Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart
11. The Science of Influence: How to Persuade Others And Hold Their Attention
21 minutes Posted May 21, 2020 at 11:00 pm.
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We’re constantly bombarded with competing images, messaging, and bids for our attention. That's why as communicators, it’s increasingly important to know what engages people.

In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams speaks with Stanford GSB Professor Zak Tormala about the subtle ways you can structure your speech to get people to pay attention. “It’s not really about tricking people into doing what you want,” Professor Tormala says. “It’s more about understanding the factors that actually engage people or open them up to your idea and maybe get them to see something a little bit differently.”

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