Podcast Episodes

119. Rethinks: How to Embrace the Benefits of Stress

Season 5

“Stress is natural,” says Alia Crum, an assistant professor of psychology at Stanford. “Stress is inevitable when you’re living a life that’s connected with things you care about. And learning how to…

Published on 2 years ago

118. Maximizing your Personal Brand: Communicating Who You Are to Help Get What You Want

Season 5

What comes to people’s minds when they think about you, and can you control it? Dorie Clark says you can — with the power of your personal brand.

According to Clark, “You have brand equity in your own…

Published on 2 years ago

117. Say It, See It: How to Connect Through Conversation

Season 5

Communication is about so much more than sharing words. As neuroscientist Shane O’Mara explains, communication is about sharing reality.

According to O’Mara, “A conversation is where we create a share…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

116. Quick Thinks: Don't Sweat the Small Talk

Season 5

Even if you don’t think you’re a natural, anyone can become proficient at the art of small talk by utilizing the right tactics and behaviors. In this collaboration with Harvard Business Review, strat…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

115. Rethinks: How We Set and Achieve Goals

Season 5

Why do we do what we do? What factors drive us? And how do things like competition with others help us achieve our goals?

These are the questions most interesting to Szu-chi Huang, an associate profes…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

114. Communication Means Paying Attention: The Four Pillars of Active Listening

Season 5

We should all be audience-centric in communication. But, as Julian Treasure contests, we need to take it one step further. What is the listening I am speaking into?, he says, is the question every sp…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

113. Missing Something? How to Kick FOMO with Conscious Decision-Making

Season 5

What if you had that job? What if you were with that person? What if there’s a better option out there? If you find yourself asking these questions, Patrick McGinnis invented the term for what you’re…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

112. From Mistakes to "Missed Takes"

Season 5

This episode we're sharing an excerpt from Matt Abrahams's audiobook, Think Faster, Talk Smarter. Listen in as Matt explains how to think like a movie director, where a mistake isn't a grave error, b…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

111. Rethinks: How to Spark Creativity in Your Communication

Season 5

“Sparking communication starts with asking why or what or how.”

On this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Tina Seelig, the Professor of the Practice at Stanford’s department of management science and…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

110. Write It Well: How to Craft an Email to Capture Busy Readers

Season 5

Whatever you’re writing, Todd Rogers says most people are too busy to read it. That’s why, he says, “you want to make it as easy as possible for them."

Rogers is a professor of public policy at the Ha…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago