Think Faster, Talk Smarter
How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2023
Summary
Stanford lecturer and host of the #1 business podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams, reveals the secrets to finding the right words when it counts.
Communication is crucial to success in life and business. However, it is not just big speeches that matter: it is also those critical, spur-of-the-moment situations for which we cannot prepare.
A prospective client asking unexpected questions during a sales pitch, a teacher singling you out for an answer during a class, a h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035024964 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035024969 |
| Author: | Matt Abrahams |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Business |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 153mm x 234mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
Critics Review
Remarkably helpful and specific. I certainly plan to follow Abrahams’ recommendations – Robert Cialdini, internationally bestselling author of Pre-Suasion
Exceptional. His tools for thinking quickly and speaking clearly are indispensable. His easy-to-understand approach helps anyone to become a better ‘in-the-moment’ communicator – Tony Fadell, inventor of the iPod, co-creator of the iPhone, and internationally bestselling author of Build
A gold standard for communication best practices. Matt’s six step approach to speaking confidently and clearly in spontaneous situations helps calm the nervous system so you can focus on what matters: creating connection with those around you and responding in the moment. – David Eagleman, neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author of The Brain
An essential contribution to the communication field. Matt provides a powerful toolkit for managing the anxiety-filled situation of speaking spontaneously — answering questions, giving feedback, addressing mistakes and miscues – Jonah Berger, internationally bestselling author of Contagious
Filled with practical, tactical advice, this book is indispensable. – Kim Scott, internationally bestselling author of Radical Candor
An essential read. Matt Abrahams has a gift for making complex concepts easy to understand and simple to enact – Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive
Sparkling and deeply human. Abrahams lays out his proven approach to easily and powerfully telling your story, share your achievements, and getting the results you deserve. If you work with people, you must read this book! – Laszlo Bock, former Chief People Officer of Google and bestselling author of Work Rules!
Matt Abrahams
Matt Abrahams is the Larsen Lam Family Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, and a much sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant for Fortune 100 companies. His popular podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart, is the number one career/business programme on Apple Podcasts in India, Israel, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore, and in the top five in the US and the UK, with 1.1 million average downloads/listens per month. His TEDx talks have racked up over six million views. Think Faster, Talk Smarter is his first book.
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