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

一本不可或缺的指南，教你如何在最關鍵的時刻，即時找到恰當的措辭，並清晰地表達出來。

在這本極具價值的溝通指南中，史丹佛大學講師、商業類 Podcast第一名《Think Fast, Talk Smart》主持人麥特・亞伯拉罕，提出一套由六個要點組成的方法，幫助你克服焦慮，在關鍵時刻找到最恰當的言語，從容應對。

溝通是個人生活與職場成功的關鍵。然而，真正重要的不只是那些事先準備好的大型演說，還包括各種突如其來、至關重要，卻往往讓人措手不及的情境。

例如，在銷售簡報中，潛在客戶突然提出意想不到的問題；上課時，老師突然點名要你回答；在職場中，面對高階主管參與的高壓會議；甚至在某個溫馨場合，必須臨場發表一段舉杯賀詞。這些情境都可能令人緊張到腦中一片空白，不知如何應對。

新冠疫情加深了人們對這類情境的恐懼。封城期間，人與人之間的溝通失去了原有的即興與自發性，而疫情之後的數年間，整個溝通環境也隨之改變。

麥特・亞伯拉罕揭示了應對這些令人緊張的即興場合的秘訣，教你如何組織並傳達清晰、有說服力且沉著冷靜的訊息。《Think Faster, Talk Smarter》是一本充滿活力、引人入勝的實用指南，適合所有希望勇於開口、傳播自己的想法，並最終分享自身故事的人。

「本書充滿實用且具體可行的建議，是一本不可或缺的好書。」——金・史考特（Kim Scott），暢銷書《徹底坦率》（Radical Candor）作者

Think Faster, Talk Smarter is the essential guide to finding and delivering the right words when it matters the most – in the moment. From Stanford University lecturer Matt Abrahams.
An updated and revised edition of the international bestseller, with new chapters covering communication and AI.

In this invaluable guide to communication, Stanford University lecturer and host of the #1 business podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams, provides a six-point methodology to help you cut through the anxiety and find the right words – when it counts.

Communication is crucial to success in life and business. However, it is not just big speeches that matter: it is also those critical, spur-of-the-moment situations for which we cannot prepare.

A prospective client asking unexpected questions during a sales pitch, a teacher singling you out for an answer during a class, a high-pressure meeting with senior executives at work, or even a heartwarming toast to deliver on the spot. All are fraught scenarios that might cause you to freeze up. The pandemic boosted this fear, by stripping the spontaneity from communication during lockdown, and then changing the communication landscape in the years since.

Matt Abrahams reveals the secrets to managing these stressful, impromptu circumstances to create and deliver crisp, compelling and calm communication. Think Faster, Talk Smarter is an energetic, engaging resource for anyone who wants to speak out, spread their ideas, and ultimately share their story.

'Filled with practical, tactical advice, this book is indispensable' – Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor