Ask Matt Anything (AMA) 1: Trust, Paraphrasing, and Nonverbal Cues
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Think Fast Talk Smart
4.7 • 711 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Enjoy this preview of our first Ask Matt Anything (AMA).
We are excited to introduce this special edition of Think Fast, Talk Smart, featuring a preview of our first-ever Ask Matt Anything (AMA) episode. Typically, these sessions are exclusive to our Think Fast, Talk Smart Premium members, where Matt Abrahams answers the most pressing communication questions submitted by our premium community.
Think Fast, Talk Smart Premium was created to deepen our connection with you and support your growth as effective communicators. Premium members enjoy exclusive benefits like regular full-length AMA episodes, eQuips, or Essential Quick Insight Playlist, early access to events, and more. Beyond this, your membership helps us continue to build a global community dedicated to improving communication skills and advancing careers.
If you find this episode helpful, we invite you to join our Think Fast, Talk Smart Premium community to unlock the full library of AMAs, submit your own questions, and gain access to even more tools and resources. Thank you for being part of our journey! You can learn more at fastersmarter.io/premium.
Episode Reference Links:
- Ep.133 From Good to Super: How Supercommunicators Unlock the Language of Connection
- Ep.137 When Words Aren’t Enough: How to Excel at Nonverbal Communication
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Chapters:
- (00:00) - Introduction
- (01:57) - Building Trust with Senior Leadership
- (04:19) - Engaging Large Virtual Audiences
- (08:07) - Managing Nonverbal Communication
- (10:17) - Balancing Emotions in Conversations
- (12:07) - Navigating Status Differences in Meetings
- (15:12) - Conclusion
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| 1:06.0 | Hi, Jenny here. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Jenny Luna, the founding executive producer of |
| 1:11.7 | Think Fast Talk Smart. Welcome to our first premium AMA, Ask Matt Anything. This is a preview, |
| 1:19.4 | and I'm excited to help you get some questions answered. Our Think Fast Talk Smart AMAs allow you to |
| 1:25.8 | directly get your communication questions answered by Matt. And as a Think Fast Talk Smart AMAs allow you to directly get your communication questions answered by Matt. |
| 1:29.7 | And as a Think Fast Talk Smart premium member, you can submit your questions on our premium portal. |
| 1:35.0 | You'll not only hear your question answered, but you can hear all other premium members questions answered. |
| 1:40.9 | For our general listeners, we will periodically run AMA previews like this one, where you will |
| 1:45.8 | hear a few of Matt's answers to the AMA questions. So without further ado, let's bring Matt on to |
| 1:51.8 | answer some of your insightful questions. Hey, Jenny, great to be here with you. Thank you. |
| 1:58.1 | First up, we have a question from Sumiko, and they write, |
| 2:01.4 | it is very difficult to listen to others' opinions when we have strong opinions ourselves, |
| 2:06.5 | especially when it comes to senior leadership, who may not have the technical background to truly grasp a situation. |
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