133. From Good to Super: How Supercommunicators Unlock the Language of Connection

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

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Techniques that distinguish a good communicator from a “supercommunicator:”

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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.
0:21.0	dot me coach and found it really helpful. Kylie, how is your coach helping you in terms of
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.
0:43.7	Wow. Sounds like your coach was super helpful. Absolutely.
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1:02.5	The ability to connect and to align our goals to others is a real superpower. Today we will
1:10.0	explore how to be a super communicator. My name is
1:15.4	Matt Abrahams, and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
1:20.8	Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. Today I'm excited to chat with Charles Duig.
1:29.7	Charles is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who currently writes for the New Yorker magazine. He is the author of the enormously popular
1:34.9	and helpful, the power of habit. And smarter, faster, better. His newest book,
1:42.1	Super Communicators, out now, fits squarely in the focus of this podcast.
1:48.2	Welcome, Charles. Thanks for having me. I look forward to this conversation. It's going to continue
1:53.0	from the dialogue we had when we were out walking around where I grew up and we had a lot of fun.
1:57.5	No, I've been looking forward to you too. Let's get started. Both of your previous books focus on motivation, decision-making, and personal growth.
2:05.2	I'm curious, what made you look into communication?
2:07.8	The power of habit and Smarterfest are better.
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