Episodes

Bonus: How to Manage Speaking Anxiety the Think Faster, Talk Smarter Way
Sept. 26, 2024

Bonus: How to Manage Speaking Anxiety the Think Faster, Talk Smarter …

Gain control over your speaking and excel in your communication.

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161. Do Your Homework: Know What to Say by Knowing Who You’re Talking To
Sept. 24, 2024

161. Do Your Homework: Know What to Say by Knowing Who You’re Talking…

Know your audience and tailor the message for them.

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160. Rethinks: How to Communicate Your Gameplan
Sept. 17, 2024

160. Rethinks: How to Communicate Your Gameplan

Why organizational strategy can be both top-down and bottom-up.

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158. Hope for Cynics: Building Trusting Relationships through Communication
Sept. 3, 2024

158. Hope for Cynics: Building Trusting Relationships through Communi…

“Acts of trust are the bedrock on which relationships are formed.”

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157. Communicating the Future: Defining Where We Want AI to Take Us
Aug. 27, 2024

157. Communicating the Future: Defining Where We Want AI to Take Us

Advancing technology can be used to raise our own standards of communication.

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156. Creative Communication: How Our Design Choices Illustrate Our Values
Aug. 20, 2024

156. Creative Communication: How Our Design Choices Illustrate Our Va…

Applying design thinking to communication can help create the world around us.

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155. Can We Be Candid? How to Communicate Clearly and Directly
Aug. 13, 2024

155. Can We Be Candid? How to Communicate Clearly and Directly

In communication the best route is often the most direct.

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154. Rethinks: Communicating Better as a Leader
Aug. 6, 2024

154. Rethinks: Communicating Better as a Leader

Changing role of communication in business leadership.

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152. Fix Your Communication: Why It’s About Connection Over Perfection
July 23, 2024

152. Fix Your Communication: Why It’s About Connection Over Perfection

The Fixable podcast turns to Matt Abrahams on what to do when communication breaks down.

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150. Communication Tips from the Classroom and Around the World
July 9, 2024

150. Communication Tips from the Classroom and Around the World

Good advice for good communication in this 150th episode.

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148. Conviction and Compassion: How to Have Hard Conversations
June 25, 2024

148. Conviction and Compassion: How to Have Hard Conversations

"Directness, with respect, is essential.”

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147. Disrupt Yourself: How to Innovate Who You Are and Become Who You Can Be
June 18, 2024

147. Disrupt Yourself: How to Innovate Who You Are and Become Who You…

Disrupting yourself can open new doors and help you reach your full potential.

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146. Stress Resets: How to Change Your Internal Dialogue to Communicate Better
June 11, 2024

146. Stress Resets: How to Change Your Internal Dialogue to Communica…

Manage stress by adjusting the conversations that we have with ourselves.

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144. Communicating Through Conflict: How to Get Along with Anyone
May 28, 2024

144. Communicating Through Conflict: How to Get Along with Anyone

Transform conflicts into something productive.

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143. Adopting a VC Mindset: How to Achieve More by Thinking, and Communicating, Like a Venture Capitalist
May 21, 2024

143. Adopting a VC Mindset: How to Achieve More by Thinking, and Comm…

Weigh alternatives, make decisions, and move forward without looking back.

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142. Power and Persuasion: Live Insights from Stanford Experts
May 14, 2024

142. Power and Persuasion: Live Insights from Stanford Experts

Matt interviews four distinguished faculty members live from Stanford GSB.

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141. An Invitation for Innovation: Why Creativity Is Found, Not Forced
May 7, 2024

141. An Invitation for Innovation: Why Creativity Is Found, Not Forced

How leaders can foster cultures and environments where innovation thrives.

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140. Rethinks: How to Handle a Skeptical Audience
April 30, 2024

140. Rethinks: How to Handle a Skeptical Audience

Handling challenges and objections from your audience.

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139. Lose Yourself: The Secret to Finding Flow and Being Fully Present
April 23, 2024

139. Lose Yourself: The Secret to Finding Flow and Being Fully Present

Boost your productivity, find more joy in your work, and be more present in the moment.

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