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Ten essential communication strategies designed to elevate your skills. 2024 has been an incredible year for learning and growth, and as we head into 2025, there’s no better time to reflect on the skills and strategies that can shape our communication and careers. In this special episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart , Matt Abrahams takes us through ten standout lessons from the past year. These aren’t just ideas to remember — they’re practices to evolve with. From Priya Parker’s insights on generous authority to Huggy Rao’s call to cut through jargon monoxide, each concept highlights how small shifts in mindset and behavior can lead to big transformations. With actionable advice and real-world examples, this episode is packed with inspiration to help you Think Fast, Talk Smart , and communicate better in the year ahead. Episode Reference Links: Ep.174 Fix Meetings: Transform Gatherings Into Meaningful Moments Ep.164 Using "Pre-suasion" to Influence Others Ep.158 Hope for Cynics: Building Trusting Relationships through Communication Ep.156 Creative Communication: How Our Design Choices Illustrate Our Values Ep.148 Conviction and Compassion: How to Have Hard Conversations Ep.142 Power and Persuasion: Live Insights from Stanford Experts Ep.137 When Words Aren’t Enough: How to Excel at Nonverbal Communication Ep.138 Speak Your Truth: Why Authenticity Leads to Better Communication Ep.134 How to Chat with Bots: The Secrets to Getting the Information You Need from AI Ep.131 Friction Fixing: How to Use Obstacles to Your Advantage Ep.120 A Few of Matt’s Fa

If communication is like painting, words are the primary colors. But to convey deeper meaning, we need a broader color palette, which Dana Carney says requires the mastery of nonverbal communication. We often focus on the words that we say when honing our communication, but according to Carney, there are many instances “where nonverbals start to be more meaningful than verbals.” A professor at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and the George Quist Chair in Business Ethics, Carney researches the nonverbal ways in which we communicate our biases, our preferences, our power, and our status. As Carney explores in her forthcoming book, The Five Nonverbal Rules of Power , there are several key areas of nonverbal behavior that we need to grasp in order to fully tap our potential as communicators. In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart , she and host Matt Abrahams discuss how to read the nonverbal communication of others — and how to gain control of the nonverbals we express to the world. Episode Reference Links: Dana Carney Ep.12 It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It: How to Communicate Power Ep.16 How to Craft Your Body Language When Confronting Objections Connect: Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart Premium Email Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.io Episode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart Website Newsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.io Think Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn , Instagram , YouTube Matt Abrahams >>> LinkedIn ******** Thank you to our sponsors. These partnerships support the ongoing production of the podcast, allowing us to bring it to you at no cost. Unleash your Superhuman potential with AI that meets you where you work. Learn more at superhuman.com </st