39. Brains Love Stories: How Leveraging Neuroscience Can Capture People's Emotions

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

🗓️ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Why our brains are wired for storytelling.

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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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0:30.7	me to really reflect on how I want to move forward and define my goals. And then my coach Rashmi
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1:03.6	The professor in the very first communication class I ever took started by saying,
1:09.5	communication is very simple. You just need to get what's in
1:12.4	your brain into the brain of someone else. And while he was right that brains are definitely
1:17.5	involved, there is nothing simple about it. Today we'll hear from a world-renowned neuroscientist
1:23.8	who will provide insights into how our brains help us communicate with each other.
1:28.6	Hello, I'm Matt Abrahams, and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of
1:33.7	Business. Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. I am so thrilled to chat with David
1:41.3	Eagleman. David is a neuroscientist and an adjunct professor in
1:45.2	psychiatry at Stanford. His research includes sensory substitution, time perception, vision,
1:52.3	and synesthesia. He is the author of eight books, including his latest, LiveWired. David wrote and hosted
1:59.4	The Brain, an Emmy-nominated television series on both PBS and BBC.
2:04.4	And if that isn't enough, he has launched several neuroscience companies based on his research.
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