Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

100. Shut Up! How to Communicate Better by Talking Less

Aug 1, 2023

21:06

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Dan Lyons discusses the negative impact of talking too much and shares strategies for reducing talking and improving communication skills. They explore the mental and physical benefits of engaging in meaningful conversations. The speakers highlight the advantages of effective communication and discuss the importance of empathy, mirroring, listening, and trust.

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Talk less and listen more to have great conversations.

Engaging in meaningful conversations promotes happiness and healthier immune systems.

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Talkaholism and the urge to speak

The podcast episode explores the concept of talkaholism, which refers to the compulsion to speak even when it is not in one's best interest. The guest, Dan Lyons, shares his personal motivation for writing a book on the power of keeping one's mouth shut. He also discusses a test called the talkaholic scale, which measures a person's tendency to talk too much. This compulsion to speak excessively can lead to problems in both personal and professional life.

The Correlation Between Over Talking and Over Writing

01:34

Introduction

2min

Reducing Talking and Improving Communication Skills

11min

Exploring the Mental and Physical Benefits of Being a Good Conversationalist

3min

The Impact of Conversation and Communication Advice

2min

Ingredients for Successful Communication: Empathy, Mirroring, Listening, and Trust

3min

What does it take to be a more effective communicator? According to Dan Lyons, it starts with knowing when to shut your mouth.

As a journalist, author, and screenwriter, Lyons knows a thing or two about wielding words. But as he reveals in his book, STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World, most of us talk too much and listen too little. “A great conversation is about listening. And it probably involves you talking less,” he says.

In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Lyons and host Matt Abrahams explore how to stop over-talking, emphasizing the value of active listening, asking good questions, and giving others space to speak.

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