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Think Faster, Talk Smarter

How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

Matt Abrahams

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Macmillan Business
09 April 2024
Stanford lecturer and host of the #1 business podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams, reveals the secrets to finding the right words when it counts.

'Filled with practical, tactical advice, this book is indispensable.' Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor

Communication is crucial to success in life and business. However, it is not just big speeches that matter: it is also those critical, spur-of-the-moment situations for which we cannot prepare.

A prospective client asking unexpected questions during a sales pitch, a teacher singling you out for an answer during a class, a high-pressure meeting with senior executives at work, or even a heartwarming toast to deliver on the spot. All are fraught scenarios that might cause you to freeze up. The pandemic has only boosted this fear, by stripping the spontaneity from communication during lockdown, and then changing the communication landscape.

In this invaluable guide, Matt Abrahams - Stanford University lecturer and creator of the hit podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart - provides a six-point methodology that will enable you to cut through the anxiety arising from these stressful, impromptu circumstances to create and deliver crisp, compelling and calm communication.

Think Faster, Talk Smarter is an energetic, engaging resource for anyone who wants to speak out, spread their ideas, and ultimately share their story.

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Imprint:   Macmillan Business
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 243mm,  Width: 162mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   452g
ISBN:   9781035024957
ISBN 10:   1035024950
Pages:   256
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Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Matt Abrahams is the Larsen Lam Family Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and a much sought-after keynote speaker and communication coach for Fortune 100 companies. His popular podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart, is the number one career/business programme on Apple Podcasts in India, Israel, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore, and in the top five in the US and the UK, with 1.1 million average downloads/listens per month. Online videos of his seminars have racked up over 30 million views on YouTube.

Reviews for Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

Remarkably helpful and specific. I certainly plan to follow Abrahams' recommendations. -- Robert Cialdini, internationally bestselling author of <i>Persuasion</i> Exceptional. His tools for thinking quickly and speaking clearly are indispensable. His easy-to-understand approach helps anyone to become a better 'in-the-moment' communicator -- Tony Fadell, inventor of the iPod and internationally bestselling author of <i>Build</i> A gold standard for communication best practices. Matt’s six step approach to speaking confidently and clearly in spontaneous situations helps calm the nervous system so you can focus on what matters: creating connection with those around you and responding in the moment. -- David Eagleman, neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author of <i>The Brain</i> An essential contribution to the communication field. Matt provides a powerful toolkit for managing the anxiety-filled situation of speaking spontaneously — answering questions, giving feedback, addressing mistakes and miscues -- Jonah Berger, internationally bestselling author of <i>Contagious</i> Filled with practical, tactical advice, this book is indispensable. -- Kim Scott, internationally bestselling author of <i>Radical Candor</i> An essential read. Matt Abrahams has a gift for making complex concepts easy to understand and simple to enact. -- Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of <i>Drive</i>


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