A leading expert in communication.
Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025.
Recipient of Stanford GSB’s Alumni Teaching Award.
A self-titled humbled martial artist.
In his 2023 book, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot, Matt Abrahams provides tangible, actionable skills to help even the most anxious of speakers succeed when speaking spontaneously, such as navigating Q&A sessions, shining in job interviews, providing effective feedback, making small talk, fixing faux pas, and persuading others. His previous book, Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting has helped thousands of people manage speaking anxiety and present more confidently and authentically.
A leading expert in communication, Matt Abrahams is a lecturer in organisational behaviour at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. With decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach, Matt is a sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant. He has helped countless presenters improve and hone their communication, including some who have delivered IPO roadshows as well as TED, World Economic Forum, and Nobel Prize presentations.
Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot (2023); Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting (2016). ‘A Simple Hack to Help You Communicate More Effectively’ (Harvard Business Review, January 2024); ‘How to Shine When You’re Put On the Spot’ (Harvard Business Review, Sep-Oct 2023); ‘How to Make a Compelling Pitch’ (Harvard Business Review, August 2023); ‘3 Ways to Keep Your Audience Focused During a Presentation’ (Harvard Business Review, July 2023). Think Fast, Talk Smart Podcast.
“With this enormously practical book, Matt Abrahams demonstrates why he is the world’s go-to communication coach. His ideas for spontaneous speaking will help you build trust, influence your organization, and empower everyone around you.”
Frances Frei, Thinkers50 Ranked Thinker, author of Unleashed and Move Fast and Fix Things
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