Bonus: How to Manage Speaking Anxiety the Think Faster, Talk Smarter Way
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Sep 26, 2024
Discover effective strategies to conquer speaking anxiety and enhance your communication skills. Learn how to reframe anxiety as excitement and employ mindfulness techniques to stay calm under pressure. Personal anecdotes and practical tips reveal how to tackle unexpected questions with confidence. Additionally, find ways to manage physical symptoms of anxiety and sharpen your focus during high-stakes situations. Empower yourself to speak up and shine in any conversation!
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The Onion Interview
Matt Abrahams panicked during a job interview when the CEO asked an unexpected question.
The CEO asked, "If you were an onion, and I peeled back the first three layers, what would I find?"
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Speaking Anxiety Spiral
Speaking anxiety is common and can spiral into negative self-perception.
Managing anxiety, not eliminating it, is key for better communication.
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Two-Pronged Approach
Manage speaking anxiety by tackling immediate symptoms and underlying causes.
Simple techniques can improve comfort and confidence in spontaneous speaking.
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In 'Think Faster, Talk Smarter', Matt Abrahams offers tangible, actionable skills to help even the most anxious speakers succeed in spontaneous communication. The book provides strategies for managing anxiety, responding to the mood of the room, and making content concise, relevant, compelling, and memorable. Drawing on stories from his clients and students, Abrahams offers best practices for navigating Q&A sessions, job interviews, providing effective feedback, making small talk, fixing faux pas, persuading others, and handling other impromptu speaking tasks.
Gain control over your speaking and excel in your communication.
For the first anniversary of his book Think Faster, Talk Smarter, Matt Abrahams shares strategies from the first chapter, focusing on managing speaking anxiety and improving spontaneous communication. Through personal anecdotes and practical techniques, he explains how to handle unexpected questions, reframe anxiety as excitement, and use mindfulness and breathing exercises to stay calm under pressure. The episode also offers tips for managing physical symptoms of anxiety and staying mentally focused during high-stakes situations
Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio from THINK FASTER, TALK SMARTER by Matt Abrahams, read by the author. Copyright 2023 by Matthew Abrahams LLC. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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