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Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

239. Tech Tools: How Smarter Scheduling Leads to Stronger Communication

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

Think Fast Talk Smart

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

4.7 • 805 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Transform how you communicate with tools that make your message stick.

Meetings are where collaboration happens — but too often, scheduling them feels like the biggest barrier to meaningful connection. That’s why Calendly was created: to simplify scheduling and make time for what truly matters — the conversation itself.

In this episode of the Think Fast, Talk Smart Tech Tools miniseries, host Matt Abrahams talks with Calendly’s Vice President of Growth, Darren Chait, about how intentional scheduling leads to better communication, stronger relationships, and more productive meetings. They explore how data-driven insights can improve collaboration, reduce burnout, and help teams make every meeting count.

In addition to insight-packed discussions, this miniseries explores innovative tools that enhance the way we communicate and connect. Whether you want to make your presentations more memorable, craft stories that stick, or connect with your audience on a deeper level, these episodes will help you communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and impact.

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Chapters:

  • (00:00) - Introduction
  • (01:12) - Calendly Elevator Pitch
  • (02:47) - The Origin of Calendly
  • (04:44) - The Art of Intentional Scheduling
  • (06:33) - Making Meetings More Effective
  • (07:30) - Favorite Communicator
  • (10:13) - Communication Hack or Tool
  • (12:18) - Conclusion

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This Tech Tools miniseries is brought to you by Prezzi, the presentation tool that makes your ideas easy to follow, hard to forget, and faster than ever to create with Prezzi AI.

0:13.0

The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade.

0:17.0

At Think Fast Talk Smart, we're taking this quote by Benjamin Franklin, the famous

0:21.3

U.S. inventor and founding father very seriously. As you know, our show strives to share

0:26.5

tips and techniques to help you hone and improve your communication and careers. These

0:31.7

practices and approaches can be augmented with tools and technology. I'm Matt Abrahams. I teach strategic communication at

0:38.9

Stanford Graduate School of Business. Welcome to this tech tools mini series of Think Fast, Talk

0:44.7

Smart, the podcast. In this multi-part mini-series, we'll introduce you to tools we use at Think Fast Talk

0:51.4

Smart to help us be better at our spoken and written communication.

0:55.9

And you'll learn best practices from the founders who created them.

0:59.8

Taken together, we hope these communication tools will help you find new ways to think fast

1:04.7

and talk smart.

1:06.7

Hi, Darren. Welcome. I'm really excited to have you on the show.

1:10.0

Likewise always. Thanks, Matt. Really excited to be here.

1:12.8

So many of us have likely scheduled a meeting through Calendly, but some of our listeners might

1:18.0

not know exactly what Calendly is. Can you share what your product is using the pitch structure

1:24.4

I teach my MBA students, which is what if you could, so that, for example,

1:30.0

and that's not all. What if you could avoid the back and forth of scheduling, sharing availability,

1:37.9

navigating time zones, or even working out who the right person is to meet from your business

1:42.9

so that you can schedule faster, get the right person in front of the right person is to meet from your business so that you can schedule faster,

1:45.6

get the right person in front of the right team, and ultimately turn those meetings into revenue,

1:50.7

candidates in the right roles, and a much more efficient way to engage with your customers,

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