I think that that particular example is really important and resonates nicely with some of the things we've talked about when we've talked with folks who are experts at improv. Make a choice. Be behind that choice and be willing to accept what consequences come from that choice. I don't want to lose what you said earlier about this notion of help people actually see what you're talking about. That is so critical. It is so easy to hide behind slides and data. If you can actually help people have an experience of what you'retalking about, it can be with data too. The idea that somebody can understand something just because their eyes see it on a slide is so different from somebody having
Stress, anxiety, nervousness — when these feelings inevitably arise, lecturer Kelly McGonigal says it’s not about making them go away, but using them to your advantage.
“What I have come to value about anxiety,” says McGonigal, “is it’s a sign that I care.” As she explains, feelings of stress alert us to things that matter to us and help us stay present in the moment — particularly useful, she says, when it comes to communication.
In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, McGonigal and host Matt Abrahams discuss how to channel stress toward more effective communication and to a deeper connection to our own purpose and meaning.
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