Matt Abrahams

So growing up, I just got used to having to speak spontaneously. My friends whose last names were later in the alphabet would always thank me. They said, thank you because you would start and it would give me time to think and plan and prepare. So part of my ability to speak better spontaneously, and I can certainly improve as can all of us, came from experience.

And I think what's most important, and I learned this from a guest on my podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart, her name's Rachel Greenwald. She taught me this notion of the goal is to be interested, not interesting. So lead with curiosity. You don't have to know everything, But be curious. And when you're curious, others will open up and share.

And I think what's most important, and I learned this from a guest on my podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart, her name's Rachel Greenwald. She taught me this notion of the goal is to be interested, not interesting. So lead with curiosity. You don't have to know everything, But be curious. And when you're curious, others will open up and share.

And I think what's most important, and I learned this from a guest on my podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart, her name's Rachel Greenwald. She taught me this notion of the goal is to be interested, not interesting. So lead with curiosity. You don't have to know everything, But be curious. And when you're curious, others will open up and share.

And I think what's most important, and I learned this from a guest on my podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart, her name's Rachel Greenwald. She taught me this notion of the goal is to be interested, not interesting. So lead with curiosity. You don't have to know everything, But be curious. And when you're curious, others will open up and share.

And I think what's most important, and I learned this from a guest on my podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart, her name's Rachel Greenwald. She taught me this notion of the goal is to be interested, not interesting. So lead with curiosity. You don't have to know everything, But be curious. And when you're curious, others will open up and share.

Practice and experience is a large part of what helps us get better at all communication. It's like an athlete. Athletes train to be spontaneous. They do a lot of drills. So in the game, they can be agile and respond to what happens. And we can all do the same thing. I, either through good fortune or dumb luck with my last name, got a lot of reps early on in life.

Practice and experience is a large part of what helps us get better at all communication. It's like an athlete. Athletes train to be spontaneous. They do a lot of drills. So in the game, they can be agile and respond to what happens. And we can all do the same thing. I, either through good fortune or dumb luck with my last name, got a lot of reps early on in life.

Practice and experience is a large part of what helps us get better at all communication. It's like an athlete. Athletes train to be spontaneous. They do a lot of drills. So in the game, they can be agile and respond to what happens. And we can all do the same thing. I, either through good fortune or dumb luck with my last name, got a lot of reps early on in life.

Practice and experience is a large part of what helps us get better at all communication. It's like an athlete. Athletes train to be spontaneous. They do a lot of drills. So in the game, they can be agile and respond to what happens. And we can all do the same thing. I, either through good fortune or dumb luck with my last name, got a lot of reps early on in life.

Practice and experience is a large part of what helps us get better at all communication. It's like an athlete. Athletes train to be spontaneous. They do a lot of drills. So in the game, they can be agile and respond to what happens. And we can all do the same thing. I, either through good fortune or dumb luck with my last name, got a lot of reps early on in life.

And if they're good at what they do, they'll help make their content accessible to you. So we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to feel like I need to be the expert. I need to ask the best question. I need to have the best feedback. That's a tremendous amount of pressure to put on ourselves. Instead, we say, hey, I just want to connect. And I'm curious about what the other person says.

And if they're good at what they do, they'll help make their content accessible to you. So we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to feel like I need to be the expert. I need to ask the best question. I need to have the best feedback. That's a tremendous amount of pressure to put on ourselves. Instead, we say, hey, I just want to connect. And I'm curious about what the other person says.

And if they're good at what they do, they'll help make their content accessible to you. So we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to feel like I need to be the expert. I need to ask the best question. I need to have the best feedback. That's a tremendous amount of pressure to put on ourselves. Instead, we say, hey, I just want to connect. And I'm curious about what the other person says.

And if they're good at what they do, they'll help make their content accessible to you. So we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to feel like I need to be the expert. I need to ask the best question. I need to have the best feedback. That's a tremendous amount of pressure to put on ourselves. Instead, we say, hey, I just want to connect. And I'm curious about what the other person says.

And if they're good at what they do, they'll help make their content accessible to you. So we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to feel like I need to be the expert. I need to ask the best question. I need to have the best feedback. That's a tremendous amount of pressure to put on ourselves. Instead, we say, hey, I just want to connect. And I'm curious about what the other person says.

That reduces that pressure. It makes it easier for the other person to share. So my mother-in-law had a black belt in small talk. She was amazing. And her secret was three words, tell me more. So just expressing curiosity, I think Hala will help you. Now, you need to do your research. You need to understand the domain that the person's in.

That reduces that pressure. It makes it easier for the other person to share. So my mother-in-law had a black belt in small talk. She was amazing. And her secret was three words, tell me more. So just expressing curiosity, I think Hala will help you. Now, you need to do your research. You need to understand the domain that the person's in.

That reduces that pressure. It makes it easier for the other person to share. So my mother-in-law had a black belt in small talk. She was amazing. And her secret was three words, tell me more. So just expressing curiosity, I think Hala will help you. Now, you need to do your research. You need to understand the domain that the person's in.

That reduces that pressure. It makes it easier for the other person to share. So my mother-in-law had a black belt in small talk. She was amazing. And her secret was three words, tell me more. So just expressing curiosity, I think Hala will help you. Now, you need to do your research. You need to understand the domain that the person's in.