170. Advice from Nontraditional Storytellers Part 1
Wisdom from the witness stand to the newsstand.The best storytellers might not call themselves storytellers at all. But from litigating in the courtroom to crafting newspaper cartoons, these experts k...
26 Nov 202417min
169. Don't Be a ZQ: Make Your Conversations Count
What makes a great conversation?“Many of us dread small talk,” says Harvard Business School professor and author Alison Wood Brooks. Yet she believes these everyday exchanges are the gateway to dee...
19 Nov 202426min
Launching: Think Fast Talk Smart Premium
Introducing our new Premium membership, designed to enhance communication and career skills with expanded content and tools. Enjoy early access to live events, AMAs (Ask Matt Anything), eQuips—Essenti...
14 Nov 20242min
168. How Story Can Change Everything in Your Career
Make your message memorable.“Immediately forgettable” — that’s how Matthew Dicks describes most of the business communication that he encounters. If you want to be remembered, he says, it’s time to te...
12 Nov 202426min
167. Hollywood Lessons For Successful Communication
Beyond the Big Screen.Every business meeting, product launch, or marketing communication has something in common with your favorite movie: they all succeed or fail based on their ability to make you f...
5 Nov 202424min
166. Why Relying on Talent Alone Will Fail You
Why practice is the key to success.If there’s anyone who knows about performing under pressure, it’s former NFL quarterback Andrew Luck. Whether playing in front of thousands or presenting to ten, his...
29 Okt 202421min
165. Building Your Personal Brand Makes a Promise: Are You Keeping It?
Create more meaningful communication by defining your audience. Before you even think about communicating a message, defining a brand, or developing a strategy, Seth Godin says you have to ask these q...
22 Okt 202424min
164. Rethinks: Using "Pre-suasion" to Influence Others
The inner workings of social influence and persuasion.Want to change someone’s mind? First, explains Robert Cialdini, you have to change their framing.For Cialdini, the Regent's Professor Emeritus of ...
15 Okt 202431min
