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52. 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 talk about …
4 years, 1 month ago
51. 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 Confident Comm…
4 years, 1 month ago
50. 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 Reading, and …
4 years, 1 month ago
49. 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 author of the…
4 years, 2 months ago
48. 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 Abrahams, lecturer in…
4 years, 2 months ago
47. 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” episode. Zenios …
4 years, 3 months ago
46. 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 assistant profe…
4 years, 3 months ago
45. 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 are the firs…
4 years, 4 months ago
44. 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 responsibility as a lea…
4 years, 4 months ago
43. 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 notice is,…
4 years, 4 months ago