Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot

　　熱門podcast「Think Fast, Talk Smart」節目主持人，讓你在任何溝通場合都游刃有餘！
 
　　大部分的人在對他人表達自己的想法時，常常總覺得自己很不會說話，又焦慮又尷尬。專業講者演講時，能夠借助諸如投影片或演說技巧等的幫忙，然而我們大多數的意見交流，卻經常是自然而然在日常對話中發生的，也因此一旦進到需要表達意見的情況，許多人就會開始慌亂、結巴。我們該如何克服困境，在這些溝通場合中綻放光彩呢？
 
　　史丹佛大學講師、播客主持人、溝通專家Matt Abrahams，在本書中介紹眾多表達自己的實用技巧，教導讀者如何克服焦慮、判斷當下氣氛、精準表達出要敘述的內容，讓他人留下深刻印象。他借鑒多年來客戶和學生運用這些技巧的案例，提供關於如何在問答環節掌握全場節奏、在工作面試時表現出色、給出有效的回饋，甚至怎麼與人閒聊、修補失禮言行、說服他人等等的實踐方法。
 
　　無論是潛在客戶在會議上提出了一個你沒料到的問題，或是你忽然在聚會上成為目光焦點，被期待發表意見，這本書就是你的溝通技巧救命指南，讓你在任何情況下，都能讓像是專業人士般應對！(文/博客來編譯)

Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations--from public speaking to interviewing to networking--with these essential strategies from a Stanford lecturer, coach, and host of the popular Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast.

＂A roadmap to mastering the art of thinking quickly and speaking confidently, this is the perfect book for...anyone else who talks.＂ --Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better and Supercommunicators

Many of us dread having to convey our ideas to others, often feeling ill-equipped, anxious, and awkward. Public speaking experts help by focusing on planned communication experiences such as slide presentations, pitches, or formal talks. Yet, most of our professional and personal communication occurs in spontaneous situations that creep up on us and all too often leave us flustered and stumbling for words. How can we rise to the occasion and shine when we’re put on the spot?

In Think Faster, Talk Smarter, Stanford lecturer, podcast host, and communication expert Matt Abrahams provides tangible, actionable skills to help even the most anxious of speakers succeed when speaking spontaneously. Abrahams provides science-based 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, he offers best practices for navigating Q&A sessions, shining in job interviews, providing effective feedback, making small talk, fixing faux pas, persuading others, and handling other impromptu speaking tasks.

Whether it’s a prospective client asking you an unexpected question during a meeting or all eyes turning to you at a dinner party, you’ll know how to navigate the situation like a pro and bring out your very best. Think Faster, Talk Smarter is an accessible guide to communication that will help you master new techniques in no time.

Matt Abrahams is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach. As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. He received Stanford GSB’s Alumni Teaching Award in recognition of his teaching students around the world. When he isn’t teaching, Matt is a sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant. He has helped countless presenters improve and hone their communication, including some who have delivered IPO road shows as well as TED, World Economic Forum, and Nobel Prize presentations. His online talks garner millions of views and he hosts the popular, award-winning podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast. His previous book Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting has helped thousands of people manage speaking anxiety and present more confidently and authentically.