Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Stanford GSB
Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Stanford GSB
Whether you’re giving a toast or presenting in a meeting, communication is critical to success in business and in life. Join Matt Abrahams, a lecturer of Strategic Communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business, as he sits down with experts in the field to discuss real-world challenges.
How do I send my message clearly when put on the spot? How do I write emails to get my point across? How can I easily convey complex information? How do I manage my reputation?
Think Fast, Talk Smart provides the tools, techniques, and best practices to help you communicate more effectively.
Tuesday 10 May 2022 : In relationships between imperfect people, mistakes are inevitable. And when we find ourselves with damaged connections, it’s a specific...
Tuesday 26 April 2022 : “Listening actively and deeply happens when I genuinely believe that the person who's speaking has intrinsic worth and brings a...
Tuesday 12 April 2022 : “Anyone can make a complicated thing sound complicated. It takes real skill to make it sound simple.”This episode of Think Fast, Talk...
Tuesday 29 March 2022 : “Very often, you are not designing for yourself. And you kind of have to get out of your own way to effectively design with others’...
Tuesday 15 March 2022 : “A mistake that some leaders make is to assume that the people in your organization share your core values. Some of the time some of them...
Tuesday 01 March 2022 : “You’re not going to hit the mark with everybody, but you still need to be mindful of everybody,” says Jonathan Levav, the King...
Wednesday 16 February 2022 : In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, host Matt Abrahams sits down with finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen to...
Thursday 10 February 2022 : In this 50th episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, host Matt Abrahams and executive producer Jenny Luna share the winners' plans from our...
Wednesday 02 February 2022 : “Make them want to turn the page,” says Paula Moya, a professor at Stanford University and author of The Social Imperative: Race, Close...
Tuesday 18 January 2022 : “We have to make data emotional because emotions are what drive us to act,” says Chip Heath, a professor of organizational behavior and...
Wednesday 05 January 2022 : “Eighty five percent of people report being nervous about speaking in public, and I believe the other 15% are lying,” says Matt...
Tuesday 14 December 2021 : “Great founders are great storytellers,” says Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Stephanos Zenios in this “Quick Thinks”...
Friday 03 December 2021 : “To be creative, ideas must be both novel and useful. That’s the definition that we use in creativity research,” says Justin Berg, an...
Thursday 18 November 2021 : In each episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Stanford GSB lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams asks his guests the same question: “What...
Thursday 11 November 2021 : "Leadership is a role that you play, like a part you play in other people’s lives. And [your] expression of that role is your...
Thursday 28 October 2021 : “Social psychologists believe that if we want to understand our own behavior and the behavior of others, the first thing we have to ask or...
Friday 15 October 2021 : Being a better listener has a lot to do with silence, says Collins Dobbs, a lecturer in management at Stanford Graduate School of Business....
Thursday 30 September 2021 : “Part of teamwork is dating,” says Stefanos Zenios, The Investment Group of Santa Barbara Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of...
Thursday 16 September 2021 : “Stress is natural, stress is inevitable when you're living a life that's connected with things you care about. And learning how to...
Thursday 02 September 2021 : In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams sits down with David Eagleman, a neuroscientist and the...
Thursday 19 August 2021 : “One of the things I think is really exciting about all this, and perhaps a little bit frightening, is nobody actually knows how to do it....
Thursday 05 August 2021 : In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Stanford GSB Lecturer Robert Siegel sits down with Matt Abrahams to discuss the role of...
Thursday 15 July 2021 : In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Sara Singer,a professor of organizational behavior (by courtesy) at Stanford Graduate School of...
Friday 25 June 2021 : “I say sometimes that leadership is a journey into yourself. It’s self-renewal, self-reflection, self-confidence. It’s going to bed...
Thursday 03 June 2021 : “Simple language, forceful language, vivid language, and keeping it simple and direct,” says Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, are all tools to...
Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Stanford GSB
Forgiveness: How the Right Communication Repairs Relationships
In relationships between imperfect people, mistakes are inevitable. And when we find ourselves with damaged connections, it’s a specific...
Are You Listening?: How to Stay Open and Curious to Other People’s Ideas
“Listening actively and deeply happens when I genuinely believe that the person who's speaking has intrinsic worth and brings a...
Lean Messaging: How Simple Messages Really Stick
“Anyone can make a complicated thing sound complicated. It takes real skill to make it sound simple.”This episode of Think Fast, Talk...
Ideas & Empathy: How to Design and Communicate with Others in Mind
“Very often, you are not designing for yourself. And you kind of have to get out of your own way to effectively design with others’...
Leadership and Ethics: How to Communicate Your Core Values
“A mistake that some leaders make is to assume that the people in your organization share your core values. Some of the time some of them...
Step Up and Stand Out: How to Create the Right Environment for Communication
“You’re not going to hit the mark with everybody, but you still need to be mindful of everybody,” says Jonathan Levav, the King...
Communicating Our Mistakes: How to Avoid Common Flaws and Make Better Decisions
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, host Matt Abrahams sits down with finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen to...
We Asked, You Answered: Celebrating our 50th Episode with your Anxiety Management Plans
In this 50th episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, host Matt Abrahams and executive producer Jenny Luna share the winners' plans from our...
Telling Good Stories: How to Use the Elements of Narrative to Keep Listeners Engaged
“Make them want to turn the page,” says Paula Moya, a professor at Stanford University and author of The Social Imperative: Race, Close...
Make Numbers Count: How to Communicate Data Effectively
“We have to make data emotional because emotions are what drive us to act,” says Chip Heath, a professor of organizational behavior and...
Speaking Up Without Freaking Out: How to Tackle Communication Anxiety
“Eighty five percent of people report being nervous about speaking in public, and I believe the other 15% are lying,” says Matt...
Quick Thinks: How to Use Storytelling to Be a Better Founder
“Great founders are great storytellers,” says Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Stephanos Zenios in this “Quick Thinks”...
Stay Creative: How to Keep Your Ideas Fresh and Practical
“To be creative, ideas must be both novel and useful. That’s the definition that we use in creativity research,” says Justin Berg, an...
Recipes From the “Communication Kitchen”: How to Handle Three Common Challenges This Holiday Season
In each episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Stanford GSB lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams asks his guests the same question: “What...
Act Like a Leader: How Lessons From The Theater Can Help You Step into Power
"Leadership is a role that you play, like a part you play in other people’s lives. And [your] expression of that role is your...
Get Psyched: How Time and Situations Shape Our Communication
“Social psychologists believe that if we want to understand our own behavior and the behavior of others, the first thing we have to ask or...
Space, Pace, and Grace: How to Handle Challenging Conversations
Being a better listener has a lot to do with silence, says Collins Dobbs, a lecturer in management at Stanford Graduate School of Business....
Speak like a Founder: How Successful Entrepreneurs Communicate to Their Teams
“Part of teamwork is dating,” says Stefanos Zenios, The Investment Group of Santa Barbara Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of...
Mindset Matters: How to Embrace the Benefits of Stress
“Stress is natural, stress is inevitable when you're living a life that's connected with things you care about. And learning how to...
Brains Love Stories: How Leveraging Neuroscience Can Capture People's Emotions
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams sits down with David Eagleman, a neuroscientist and the...
The New Normal: How Hybrid Work Actually Works
“One of the things I think is really exciting about all this, and perhaps a little bit frightening, is nobody actually knows how to do it....
Be Better: How Communication Catalyzes Business Transformation
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Stanford GSB Lecturer Robert Siegel sits down with Matt Abrahams to discuss the role of...
Perfecting Teamwork: Building High-Performing Teams By Encouraging Learning
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Sara Singer,a professor of organizational behavior (by courtesy) at Stanford Graduate School of...
Leading From The Hot Seat: How To Communicate Under Pressure
“I say sometimes that leadership is a journey into yourself. It’s self-renewal, self-reflection, self-confidence. It’s going to bed...
How We Gain — Or Give Away — Authority While Speaking
“Simple language, forceful language, vivid language, and keeping it simple and direct,” says Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, are all tools to...
