Speak Out, Listen Up
Megan Reitz
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259. Quick Thinks: Task-Focused to People-Focused—A Smarter Way to Communicate
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Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
One of the most essential ingredients to success in business and life is effective communication. Join Matt Abrahams, best-selling author and Strategic Communication lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, as he interviews experts to provide actionable insights that help you communicate...
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The Art of Negotiation
Tim Castle
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247. “Matt”er of Fact: Coaching on Feedback and Q&A
Shared Wisdom
Alex Pentland
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246. Shared Wisdom: How Communication Defines Culture and Builds Community
Honest Signals
Alex Sandy Pentland
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246. Shared Wisdom: How Communication Defines Culture and Builds Community
Purpose
Gina Bianchini
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244. Community Creates Change: Build Relationships That Actually Matter
Pattern Breakers
Mike Maples Jr
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244. Community Creates Change: Build Relationships That Actually Matter
The Big Short
Michael Lewis
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242. Tech Tools: The Power of Showing, Not Telling
The Collective Edge
Colin M. Fisher
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241. Team Spirit: How to Make Group Work Work
Leadership Unblocked
Muriel M. Wilkins
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240. Belief It or Not: How to Rewrite the Narratives That Hold You Back
Think Faster, Talk Smarter
Matt Abrahams
Mentioned 8 months ago
238. AMA: Why Listening Might Be Your Most Powerful Skill
Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers
Robert J. Kriegel
Mentioned 9 months ago
237. Mistake It Till You Make It: Learn Faster and Fail Smarter
On Writing
Stephen King
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236. Tech Tools: Tech Tools: Zeroing in on Your Email Communication
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Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club)
A Novel
This book by Anne Napolitano was mentioned in passing when discussing the author's tradition of writing letters to her future self.
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So Anne Napolitano, she just wrote this book Hello Beautiful, but I had come in contact with her a couple years ago around one of her books called Dear Edwards.
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This book by Anne Napolitano was mentioned in passing when discussing the author's tradition of writing letters to her future self.
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So Anne Napolitano, she just wrote this book Hello Beautiful, but I had come in contact with her a couple years ago around one of her books called Dear Edwards.
Expecting the Unexpected
The book, recently released by Dr. Fauci, shared insights on effective communication and leadership during crises.
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He recently released the book, Expect the Unexpected, 10 Lessons on Truth, Service, and the Way Forward, which shares insights on effective communication and leadership during crises.
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The book, recently released by Dr. Fauci, shared insights on effective communication and leadership during crises.
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He recently released the book, Expect the Unexpected, 10 Lessons on Truth, Service, and the Way Forward, which shares insights on effective communication and leadership during crises.
So in your latest book, you talk about 10 lessons on truth, service, and the way forward. I'm curious if you could share one of those 10 lessons that has surprised you in terms of how people have responded to it.
One of the lessons in my field that I think is always the number one lesson to be learned, including the challenges that we face with emerging and re-emerging infections, which has been an area that I have been intensively involved in, is that is to expect the unexpected.
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Little Black Dress
This story was about the author, a religiously observant young woman in New York, who had to say no to many things, leading her to say yes to everything else, which took her on unexpected adventures.
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Elna Baker, I heard a story she told about how in her life at that time, because she was a religiously observant person, she had to say no to a lot of things. And she was a young woman living in New Y...
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This story was about the author, a religiously observant young woman in New York, who had to say no to many things, leading her to say yes to everything else, which took her on unexpected adventures.
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Elna Baker, I heard a story she told about how in her life at that time, because she was a religiously observant person, she had to say no to a lot of things. And she was a young woman living in New York. So her credo was that she had to say yes to everything else.
And the name of her story is called Black Dress.
Triggers
Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses
This book was brought up in the context of managing environmental factors that shape behavior, advising listeners to identify their triggers and then seek to avoid or adjust to them.
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In your book, Triggers, you talk about how our environment can shape our behavior.
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Episode: 172. Bring Mindfulness to Your Communication
This book was brought up in the context of managing environmental factors that shape behavior, advising listeners to identify their triggers and then seek to avoid or adjust to them.
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In your book, Triggers, you talk about how our environment can shape our behavior.
Well, the first thing is figure out what your Triggers are. And we all get set off by certain things in the environment.
Think Faster, Talk Smarter
How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
The podcast host mentioned having a book associated with the show that listeners could check out.
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We've got Think Fast, Talk Smart, the book.
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The podcast host mentioned having a book associated with the show that listeners could check out.
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We've got Think Fast, Talk Smart, the book.
Storyworthy
Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
The book explored how to capture and hold an audience's attention, which is critical for business leaders, by using the right narrative to transform mundane messages into memorable stories.
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In his book, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling, he explores how to capture and hold an audience's attention, which is partic...
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The book explored how to capture and hold an audience's attention, which is critical for business leaders, by using the right narrative to transform mundane messages into memorable stories.
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In his book, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling, he explores how to capture and hold an audience's attention, which is particularly critical for business leaders.
When we tell a story about a product or service, the people we work with, our company, we become memorable and interesting and entertaining in a way that doesn't happen very often in business.
Persuasion
The Original 1817 Edition (A Classic Romance Novel Of Jane Austen)
This book was mentioned alongside "Influence" as one of Robert Cialdini's two popular and impactful books.
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His research and coaching focus on Persuasion and social influence. He's the author of two amazingly popular and impactful books, Influence and Persuasion.
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This book was mentioned alongside "Influence" as one of Robert Cialdini's two popular and impactful books.
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His research and coaching focus on Persuasion and social influence. He's the author of two amazingly popular and impactful books, Influence and Persuasion.
Linchpin
Are You Indispensable?
This book was listed among Seth Godin's works that influenced thinking on communication, branding, and creativity.
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His books include Purple Cow, Lynchpin, and this is marketing.
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This book was listed among Seth Godin's works that influenced thinking on communication, branding, and creativity.
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His books include Purple Cow, Lynchpin, and this is marketing.
Emotional Intelligence Habits
This was identified as Seth Godin's 21st book, which was currently available, and it focused on strategy as a philosophy rather than a roadmap.
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His 21st book is This is Strategy, Creating the Conditions for Change. It is out now.
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This was identified as Seth Godin's 21st book, which was currently available, and it focused on strategy as a philosophy rather than a roadmap.
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His 21st book is This is Strategy, Creating the Conditions for Change. It is out now.
So in the book, This is Strategy, I talk about the smallest viable audience.
Talk Like TED
The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
This book was written based on conversations with famous TED speakers and identifies guidelines for powerful presentations.
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In your book, Talk Like TED, which is a great, helpful read, your subtitle specifies that you identify the nine secrets of the world's top minds. Would you mind sharing with us one or...
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This book was written based on conversations with famous TED speakers and identifies guidelines for powerful presentations.
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In your book, Talk Like TED, which is a great, helpful read, your subtitle specifies that you identify the nine secrets of the world's top minds. Would you mind sharing with us one or two of those secrets?
Talk Like TED was a book that I wrote based on conversations with famous TED speakers. So it's not necessarily a book on how to get on a TED stage, how to fill out the form and become a TED speaker.
The Bezos Blueprint
Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman
This book, Carmine Gallo's latest at the time of the recording, focuses on the communication approaches of Jeff Bezos.
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Carmine is a communication coach, Harvard Graduate School of Design lecturer, and the author of several books, including Talk Like Ted, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and his latest, ...
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This book, Carmine Gallo's latest at the time of the recording, focuses on the communication approaches of Jeff Bezos.
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Carmine is a communication coach, Harvard Graduate School of Design lecturer, and the author of several books, including Talk Like Ted, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and his latest, The Bezos Blueprint.
Your newest book, The Bezos Blueprint, is all about Jeff Bezos.
Five Stars
The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great
This book was mentioned for diving deeply into the topic of persuasion.
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While many of your books, Carmine, address influence and persuasion, a topic that our listeners are very interested in, your book Five Stars dives deeply into persuasion.
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This book was mentioned for diving deeply into the topic of persuasion.
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While many of your books, Carmine, address influence and persuasion, a topic that our listeners are very interested in, your book Five Stars dives deeply into persuasion.
Own the Room
Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence
The book was highlighted for emphasizing the importance of authentic presence for leaders in communication. It provided guidance on how to demonstrate value, be clear in messaging, and connect with others to establish leadership presence.
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Along with Amy Sue, Muriel wrote the book, Own the Room, Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence.
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The book was highlighted for emphasizing the importance of authentic presence for leaders in communication. It provided guidance on how to demonstrate value, be clear in messaging, and connect with others to establish leadership presence.
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Along with Amy Sue, Muriel wrote the book, Own the Room, Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence.
In your book, Own the Room, you emphasize the importance of authentic presence for leaders.
Belonging
The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
The book explores the science behind achieving a sense of belonging, emphasizing that connection is essential for happy and healthy life. It discusses how a lack of connection can lead to biological damage, disease, and mortality.
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As Cohen explores in his new book, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, achieving a sense of Belonging isn't just a nice-to-have -- it'...
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The book explores the science behind achieving a sense of belonging, emphasizing that connection is essential for happy and healthy life. It discusses how a lack of connection can lead to biological damage, disease, and mortality.
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As Cohen explores in his new book, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, achieving a sense of Belonging isn't just a nice-to-have -- it's essential.
The Manager's Handbook
The guest recently released this new book, which provided the foundation for discussing effective management, feedback, and communication techniques.
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Dave recently released his new book, The Manager's Handbook, Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition.
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The guest recently released this new book, which provided the foundation for discussing effective management, feedback, and communication techniques.
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Dave recently released his new book, The Manager's Handbook, Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition.
In The Manager's Handbook, I lay out a six part way to get feedback because how we usually do it is we kind of wing it and it's really unclear what the point is.
The Bankers’ New Clothes
What’s Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It - New and Expanded Edition
This book was described as award-winning and highly acclaimed, focusing on issues within banking. The discussion implied a new edition was forthcoming that would further unpack details related to the financial crisis and governance failures.
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Along with Martin Helwig, Anat co-wrote the award-winning and highly acclaimed book, The Banker's New Clothes, What's Wrong with Banking and What to Do About It.
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This book was described as award-winning and highly acclaimed, focusing on issues within banking. The discussion implied a new edition was forthcoming that would further unpack details related to the financial crisis and governance failures.
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Along with Martin Helwig, Anat co-wrote the award-winning and highly acclaimed book, The Banker's New Clothes, What's Wrong with Banking and What to Do About It.
And so in our new edition of the book, we unpack all of that and go a lot deeper into the devilish details in ways people can understand, in ways of talking about why no executives went to jail, all the things that animate people about the crisis, which are less deregulation.
I look forward to the new edition of your book. It sounds like it'll be quite the decoder ring to help us understand.
The Art of Negotiation
How To Get What You Want (Every Time)
The speaker planned to learn valuable negotiation skills from Chris Voss's Masterclass to better handle challenging holiday gatherings.
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I'm excited to learn more from one of our former guests, Chris Voss, whose Art of Negotiation Masterclass will certainly come in handy.
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The speaker planned to learn valuable negotiation skills from Chris Voss's Masterclass to better handle challenging holiday gatherings.
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I'm excited to learn more from one of our former guests, Chris Voss, whose Art of Negotiation Masterclass will certainly come in handy.
Speak Out, Listen Up
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Megan's Book: Speak Out, Listen Up
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Megan's Book: Speak Out, Listen Up
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