2020-02-28
14 分钟Hi Matt here.
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With practice, self reflection, along with a little bit of guidance, we can all hone our communication skills.
I'm Matt Abrahams and I teach communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Welcome to think fast, talk smart, the podcast.
Today we will focus on the idea of communication mastery with my friend, colleague and mentor, JD Schramm, who in addition to lecturing in strategic communication, was also recently named the director of the King Global Leadership program for the Knight Hennessy Scholars program at Stanford.
When we originally recorded our conversation, I had a cold, so please pardon my voice.
Welcome JD.
Thanks Matt.
Thanks for having me.
Now, I know you have a new book coming out on the topic of communication mastery, called communicate with mastery, speak with conviction, and write for impact.
So I guess that's a great place for us to start.
How do you define mastery?
I love the definition of mastery that Dan Pink gives in his book drive.
Mastery is getting better and better at something that matters for you, for me, for many leaders that we have the privilege of working with, communication is something that matters.
And you cannot reach perfection in communication.