podcast

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

by Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart

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

12.06.2025 • 00:25:01

How to turn curiosity, clarity, and AI into your most powerful job search tools. Job search isn’t just about landing your next role—it’s about unders...

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

10.06.2025 • 00:25:12

Amidst constant change, clear communication is the key to navigating uncertainty. How do you communicate with others when you’re confused yourself? F...

207. From Conflict to Connection: Having Crucial Conversations that Count

03.06.2025 • 00:27:00

How victim, villain, and helpless stories sabotage our most important conversations. The hardest conversations aren’t just about what you say to the ...

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

29.05.2025 • 00:24:30

Great strategy starts with a question—and a story worth believing in. A good strategy isn’t just built—it’s told. For Martin Reeves, chairman of the ...

205. Say What Sucks: Catalyzing Organizational Change with AI

27.05.2025 • 00:40:59

A live SXSW panel on how employee complaints illuminate the path to organizational innovation. Wrong question: How can AI revolutionize productivity ...

204. Tough Talks: Turn Tension Into Trust

20.05.2025 • 00:29:06

How to have the conversations that are most difficult — and most important. Before you can have hard conversations with others, you need to have an h...

203. No Script, No Problem: Final Secrets to Speaking Under Pressure (Bonus)

15.05.2025 • 00:16:19

Stay sharp, sound confident, and speak with impact — even when you're put on the spot. Communicating clearly is challenging enough when there’s time ...

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

13.05.2025 • 00:23:11

The power of creating the reputation you want to have. Whether you know it or not, you have a brand. What that brand is, says Lorraine Lee, doesn’t h...

201. Ballpark to the Boardroom: How Alex Rodriguez Hits a Communication Home Run

06.05.2025 • 00:26:40

Alex Rodriguez shares why in sports and business, striking out is just a part of the game. From the baseball field to the boardroom, great communicat...

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

29.04.2025 • 00:43:38

This live Q&A with host Matt Abrahams celebrates 200 episodes of Think Fast, Talk Smart. In an age of endless content and information, how do we ensu...