252. Rethinks: How to Make Complex Ideas Accessible
Presenting complex information for your audience to understand.As communicators, we often need to take complex information (e.g., financial, technical, or scientific) and make it more understandable f...
25 Dec 202516min
251. How to Stop Performing and Start Communicating with Presence
Why good communication requires presence, not performance.Effective communication isn't about perfecting your performance. According to Dr. Kate Mason, it's about being powerfully present.Mason is a w...
23 Dec 202527min
250. How to Navigate Conflict: Tools For Productive Communication
Celebrate our 250th episode with expert strategies that make tough conversations easier — and more meaningful.Some of the most meaningful shifts in how we communicate come from the moments that challe...
16 Dec 202528min
249. Quick Thinks: Rituals That Make Teamwork Work
The right rituals—and the right conversations—can transform how your team collaborates.Strong collaboration starts with thoughtful practices and clear communication. As Molly Sands, Head of the Teamwo...
11 Dec 202518min
248. Better Together: How to Supercharge Your Team’s Productivity
The secret to effective teamwork and collaboration.To collaborate, we have to communicate. As Molly Sands knows, “The more that we can get on the same page, the more effective we are.”Sands is a behav...
9 Dec 202524min
247. “Matt”er of Fact: Coaching on Feedback and Q&A
Two new Think Fast Talk Smart AI tools put communication skills to the test in real time.Technology promises many things, but few experiments illustrate its potential more vividly than a coach in conv...
2 Dec 202516min
246. Shared Wisdom: How Communication Defines Culture and Builds Community
Why good communication is the key to good communities.Community and communication go hand-in-hand. For Sandy Pentland, the culture and cohesion of any group “has to do with the stories [people] tell e...
27 Nov 202523min
244. Community Creates Change: Build Relationships That Actually Matter
Why community is the most powerful tool for transformation.Community isn't just a feel-good buzzword. According to Gina Bianchini, it's a catalyst for personal and collective transformation.Bianchini ...
20 Nov 202525min
