13. Make ’Em Laugh: How to Use Humor as a Secret Weapon in Your 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

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Use humour to build bonds in business and in life.

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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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1:00.6	Smart. Hello, I'm Matt Abrahams, and I teach strategic communication at Stanford
1:07.3	Graduate School of Business. Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast.
1:13.5	Humor is like a Swiss Army knife.
1:15.5	It allows you to connect with your audience.
1:17.5	It can diffuse tension, elevate status,
1:19.9	compel others to your point of view.
1:21.9	Humor can help you and your message stand out.
1:24.3	Yet most of us hesitate to use humor,
1:27.1	especially in our professional lives. To learn of us hesitate to use humor, especially in our professional lives.
1:29.4	To learn more about the power of humor and how to better use this tool, I am thrilled to be
1:34.8	joined by Jennifer Ocker and Naomi Bactonis, who together have just written the book,
1:40.3	Humor Seriously. And they also teach the wildly popular GSB class, humor, serious business.
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