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#948 - Matt Abrahams - The Secret To Becoming A Confident Speaker

2025/5/31
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Matt Abrahams: 我认为,清晰的沟通技巧在现代社会至关重要。随着信息爆炸,能够简洁明了地表达自己的观点变得越来越重要。我主要帮助人们克服演讲焦虑,并学会如何将信息聚焦于听众,使表达更清晰、有趣和引人入胜。我强调,沟通不仅仅是传递信息,更重要的是与听众建立连接,了解他们的需求和关注点。我建议,在准备演讲时,不要过度排练,而应该注重结构的构建,例如使用“问题-解决方案-益处”的框架,这能帮助你更自然地表达,并减轻焦虑。此外,我还提倡在沟通中保持真诚,避免使用过于复杂或技术性的语言,以便更好地与听众建立信任和理解。 Matt Abrahams: 我发现,很多人在沟通时会感到焦虑,尤其是在重要的场合。这种焦虑源于我们对社会地位的担忧,以及害怕在他人面前犯错。为了克服这种焦虑,我建议采取双管齐下的方法:首先,要管理症状,例如通过深呼吸、保持专注当下等方式来缓解紧张情绪;其次,要从根源上解决问题,例如通过充分的准备和练习来增强自信。我还强调,沟通的目标是连接,而不是完美。不要害怕犯错,重要的是真诚地表达自己的观点,并与听众建立共鸣。我鼓励大家多进行练习,例如使用生成式人工智能来模拟各种沟通场景,这能帮助你更好地应对挑战,并提升沟通技巧。

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Public speaking anxiety is a common fear, stemming from our evolutionary past where social status was crucial for survival. This innate anxiety, however, can be managed to achieve speaking success. The chapter explores the biological and psychological reasons behind this fear and its cultural universality.
  • Public speaking anxiety is rooted in our evolutionary history, linked to social status and survival.
  • The fear is universal across cultures and often intensifies during early teens.
  • While fear is ingrained, it can be managed to achieve success in communication.

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Matt Abrahams is a communication expert, Stanford lecturer, and podcaster.

Ever been put on the spot to give a quick speech, only to freeze up with nothing to say? Speaking with confidence and clarity is a skill, and the good news is, it can be learned. Today Matt Abrahams shares practical tips and tools to help you think faster, speak smarter, and become a more effective communicator.

Expect to learn how to speak more confidently, why people choke when they are put on the spot and how to overcome anxiety while speaking, how having structure can actually liberate spontaneous speaking, how to avoid rambling and get to the point faster, he biggest errors people make during conversations, how to give a compelling toast with zero prep, the key ingredients of a meaningful apology, and much more…

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