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Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

Think Fast Talk Smart

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

4.7 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The secret to having better conversations.

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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.
0:43.7	Wow. Sounds like your coach was super helpful. Absolutely.
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1:02.8	At the end of the day, communication is all about connection. Connecting our ideas,
1:10.0	connecting to other people, connecting to a higher purpose like an
1:13.6	organization's mission or vision. But how do we do this connecting? Mostly, it's through conversation.
1:21.8	Join me today as I have a conversation about conversations. My name is Matt Abrahams, and I teach strategic communication
1:30.2	at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast.
1:38.9	I am super excited today to speak with Allison Wood Brooks. Allison is the O'Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration and Hellman Faculty
1:48.9	Fellow at Harvard Business School.
1:51.6	Allison's research focuses on the science of conversation and interaction, and she teaches an
1:56.4	award-winning course called Talk.
2:00.2	Welcome, Alison. I am so excited that we're actually getting to do this.
2:03.9	Hi, Matt. Thank you so much for reaching out to an East Coast friend. I'm so happy to be here.
2:09.3	It is awesome. And I can't wait to get into our conversation. So let's go ahead and get started.
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