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Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart · Business

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

One of the most essential ingredients to success in business and life is effective communication. Join Matt Abrahams, best-selling author and Strategic Communication lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, as he interviews experts to provide actionable insights that help you communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact. From handling impromptu questions to crafting compelling messages, Matt explores practical strategies for real-world communication challenges. Whether you’re navigating a high-stakes presentation, perfecting your email tone, or speaking off the cuff, Think Fast, Talk Smart equips you with the tools, techniques, and best practices to express yourself effectively in any situation. Enhance your communication skills to elevate your career and build stronger professional relationships. Tune in every Tuesday for new episodes. Subscribe now to unlock your potential as a thoughtful, impactful communicator. Learn more and sign up for our eNewsletter at fastersmarter.io.

Episodes

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95. The Power of No: How Boundaries Help Us Live More Empowered Lives

20 Jun 2023
25m
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This podcast episode delves into the art of saying "no" effectively, exploring the concept of empowered refusal and its significance in helping us live our best lives, as well as strategies for transitioning from a planning stage to implementation and the key ingredients for effective communication.

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94. LEADing ideas: Research-Backed Tips and Tools from Four Stanford Professors

13 Jun 2023
28m
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This podcast episode stresses the importance of adaptability, flexibility, motivation, social support, and embracing challenges. It highlights strategies for sustaining motivation, including breaking down large goals, seeking social support, and adopting a journey mindset. It underscores the impact of framing and psych...

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93. All the Feels: The Personal and Professional Power of Emotional Awareness

06 Jun 2023
17m
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This podcast episode explores the Stanford GSB's interpersonal dynamics course, emphasizing emotional intelligence, empathy, and positive interactions in fostering connections, resolving conflicts, and effective communication. The key takeaways center around acknowledging and managing emotions, honing communication ski...

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92. No Regrets: How to Take Risks in Your Communication, Relationships, and Career

30 May 2023
26m
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This podcast episode delves into effective communication, emphasizing audience-centricity, conciseness, and the ability to galvanize action. It highlights the significance of natural human conversation and the need to understand an audience's knowledge, interests, and concerns to deliver impactful messages. The discuss...

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91. Um, Like, So: How Filler Words Can Create More Connected, Effective Communication

23 May 2023
29m
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This podcast episode explores how language shapes our understanding of the world, how language usage changes over time, the significance of discourse markers, and the impact of intonation patterns and tone of voice in communication, discussing the challenges that women face in professional settings based on their speec...

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90. Rethinks: Brains Love Stories – How Leveraging Neuroscience Can Capture People’s Emotions

16 May 2023
20m
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This podcast episode explores the intersection of neuroscience, storytelling, and communication, highlighting the importance of vividness, emotion, and understanding the audience for effective communication. It also delves into intriguing research on creating new senses and their potential impact on communication and c...

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89. Listen, Listen, Listen: How to Build Deep Connections

09 May 2023
24m
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This podcast offers practical tips for improving small talk and communication skills in both professional and personal settings. It emphasizes the importance of being authentic in conversations and building genuine connections. The key to successful communication lies in creating a positive experience by making others ...

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88. Rethinks: Leading From Home – How to Create the Right Environment for Communication

02 May 2023
20m
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This podcast episode explores a range of topics related to communication, including the impact of context on decisions, the challenges of remote work culture, and the key ingredients for successful communication.

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87. Know What You’re Saying: How Communicating Tests Our Understanding

25 Apr 2023
20m
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This podcast episode explores effective communication in data analysis, digital transformation, teaching methods, reading strategies, and the essential ingredients for successful communication, emphasizing the importance of understanding data qualitatively, managing change, adopting multilingualism, adapting teaching s...

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86. Building Habits: The Key to Lasting Behavior Change

18 Apr 2023
19m
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This podcast episode unveils the concept of "Information Action Fallacy," where simply providing information is not enough to induce behavior change. It highlights the Behavioral Model (B = M-A-P), emphasizing Motivation, Ability, and Prompts as crucial factors. The episode also explores the formation and modification ...

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85. Rethinks: Don't Get Lost in Translation

11 Apr 2023
13m
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This podcast episode explores the challenges faced by non-native speakers in communicating in a language other than their native tongue and provides practical strategies to overcome these challenges. It emphasizes the importance of practice, leveraging technology, and immersing oneself in the target language to improve...

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84. Quick Thinks: How Others Define Us

04 Apr 2023
14m
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This podcast episode delves into the concept of the self as a fluid and interconnected entity shaped by relationships, social interactions, and cultural contexts. It explores the interplay between freedom and relationships, arguing that relationships both limit and enlarge the self and that freedom may lie in recognizi...

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83. You Need a Manifesto: How to Communicate Your Convictions

28 Mar 2023
19m
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This episode explores the concept of creating personal manifestos as statements of purpose and scripts for action. It highlights the importance of identifying core values and using playful, tactile methods to craft and share a manifesto. Effective communication is emphasized, with a focus on empathy, understanding the ...

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82. It’s Not About You: Why Effective Communicators Put Others First

21 Mar 2023
21m
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This podcast episode explores the importance of empathy, effective listening, and powerful storytelling in effective communication. Communication expert Nancy Duarte emphasizes the significance of understanding the audience and weaving a compelling narrative that moves people from their current state to a desired one. ...

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81. Fact or Fiction? How to Communicate When We Hold Different Beliefs

14 Mar 2023
21m
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This podcast episode explores effective communication tactics and the art of behavior change, highlighting the importance of empathy, understanding motivations, and avoiding an inflexible one-size-fits-all approach.

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80. Magic Words: Change What You Say to Inspire and Influence Others

08 Mar 2023
27m
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This podcast episode explores the significance of word-of-mouth marketing and the impact of language use in effective communication. It emphasizes the importance of leveraging social currency, choosing the right words, asking questions, using certainty, and employing emotional language to engage and persuade audiences....

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79. Equity by Design: How Diversity Ignites Creativity

28 Feb 2023
24m
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This podcast episode explores the significance of diverse social networks in organizations, recognizing the multifaceted nature of communication in fostering collaboration and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. The value of actively listening, collaborating, and educating oneself about the needs of marginalize...

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78. Three Guiding Principles for Successful Communication

14 Feb 2023
24m
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This podcast episode focuses on effective communication strategies, emphasizing the importance of understanding the audience, setting clear goals, and structuring messages accordingly. It delves into the challenges of presenting to diverse audiences and shares tips for tailoring messages effectively. Adapting communica...

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77. Quick Thinks: AI Has Entered The Chat – A "Conversation" with ChatGPT

07 Feb 2023
9m
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This podcast episode offers a conversation between the host and ChatGPT about the potential impact of AI on communication. They discuss these key elements of effective communication such as listening, speaking authentically, and showing empathy while also emphasizing the importance of considering the limitations of AI ...

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Think Fast, Talk Smart: The Podcast | Season 4 Trailer

01 Feb 2023
2m
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This podcast episode explores the physiological response to excitement, nervousness, and dread, also stresses the importance of communication skills in leadership roles, including connecting with others, motivating and inspiring them to reach their highest potential. It also provides practical tips for honing and devel...

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