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Being in the present moment and listening intently can help both your impromptu and planned

communication. In our first podcast on spontaneous speaking, I was joined by

fellow lecturers, Adam Tobin and Dan Klein. Today I am thrilled to share an important portion of that

conversation that didn't make it into the original episode. My name is Matt Abrahams, and I teach

strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business

and welcome to a quick think's episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. So here you go,

this bonus clip from my conversation with two Stanford improv experts on how being in the

present moment helps us to be a better

communicator.

We often don't take the time to be present enough to listen, to understand truly what's needed

in that moment so we can respond accordingly.

Because we're in our heads, because we're judging and evaluating, we might miss some nuance or make some assumptions that get in the way of being successful and spontaneous speaking.

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