Season 5

July 29, 2025

219. Six Motivations, One Workplace: Who Are You at Work?

When communicating with their employees, most firms have no idea who they’re talking to.

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July 24, 2025

218. Teaching Truths & Tactics: Live Lessons From Stanford in Capetown

Real connection means understanding your audience, staying true to yourself, and creating space for others.

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July 22, 2025

217. Rethinks: How to Build Deep Connections

How to be a skilled conversationalist in work, love, and life.

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July 15, 2025

216. Wired for Words: A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Influence

Understanding your audience's psychology is the key to crafting communication that resonates.

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July 10, 2025

215. The New Media Landscape: Trust, Transparency, and Transformation

For your communication to be credible, you can’t just say it — you have to do it.

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July 8, 2025

214. From Crisis to Clarity: Simplicity, Feedback, and the Art of Bei…

How to communicate clearly in any context, from newsrooms to the world stage.

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July 1, 2025

213. Rethinks: Building Trusting Relationships Through Communication

How to turn doubt and suspicion into hopefulness and trust.

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June 26, 2025

212. Break It to Make It: Disrupt Your Way to the Perfect Job Fit

Career growth starts with stepping outside your comfort zone.

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June 24, 2025

211. Small Screens, Strong Signals: Mastering Modern Communication

In the age of virtual communication, here’s how to ensure your messages convey what you mean.

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June 17, 2025

210. First Impression to Lasting Impact: Use Status Strategically

Career success takes a status boost, not a power grab.

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June 12, 2025

209. Find Your Fit, Find Your Focus - Catalyze Your Career

How to turn curiosity, clarity, and AI into your most powerful job search tools.

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June 10, 2025

208. Ambiguity to Action: Tensions and Trade-Offs of Leadership and C…

Amidst constant change, clear communication is the key to navigating uncertainty.

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June 3, 2025

207. From Conflict to Connection: Having Crucial Conversations that C…

How victim, villain, and helpless stories sabotage our most important conversations.

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May 29, 2025

206. Crafting Narratives That Motivate: What’s Your Strategy Story?

Great strategy starts with a question—and a story worth believing in.

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May 27, 2025

205. Say What Sucks: Catalyzing Organizational Change with AI

A live SXSW panel on how employee complaints illuminate the path to organizational innovation.

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May 20, 2025

204. Tough Talks: Turn Tension Into Trust

How to have the conversations that are most difficult — and most important.

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May 15, 2025

203. No Script, No Problem: Final Secrets to Speaking Under Pressure …

Stay sharp, sound confident, and speak with impact — even when you're put on the spot.

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May 13, 2025

202. Own Your Brand: How to Communicate with Presence and Impact

The power of creating the reputation you want to have.

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May 6, 2025

201. Ballpark to the Boardroom: How Alex Rodriguez Hits a Communicati…

Alex Rodriguez shares why in sports and business, striking out is just a part of the game.

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April 29, 2025

200. Four Keys for Focused Communication: Live Lessons from Our 200 E…

This live Q&A with host Matt Abrahams celebrates 200 episodes of Think Fast, Talk Smart.

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April 22, 2025

199. Blunder Pressure: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (3 of 3)

This three-part miniseries is all about keeping your cool when speaking on the spot.

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April 17, 2025

198. Pause and Effect: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (2 of 3)

This three-part miniseries is all about keeping your cool when speaking on the spot.

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April 15, 2025

197. Prep or Perish: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (1 of 3)

This three-part miniseries is all about keeping your cool when speaking on the spot.

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April 8, 2025

196. Ditch the Dictionary: Communicate Confidently Through Connection

Communication isn’t about perfect word choice, it’s about connecting with others.

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