1. Speaking Without a Net: How to Master Impromptu Communication

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

Think Fast Talk Smart

Communicating, Influence, Career Skills, Career, Business, Education, Leadership, Careers, Communication, Career Growth, Public Speaking, Language Learning, Improv

4.7 • 711 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Techniques for effective and efficient impromptu speaking.

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0:00.0	We know from research that success isn't just about effort. It's about strategy, accountability, and of course, communication. And yet, when it comes to job transitions, promotions and salary negotiations, most people go it alone. That's where today's sponsor, Strawberry.combeer career coaching, comes in. Kylie, on the Think Fast Talk Smart team met with a strawberry.
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0:26.1	your career growth and personal development? From the very beginning, the whole process has helped
0:30.7	me to really reflect on how I want to move forward and define my goals. And then my coach Rashmi
0:35.8	took my ideas, helped make them tangible,
0:38.8	and suddenly I'm moving forward with actionable steps that I can manage in my life.
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1:03.7	Welcome to Think Fast Talk Smart, a podcast designed to hone your communication skills.
1:10.4	My name is Matt Abrahams. I'm a lecturer here at
1:13.0	Stanford's Graduate School of Business, where I teach strategic communication. And I'll be inviting
1:17.9	my colleagues and experts in to talk about best practices you can use to become a more
1:23.3	confident, authentic, and compelling communicative.
1:32.9	When we think about our communication at work, we tend to focus on our presentations and meeting contributions that we know we should spend time preparing and practicing for.
1:38.2	But if you think about it, most of our professional communication is spontaneous in nature.
1:42.8	It's providing feedback in the moment,
1:44.5	answering questions, introducing people. These spur-of-the-moment communication events can be as
1:50.1	important, if not even more important, than our planned high-stakes communications. For most people,
1:56.1	these impromptu situations are quite challenging. I am thrilled to invite two experts and good friends here
2:02.8	today to talk about how we can become more comfortable and confident in these spur-of-the-moment
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