Think Fast. Talk Smart. Communication techniques

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October 24,
2017
Think Fast.
Talk Smart.
Communication
techniques.
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The Speaker: Matt Abrahams
Matt Abrahams is a lecturer at
the Stanford Graduate School of
Business, teaching strategic
communication; he also teaches
public speaking in Stanford’s
Continuing Studies Program.

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Approach
Context
Audience
Structure

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Approach
Think of speaking as
a positive opportunity
to share your ideas
with people

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Audience
What does your
audience need to
know from you?
What do they
already know? What
do they expect of
you? What's their
attitude about your
topic?

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Context
Context is important:
What time is it? What
emotional state is your
audience in? What
emotional state do
you want to put them
in? Where are you
physically?

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Structure
Structure your talk
to keep people engaged.
1. Past - Present – Future
2. Problem - Solution - Benefit
3. What - So what? - Now what?

8. Vocabulary

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Vocabulary
Superfluous
More than needed or wanted;
Chink
in (one's) armor
A figurative term for one's weakness,
largest flaw or his prevention of success;
Ubiquitous
Seeming to be everywhere.