Think Faster, Talk Smarter
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4 episodes712: Matt Abrahams - How to Become a Better Communicator: Speaking With Confidence, Structuring Your Message, and Thinking Fast on Your Feet
Matt Abrahams, the book's author, appears as a guest and references Think Faster, Talk Smarter both in the host's introduction and in his own words. He describes recording the audiobook as one of the hardest things he has ever done, explaining that he is better at spontaneous communication—which is precisely what the book is about. Host Ryan Hawk closes the conversation by name-checking the title and expressing admiration for Abrahams's work.
330. Quick Thinks: A CLEAR Way Through Conflict
Matt Abrahams, the host and author, promotes an updated edition of his own book, noting he has added content on leveraging AI for spontaneous speaking, reducing AI-related communication anxiety, and a new chapter on handling in-the-moment conflict. The episode plays an extended excerpt from the updated audiobook, delivered by Abrahams himself, introducing the five-step CLEAR framework for navigating conflict calmly and constructively.
Ask Muriel Anything: Listening to Your Team, Leading With Uncertainty, Balancing Empathy and Accountability
Matt Abrahams, the book's author and guest, promotes an updated edition of Think Faster, Talk Smarter. Host Muriel Wilkins describes it as one of her favorite books to refer clients to and connects its thesis to critical thinking. Abrahams discusses a new chapter on AI, warning that outsourcing communication to AI bypasses the underlying thinking process, leaving speakers unable to respond when probed or challenged.
327. The Human Reset: Reclaiming Authenticity in the Age of AI
Matt Abrahams appears as a guest on his own podcast, interviewed by Lorraine K. Lee about two new chapters in an updated edition of his book. Lorraine asks about the AI chapter, in which Abrahams argues AI has created an authenticity crisis. He introduces his TRUST framework—beginning with a Truthful foundation (grounding messages in lived experience) and Real-time processing of ideas—and discusses the empathy paradox. A second new chapter on handling spontaneous conflict and the CLEAR framework are also touched on.
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