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Managing Speaking Anxiety Episodes

Episodes from Think Fast Talk Smart to help you manage your anxiety when confronted with public speaking.
243. Rethinks: How Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help You Communicate Confidently
Nov. 17, 2025

243. Rethinks: How Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help You Communicate Confidently

Reduce speaking anxiety and achieve your communication goals.
229. Rethinks: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot
Sept. 16, 2025

229. Rethinks: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot

To celebrate its second anniversary, we revisit our favourite tools and tips from Matt’s book, Think Faster, Talk Smarter.
Guest: Jenny Luna
199. Blunder Pressure: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (3 of 3)
April 22, 2025

199. Blunder Pressure: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (3 of 3)

This three-part miniseries is all about keeping your cool when speaking on the spot.
198. Pause and Effect: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (2 of 3)
April 17, 2025

198. Pause and Effect: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (2 of 3)

This three-part miniseries is all about keeping your cool when speaking on the spot.
197. Prep or Perish: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (1 of 3)
April 15, 2025

197. Prep or Perish: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (1 of 3)

This three-part miniseries is all about keeping your cool when speaking on the spot.
175. Mastering Toasts and Tributes: Making Your Words Count
Dec. 24, 2024

175. Mastering Toasts and Tributes: Making Your Words Count

Crafting impactful toasts for every occasion.
Bonus: How to Manage Speaking Anxiety the Think Faster, Talk Smarter Way
Sept. 26, 2024

Bonus: How to Manage Speaking Anxiety the Think Faster, Talk Smarter Way

Gain control over your speaking and excel in your communication.
112. From Mistakes to "Missed Takes"
Oct. 24, 2023

112. From Mistakes to "Missed Takes"

A special episode from Matt Abrahams's Think Faster, Talk Smarter audiobook.
40. Mindset Matters: How to Embrace the Benefits of Stress
Sept. 16, 2021

40. Mindset Matters: How to Embrace the Benefits of Stress

“Stress is natural, stress is inevitable when you're living a life that's connected with things you care about. And learning how to embrace it, learning how to work with it is really what helps us thrive and grow and perform at our highest level, according to psychologist and associate professor at Stanford, Alia Crum . In this episode, Crum talks with host and lecturer Matt Abrahams about her research and findings as principal investigator of the Stanford Mind and Body Lab where she is focusing...
Guest: Alia Crum
33. Hacking your Speaking Anxiety: How Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help You Communicate Confidently.
May 13, 2021

33. Hacking your Speaking Anxiety: How Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help You Communicate Confidently.

Actions you can take to reduce speaking anxiety and achieve your communication goals.