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20. Question Your Questions: How to Spark Creativity in Your Communication

2020/9/25
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Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
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Tina Seelig：有效的沟通依赖于讲故事的能力。一个引人入胜的故事能够有效地传达信息，即使想法再好，如果没有好的故事作为载体，也会显得平淡无奇。她还介绍了故事脊椎法，一种简单的讲故事结构，帮助人们更好地组织和讲述故事。此外，她强调了在故事开头使用吸引人的技巧，例如一个令人惊讶的事实、有趣的事情或发人深省的问题，以抓住听众的注意力。在虚拟教学中，她建议通过播放音乐、设置共同的背景以及每隔10到15分钟更换活动来营造课堂氛围，并保持学生的参与度。最后，她分享了在创业过程中的一些经验，例如将失败视为学习机会，重视个人声誉，以及将问题视为机会。 Matt Abrahams：他强调了在沟通中避免陈词滥调的自我介绍，并建议以更具吸引力的方式开始沟通。他还赞同提问的重要性，认为提问的方式会影响答案的范围，并通过例子说明了如何通过质疑问题的本身来找到更创新的解决方案。在虚拟教学方面，他与Tina Seelig的观点一致，并补充了将自己视为制作人的重要性，需要提前计划和安排各种活动。他最后总结了成功的沟通需要精心准备开头和结尾，并分享了个人对优秀沟通者的看法。

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Tina Seelig discusses the importance of storytelling in communication, emphasizing the use of the story spine to structure narratives effectively and engage audiences creatively.

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“Sparking communication starts with asking why or what or how.” On this episode of *Think Fast, Talk Smart, *Tina Seelig, the Professor of the Practice in Stanford’s department of Management Science and Engineering, sits down with podcast host and lecturer Matt Abrahams to talk about the structures of storytelling that will help become more creative communicators and the importance of asking questions about everything we do. 

“Having a mindset of curiosity opens the door to great communication,” Seelig says. “The more questions you ask, the more you learn, the more engaged you will be with others.”

Think Fast, Talk Smart is a podcast produced by Stanford Graduate School of Business. Each episode provides concrete, easy-to-implement tools and techniques to help you hone and enhance your communication skills.

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*Creativity Rules: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World *)

* inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity*)

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