversations — Even When We Mean Well](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/why-we-sound-unconvincing-in-conversations-even-when-we-mean-well) — 2026-05-23T12:52:10+00:00 - [Why We Resist Improving Our Communication Skills](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/why-we-resist-improving-our-communication-skills) — 2026-05-16T06:30:05+00:00 - [Employee Voice Between Pretense and Reality](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/employee-voice-between-pretense-and-reality) — 2026-05-09T07:14:33+00:00 - [What Do I Think and Feel About This Person?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/what-do-i-think-and-feel-about-this-person) — 2026-05-02T07:09:21+00:00 - [Error Management Training for Communication](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/error-management-training-for-communication) — 2026-04-25T07:21:55+00:00 - [Why Learning from Success Stories Might Not Be a Good Idea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/why-learning-from-success-stories-might-not-be-a-good-idea) — 2026-04-18T18:05:04+00:00 - [How Can I Admit My Own Faults?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/how-can-i-admit-my-own-faults) — 2026-04-11T05:58:08+00:00 - [Improving Communication and Soft Skills Becomes Critical in a Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/improving-communication-and-soft-skills-becomes-critical-in-a-crisis) — 2026-04-04T08:09:08+00:00 - [Why Keeping Updated on Politics Improves Your Customer Service](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/why-keeping-updated-on-politics-improves-your-customer-service) — 2026-03-21T19:38:27+00:00 - [How to Handle Toxic People at Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/how-to-handle-toxic-people-at-work) — 2026-03-21T19:36:22+00:00 - [Learning Perspective-Taking in Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/learning-perspective-taking-in-conversation) — 2026-03-07T08:32:54+00:00 - [Listening to the Person Behind the Words](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/listening-to-the-person-behind-the-words) — 2026-03-04T15:00:00+00:00 - [Can I change my voice?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/can-i-change-my-voice) — 2026-02-25T15:00:00+00:00 - [Is “fake it until you make it” a good strategy for communication?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/is-fake-it-until-you-make-it-a-good-strategy-for-communication) — 2026-02-18T15:48:00+00:00 - [Why “No Complaints” Might Be the Worst Sign in Your Company](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/why-no-complaints-might-be-the-worst-sign-in-your-company) — 2026-02-11T08:32:50+00:00 - [Why Being Yourself Is Not Enough in Communication](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/why-being-yourself-is-not-enough-in-communication) — 2026-02-04T15:00:00+00:00 - [Common Misconceptions About Communication Training](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/common-misconceptions-about-communication-training) — 2026-01-24T15:00:01+00:00 - [Are Our Communication Skills Really Improving?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/are-our-communication-skills-really-improving) — 2026-01-21T15:00:00+00:00 - [What Is Perfect Communication?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/what-is-perfect-communication) — 2026-01-14T15:00:00+00:00 - [Numerology and HR — Dangerous or Useful Shortcut?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/numerology-and-hr-dangerous-or-useful-shortcut) — 2025-12-22T09:45:01+00:00 - [How to Deal With Your Own Mistakes in Communication](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/how-to-deal-with-your-own-mistakes-in-communication) — 2025-12-17T11:40:00+00:00 - [The dangers of practicing communication with AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/the-dangers-of-practicing-communication-with-ai) — 2025-12-10T15:00:00+00:00 - [What Is the Problem with Labelling Your Employees?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/what-is-the-problem-with-labelling-your-employees) — 2025-10-27T09:41:00+00:00 - [The Four Top Mistakes Made by Job Interviewers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/the-four-top-mistakes-made-by-job-interviewers) — 2025-10-20T19:03:00+00:00 - [Is Authenticity Overrated?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/communication-psychology-and-hr-with-gerhard-ohrband-7155749/is-authenticity-overrated) — 2025-10-13T08:40:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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