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Think Fast Talk Smart (Hindi): Communication Techniques6. From Monologue to Dialogue How to Handle a Skeptical AudiencePreparing to speak in front of a skeptical audience is more than thinking about objections beforehand – there are specific techniques you can use to respond to these challenging situations without sounding defensive, evasive, or dismissive. Here, we offer a few key tips for how to handle skepticism with aplomb.In this podcast, host Matt Abrahams and Stanford GSB lecturer Burt Alper share how to prepare for these challenges from your audience and discuss the importance of tactics like acknowledging audience input, reframing responses, and how to remain cool, collected, and credible.एक skeptical audience के सामने बोलने की तैयारी सिर्फ पहले से objections के बारे में सोच लेने तक सीमित नहीं है — ऐसी चुनौतीपूर्ण परिस्थितियों में आप कुछ विशेष तकनीकों का उपयोग कर सकते हैं, जो आपको defensive, evasive या dismissive लगे बिना जवाब देने में मदद करती हैं। यहाँ हम कुछ मुख्य टिप्स साझा कर रहे हैं जो आपको skepticism को आत्मविश्वास और संतुलन के साथ handle करने में मदद करेंगी।इस podcast में, host Matt Abrahams और Stanford GSB...
2025-12-0818 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques173. Rethinks: Surviving the HolidaysMaster holiday conversations.The holiday season is a time of joy, connection, and, occasionally, communication challenges and as we gather with family, friends, and colleagues, effective communication becomes crucial. To help make this time more enjoyable, this special Think Fast Talk Smart “Rethinks” episode revisits favorite “recipes” from past Stanford guests along with Matt’s advice for tackling three common holiday scenarios: contributing effectively to ongoing conversations, engaging in meaningful small talk, and managing conflict with clarity and empathy. Whether it's making small talk or resolving conflicts, these strategies aim to turn holiday communication hurdles into opportunities for connec...
2024-12-1013 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques140. Rethinks: How to Handle a Skeptical AudiencePreparing to speak in front of a skeptical audience is more than thinking about objections beforehand – there are specific techniques you can use to respond to these challenging situations without sounding defensive, evasive, or dismissive. Here, we offer a few key tips for how to handle skepticism with aplomb.In this episode, host Matt Abrahams and Stanford GSB lecturer Burt Alper share how to prepare for these challenges from your audience and discuss the importance of tactics like acknowledging audience input, reframing responses, and how to remain cool, collected, and credible.Episode Re...
2024-04-3016 min
Help To Grow Talk: Effective Communication Skills3. The Art Of Pitching To Investors - A Talk With Burt Alper (Stanford GSB)Listen, and learn about the Art of Pitching to Investors in this talk with our guest Burt Alper, Lecturer in Management at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Founder of Burt Alper Consulting. We talk about pitching frameworks - AIM (Audience, Intent, Message) and CUE (Curiosity, Understanding, Excitement); making your pitch memorable; how the investment process works; rehearsing your pitch; anticipating investors questions; last thing you do in a pitch & make it investors easy; what to do if there is no fit & finding an analogy to better connect with investors; and resources that help you s...
2023-07-2543 min
Hamilton Today with Scott ThompsonBrantford is ripe and ready for the Bulldogs, will Hamilton be able to win them back?The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:A legend of music composition has passed away, Scott sends off Burt Bacharach appropriately as Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On Our Heads in the Hammer. Scott also has a look at Valentine’s Day in Niagara Falls, as what was a one-day event for weddings may become an annual tradition. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati explores that with Scott. The Bulldogs are maintaining course for Brantford and Scott wants to chat about opportunities for the city with Jeff Elia, of the Bulldogs, and Barbara Sutherland chair of the Downtown Brantford BIA. As w...
2023-02-101h 18
AuthenticWhite Claws with Burt on a TuesdayBecause OBV! Happy summer, everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-06-0809 min2022-05-2512 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques45. Recipes From the “Communication Kitchen”: How to Handle Three Common Challenges This Holiday SeasonIn each episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Stanford GSB lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams asks his guests the same question: “What are the first three ingredients in a successful communication recipe?” Answers have ranged from specific and poetic, to impactful and thought-provoking. In this episode, we bring you some favorite responses, as well as Matt’s tips for solving three common communication challenges that tend to arise during the holiday season. Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learnin...
2021-11-1812 min
Peds OrthoLit. Update with Jennifer BeckJennifer Beck from UCLA and the Orthopaedic Institute for Children joins us to discuss bone health in children including how to incentivize patients to take their vitamin D and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). We also discuss some of Dr. Beck's preferences for ACL reconstruction and highlight new literature on screening for cervical instability in Down Syndrome, implant selection for Triplanes, whether ankle fractures with syndesmosis injuries do worse, and more! Your hosts are Carter Clement from Children's Hospital of New Orleans and Josh Holt from University of Iowa. Music by A.A. Alto.
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2021-08-3144 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques16. Quick Thinks: How to Craft Your Body Language When Confronting ObjectionsKnowing what to say to a skeptical audience is paramount, but how can your body language communicate empathy, openness, and power? In this Quick Thinks episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, we revisit Matt Abrahams’s conversation with Stanford GSB lecturer Burt Alper about how to keep body language in mind when it comes to handling objections. Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedIn
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2020-07-3106 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques5. From Monologue to Dialogue: How to Handle a Skeptical AudiencePreparing to speak in front of a skeptical audience is more than thinking about objections beforehand – there are specific techniques you can use to respond to these challenging situations without sounding defensive, evasive, or dismissive. Here, we offer a few key tips for how to handle skepticism with aplomb.In this podcast, host Matt Abrahams and Stanford GSB lecturer Burt Alper share how to prepare for these challenges from your audience and discuss the importance of tactics like acknowledging audience input, reframing responses, and how to remain cool, collected, and credible. Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Th...
2020-03-1215 min