Think Faster, Talk Smarter with Matt Abrahams

For everyone that is watching this video. Your time for greatness is coming!

Key titles #1. Tame the Anxiety Beast. #2. Maximise Mediocrity. (So you can achieve greatness) - Reduce cognitive load. #3. Mind Your Mindset. - i) Not yet ii) Yes, and. iii) Next play iv) Missed take #4. Don't just do something... stand there - Listen; Pace. Space. Grace #5. STRUCTURE Your Spontaneity - What? So What? Now What? #6. The F-word: FOCUS - Have a Goal: Know, Feel, Do. (What do I want the audience to Know, How do I want them to Feel, What do I want them to Do) - Sentence starters, pitch (structure): What if you could... So that... For example... That's not all...

Excellent video. The best tips for better speech I have ever heard include 1. Be knowledgeable on many topics and be a subject matter expert in your area. 2. Prepare your speech. Think about what you are going to say. There is no shame in writing your speech out. 3. Read out loud every day. Just as a singer will not improve with mouthing the words silently an orator needs to practice saying words. 4. Speak slow. 5. Smile and look very comfortable. 6. Concentrate fully on your speech to get in the zone. Don't get distracted and don't lose focus. 7. Role model a great speaking. Watch videos from Obama, Jay Leno, Josh Hawley and other great speakers. Watch their head, hands and other body movement. 8. Practice giving speeches preferrable out loud or at very least in your mind. 9. If you are given a tough question, answer it in frameworks rather than being potentially wrong with the answer. 10. Ask clarifying questions before you give your answer.

Step 1. Manage Anxiety, Step 2. Get out of our own way, Step 3. See it as an Opportunity Step 4. Listen Well Step 5. Messaging

This is God sent. I blush and perspire and it has really destroyed my life. I am 38 years old now and still faces this issue. Somehow as a younger person I thought, that it would go away as I grow older, but it never did. I just came home after having dinner at a friends place and while socializing my anxiety kicked in and I blushed and started perspiring again. Went home dejected, fired up my P.C and decided, my time's better spent learning Japanese then wallowing in self pity, but for some reason the app won't open. So opened YouTube and this was in my recommendation. I will use this knowledge and better myself from this day onward. Thank You

I always try to remind myself that I’m just trying to help the people I’m presenting to. If you’re just there to help, and focus on that, you can take yourself out of the equation.

I found you in YouTube by amazing accident, and I have been watching three videos on a road, I'm going to give a class for medical interpreters in Montana, and all your videos that I watched help me to feel more confident and get more ideas for my next class in March 2024. God bless your knowledge 🙏

🎉 Thank you YouTube and Stanford Alumni for this free lecture and class... I've learned what was much-needed for my success in the future ❤. #thinktillyousweat

To this day, i didn't know what small talk means. I am glad i have searched it on here and came across this treasure of communication skills.

It always surprises me how many people have a hard time with small talk. This info is necessary!

I’m brand new to sales and struggle with social anxiety. I really appreciate your videos. They are very helpful!

One of the rare time I open my note book to study a talk. Thanks for the content. It’s so valuable

I believe I’ve seen him do this lecture before and still amazing.

Amazing presentation again from Matt!! I've been trying to follow him since the presentation 9 years ago and it really helps me

“I’m still a Work in Progress” love your openness here. 😂

thank you Steve Martin!

I really appreciate for sharing this great lecture.

I really love the way he narrated I'm like when I have to talk I go freeze so it's really good for me to exercise this to reduce my condition

Thank you for sharing!

These are really good advices. "Structure is a tool", I love this.