Podcast Episodes

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

Season 4

Whether you’re trying to build a romantic or professional connection, Rachel Greenwald’s advice is exactly the same. “Focus on how you make someone feel more than you focus on the words that you're s…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

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

Season 4

*This episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart won "Best Business Podcast Episode" at the 2023 Webby Awards.* 

“You’re not going to hit the mark with everybody, but you still need to be mindful of everybody,…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

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

Season 4

We’ve all been there — we think we understand something, but when it comes time to explain it to someone else, we flounder.

According to Gregory LaBlanc, a lecturer in management at Stanford GSB, atte…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

86. Building Habits: The Key to Lasting Behavior Change

Season 4

Whether you want to read more books or exercise more regularly, BJ Fogg has good news. “Habits are easier to form than most people think,” he says, “If you do it in the right way.”

As the founder and …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

85. Rethinks: Don't Get Lost in Translation

Season 4

Having to communicate in a language other than our native tongue can be quite a challenge, especially without a script or prepared speech.

In this "Rethinks" episode, we revisit Matt's conversation wi…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

84. Quick Thinks: How Others Define Us

Season 4

“The self is incompatible with freedom, the way most people understand it, because the self is a constraint,” says social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior Brian Lowery. “The ‘you…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

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

Season 4

“If you're not living life according to your own values, you're most likely living them according to someone else's,” says Charlotte Burgess-Auburn.

Burgess-Auburn is a designer, artist, educator, and…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

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

Season 4

It’s easy to feel like the star of the show when giving a presentation. But according to communication guru Nancy Duarte, you’re not the hero of this story.

For Duarte, founder and CEO of world-renown…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

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

Season 4

Why does disagreement feel so personal? According to author, journalist, and physician Seema Yasmin, it’s because beliefs aren’t just about what we think, they’re about who we are.

“What [people] beli…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

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

Season 4

Words have impact. But when it comes to enchanting audiences and captivating with communication, Jonah Berger, PhD ’07, says some words are more potent than others.

Berger is a Wharton School professo…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago