2025-01-07
22 分钟Ten essential communication strategies designed to elevate your skills. 2024 has been an incredible year for learning and growth, and as we head into 2025, there’s no better time to reflect on the skills and strategies that can shape our communication and careers. In this special episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams takes us through ten standout lessons from the past year. These aren’t just ideas to remember — they’re practices to evolve with. From Priya Parker’s insights on generous authority to Huggy Rao’s call to cut through jargon monoxide, each concept highlights how small shifts in mindset and behavior can lead to big transformations. With actionable advice and real-world examples, this episode is packed with inspiration to help you Think Fast, Talk Smart, and communicate better in the year ahead. Thank you to our Sponsor Superhuman for offering the TFTS community one month free. Episode Reference Links: Ep.174 Fix Meetings: Transform Gatherings Into Meaningful MomentsEp.164 Using "Pre-suasion" to Influence OthersEp.158 Hope for Cynics: Building Trusting Relationships through CommunicationEp.156 Creative Communication: How Our Design Choices Illustrate Our ValuesEp.148 Conviction and Compassion: How to Have Hard ConversationsEp.142 Power and Persuasion: Live Insights from Stanford ExpertsEp.137 When Words Aren’t Enough: How to Excel at Nonverbal CommunicationEp.138 Speak Your Truth: Why Authenticity Leads to Better CommunicationEp.134 How to Chat with Bots: The Secrets to Getting the Information You Need from AIEp.131 Friction Fixing: How to Use Obstacles to Your Advantage Ep.120 A Few of Matt’s Favorite Things: 10 Communication Takeaways from 2023's TFTS Episodes Connect: Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInChapters: (00:00) - Introduction (02:23) - Priya Parker: Gatherings And Generous Authority (04:29) - Robert Cialdini: Pre-Suasion (06:15) - Jamil Zaki: Trust Loudly (07:28) - Scott Dorley: Design Your Environment (09:54) - Irv Grousbeck: Brevity Conveys Conviction (11:23) - Michele Gelfand: Mind Your Metaphors (12:53) - Dana Carney: Take Space With Words (14:23) - Julia Minson: Use Hear When In Conflict (16:59) - Jeremy Utley And Kian Gohar: How To Chat With Bots (18:38) - Huggy Rao: Avoid Jargon Monoxide (20:44) - Conclusion ********Become a Faster Smarter Supporter by joining TFTS Premium. Take advantage of our Sponsor offer from Superhuman
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Rather than set resolutions, I create evolutions.
My name is Matt Abrahams and I teach Strategic Communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Welcome to Think Fast Talk Smart.
The podcast what an amazing year 2024 has been.
On Thinkfast Talk Smart, we've had the opportunity to learn so many important and insightful skills to help us hone our communication and careers like last year.
I'd like to share with you 10 ideas from this year's episodes that I am working on to implement in my own life.
In what follows, I'll share the guest's name and episode number before providing a summary of the concept and how I'm trying to apply it.
I'll start with the more recent episodes and work backwards.
I hope this helps you to solidify your learnings and practice so you can evolve your communication skills and approach before we get started.
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