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Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart
One of the most essential ingredients to success in business and life is effective communication. Join Matt Abrahams, best-selling author and Strategic Communication lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, as he interviews experts to provide actionable insights that help you communicate with clarity,…
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37%328. Ask Matt Anything: Don’t Let Your Communication Fizzle at the Finish
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327. The Human Reset: Reclaiming Authenticity in the Age of AI
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326. Rethinks: The Secrets to Getting the Information You Need from AI
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325. Message Market Fit: Turning Great Ideas Into Communication That Lands
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324. Rethinks: Defining Where We Want AI To Take Us
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323. Turn Up the Heat: Make Conflict More Constructive
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322. Talk Back: Why Arguing With Yourself Can Help You Flourish
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321. The Respect Effect: What Stereotype Threat Teaches Us About Communication
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320. Quick Thinks: How to Prepare, Stand Out, and Ace Your Interview
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319. Open the Portal: The Simple Science Behind Impactful Storytelling
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318. Quick Thinks: Network Smarter and Make Better Connections
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317. Plot Twist: The Second Story Hiding Inside Every Great Pitch
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316. The Persuasion Equation: Grab Attention & Make Your Message Meaningful
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315. Quietly Powerful: How Introverts Can Communicate With Confidence & Impact
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314. Rethinks: Turn Tension Into Trust
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313. Hold the Headline: How Curiosity Cuts Through Complexity
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312. Quick Thinks: Speak with Confidence, Clarity, and Power
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311. Don't Lose the Room: How to Make Ideas Stick
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310. A Matter of Meaning: What Other People Teach You About Your Communication
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309. Stretch, Don't Stress: How Great Communication Makes Better Leaders
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308. Ask Matt Anything: From Nerves to Know-How in High-Stakes Moments
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307. Accent-uate, Don't Compensate: Why Clarity Matters More Than Perfection
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306. Trust the Process: How to Design Teams That Actually Work
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305. The Humor Habit: Why Great Communicators Think Like Comedians
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304. Rethinks: Craft Compelling Communication
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303. On Point, On Brand: Why Honest Communication Always Lands
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302. Master This: How to Learn Like the Experts Do
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301. Trust at First Sight: Create More Meaningful Connections
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300. Matt’s Answers for Better Speaking and Leadership
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299. Choose The Right Channel: How Stanford Finds Its Voice
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298. Quick Thinks: How to Look Confident, Composed, and Credible
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297. Agency Over Anxiety: Communicating in Uncertain Times
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296. AMA: Speaking Out, Staying Grounded, and Managing Up
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295. Culture Club: Communicating Values That Scale
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294. Ask & You Shall Receive: Questions For Better Negotiations
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293. 5 Leadership Lessons From Stanford: Me2We 2026
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292. Headspace Habits: Lessons for Calm, Confident Communication
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291. Hello, Stranger: Why Curiosity Beats Charisma Every Time
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290. Quick Thinks: How to Have Better Conversations About Aging
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289. Better with Age: Why Joy Matters More Than Longevity
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288. Turn Your Audience into Co-Creators: Lessons from the Tiger Sisters
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287. Give It a Rest to Do Your Best: The Sleep Habits That Catalyze Your Communication
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286. Driven to Succeed: Turn Doubt Into Your Competitive Advantage
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285. Think Inside the Box: How Constraints Spark Creativity and Communication
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How To Speak Up — When You Don’t Want To | From TED Business
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284. Hear Me Out: How Understanding Accents—Ours & Others—Improves Communication
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283. Ask Matt Anything: Authenticity, Anxiety, and Answering Well
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282. The Language of Luck: Why Fortune Favors Those Who Pay Attention
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281. Be Clear, Be Concise, Be Remembered: Masters of Scale
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280. Stay Relevant: Future Proof Your Career in an AI World
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279. Rethinks: How to Leverage What People Already Want
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278. How Do You Mean? It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It
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277. How Small Choices Shape Better Communication
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276. Dead End Goals: Are Your Ambitions Actually Leading You Toward Meaning?
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275. Cracking the Code: Learn The Unspoken Rules of Workplace Success
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274. Choose Connection Over Perfection: Why Happiness Starts with Better Communication
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273. Quick Thinks: How to Create Messages People Remember
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272. Say What Sticks: The Neuroscience of Memorable Communication
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271. Rethinks: The Key to Lasting Behavior Change
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270. Make Belief: The Mindset Shifts That Make Your Communication Stronger
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269. Ask Matt Anything: Bring Clarity to Complicated Conversations
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268. Going Viral: How To Balance Authenticity and Spectacle
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267. Rethinks: Why Authenticity Leads to Better Communication
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266. Your Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open: Managing the Voice in Your Head
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265. Complexity to Connection: Humanizing High-Stakes Communication
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264. Show Your Receipts: Communicating in a Post-Truth World
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263. Smart Isn’t the Same as Clear: How to Sharpen Your Ideas
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262. Own the Room: How Voice, Breath, and Body Work Together
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261. Meetings With a Point: How to Design For Better Decisions
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260. From Role To Soul: The Four Ingredients For Mastering Meaning
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259. Quick Thinks: Task-Focused to People-Focused—A Smarter Way to Communicate
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258. When Power Talks, People Walk: Why Leaders Don’t Hear What Matters Most
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257. Move Your Audience: Lessons From MLK You Should Use
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256. Be Kind: The Most Overlooked Driver of Success
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255. How Leaders Sound Smart Without Saying Too Much
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254. Start Fresh: How Framing, Timing, and Talk Can Improve Your Finances
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253. Top 10: The Best Communication Tips from 2025
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252. Rethinks: How to Make Complex Ideas Accessible
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251. How to Stop Performing and Start Communicating with Presence
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250. How to Navigate Conflict: Tools For Productive Communication
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249. Quick Thinks: Rituals That Make Teamwork Work
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248. Better Together: How to Supercharge Your Team’s Productivity
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247. “Matt”er of Fact: Coaching on Feedback and Q&A
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246. Shared Wisdom: How Communication Defines Culture and Builds Community
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244. Community Creates Change: Build Relationships That Actually Matter
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243. Rethinks: How Lessons from Neuroscience Can Help You Communicate Confidently
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242. Tech Tools: The Power of Showing, Not Telling
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241. Team Spirit: How to Make Group Work Work
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240. Belief It or Not: How to Rewrite the Narratives That Hold You Back
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239. Tech Tools: How Smarter Scheduling Leads to Stronger Communication
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238. Ask Matt Anything: Why Listening Might Be Your Most Powerful Skill
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237. Mistake It Till You Make It: Learn Faster and Fail Smarter
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236. Tech Tools: Zeroing in on Your Email Communication
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235. Refine, Reframe, Repeat: Make Your Communication a Slam Dunk
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234. Need to Know: Lead With Transparency, Character, and Silence
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233. Tech Tools: Write with Confidence and Impact
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232. Pause, Don’t Panic: Finding Calm in High-Stakes Moments
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231. Secret Signals: Why We Rarely Say Exactly What We Mean
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230. Tech Tools: Use Visuals to Your Advantage
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229. Rethinks: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot
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228. Negotiate Your Way to Success: Empathy, Mirroring, and Labeling
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227. Tech Tools: Move Your Audience By Moving Through Your Presentation
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226. Reinvent Yourself: Turning Uncertainty Into Opportunity
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225. Speaking Fluent Internet: How Algorithms Are Changing the Way We Speak
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224. Make Your Messages Epic: The Evolution of Words and the Stories They Carry
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223. Laughing Matters: Levity, Leadership, and Lasting Connection
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222. Discussing Through Discomfort: Why the Conversations You Avoid Cost You the Most
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221. Don’t Get Lost in Translation: Staying Cool When Every Word Counts
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220. Prep Like a Pro: Communication Confidence, Clarity, and Comedy
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219. Six Motivations, One Workplace: Who Are You at Work?
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218. Teaching Truths & Tactics: Live Lessons From Stanford in Cape Town
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217. Rethinks: How to Build Deep Connections
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216. Wired for Words: A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Influence
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215. The New Media Landscape: Trust, Transparency, and Transformation
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214. From Crisis to Clarity: Simplicity, Feedback, and the Art of Being Heard
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213. Rethinks: Building Trusting Relationships Through Communication
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212. Break It to Make It: Disrupt Your Way to the Perfect Job Fit
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211. Small Screens, Strong Signals: Mastering Modern Communication
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210. First Impression to Lasting Impact: Use Status Strategically
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209. Find Your Fit, Find Your Focus - Catalyze Your Career
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208. Ambiguity to Action: Tensions and Trade-Offs of Leadership and Communication
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207. From Conflict to Connection: Having Crucial Conversations that Count
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206. Crafting Narratives That Motivate: What’s Your Strategy Story?
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205. Say What Sucks: Catalyzing Organizational Change with AI
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204. Tough Talks: Turn Tension Into Trust
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203. No Script, No Problem: Final Secrets to Speaking Under Pressure (Bonus)
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202. Own Your Brand: How to Communicate with Presence and Impact
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201. Ballpark to the Boardroom: How Alex Rodriguez Hits a Communication Home Run
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200. Four Keys for Focused Communication: Live Lessons from Our 200 Episodes
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199. Blunder Pressure: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (3 of 3)
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198. Pause and Effect: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (2 of 3)
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197. Prep or Perish: Mastering In-the-Moment Communication (1 of 3)
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196. Ditch the Dictionary: Communicate Confidently Through Connection
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195. Q&A on Conflict, Confidence, and Connection: Me2We 2025 Part 2
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194. Live Lessons in Levity and Leadership: Me2We 2025 Part 1
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193. Conquer Questions: ADDing Value To Your Answers
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192. Quick Thinks: How to Supersize Your Stories
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191. Memorable Messages: Choose Words That Capture Attention and Stay Remembered
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190. Motivation Matters: How to Leverage What People Already Want
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189. Numbers Need Narrative: Use Data to Influence and Inspire
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188. Mind Reading 101: To Know What Your Audience Thinks, Just Ask
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187. Experimenting, Failing, and Finding Your Job Fit - Catalyze Your Career
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186. Own Your Impact: How to Communicate Your Personal Power
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185. Say Less, Mean More: Craft Compelling Communication
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184. Fit or Quit? Find the Job That is Right For You—Catalyze Your Career
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183. Rethinks: How Anxiety Can Fuel Better Communication
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182. Stop Chasing Time and Start Owning It: Communication, Happiness & Wellbeing
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181. Why Happiness is a Direction, Not a Destination: Communication, Happiness & Wellbeing
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180. Unlocking Your Future Self: Communication, Happiness & Wellbeing
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179. Finding Positive in Negative Emotions: Communication, Happiness & Wellbeing
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178. Navigating Chaos and Uncertainty: The Power of Transparency and Empathy
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177. Don’t Resolve, Evolve: Top 10 Lessons For 2025
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176. From Stereotypes to Synergy: Communicating Across Generations
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Ask Matt Anything (AMA) 1: Trust, Paraphrasing, and Nonverbal Cues
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175. Mastering Toasts and Tributes: Making Your Words Count
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174. Fix Meetings: Transform Gatherings Into Meaningful Moments
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173. Rethinks: Surviving the Holidays
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Between the Lines: In Storytelling, Simplify to Amplify - Premium Sampler
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172. Bring Mindfulness to Your Communication
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171. Advice from Nontraditional Storytellers Part 2
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170. Advice from Nontraditional Storytellers Part 1
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169. Don't Be a ZQ: Make Your Conversations Count
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168. How Story Can Change Everything in Your Career
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167. Hollywood Lessons For Successful Communication
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166. Why Relying on Talent Alone Will Fail You
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165. Building Your Personal Brand Makes a Promise: Are You Keeping It?
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164. Rethinks: Using "Pre-suasion" to Influence Others
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163. Is Your Audience Ignoring You? How Authenticity Creates Connection
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162. Unlock Career Opportunities: How to Make the Right Moves
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Bonus: How to Manage Speaking Anxiety the Think Faster, Talk Smarter Way
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161. Do Your Homework: Know What to Say by Knowing Who You’re Talking To
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160. Rethinks: How to Communicate Your Gameplan
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159. Earn Your Audience: You Can’t Lead If No One’s Listening
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158. Hope for Cynics: Building Trusting Relationships through Communication
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157. Communicating the Future: Defining Where We Want AI to Take Us
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156. Creative Communication: How Our Design Choices Illustrate Our Values
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155. Can We Be Candid? How to Communicate Clearly and Directly
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154. Rethinks: Communicating Better as a Leader
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153. Listen Up, Leaders: A Record-Setting Coach’s Guide to Communication
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152. Fix Your Communication: Why It’s About Connection Over Perfection
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151. Get Hired: How the Right Communication Can Advance Your Career
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150. Communication Tips from the Classroom and Around the World
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149. Rethinks: How to Take Risks in Your Communication, Relationships, and Career
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148. Conviction and Compassion: How to Have Hard Conversations
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147. Disrupt Yourself: How to Innovate Who You Are and Become Who You Can Be
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146. Stress Resets: How to Change Your Internal Dialogue to Communicate Better
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145. Rethinks: The Art of Negotiation, How to Get More of What You Want
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144. Communicating Through Conflict: How to Get Along with Anyone
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143. Adopt a VC Mindset: Achieve More by Thinking and Communicating Like a Venture Capitalist
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142. Power and Persuasion: Live Insights from Stanford Experts
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141. An Invitation for Innovation: Why Creativity Is Found, Not Forced
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140. Rethinks: How to Handle a Skeptical Audience
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139. Lose Yourself: The Secret to Finding Flow and Being Fully Present
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138. Speak Your Truth: Why Authenticity Leads to Better Communication
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137. When Words Aren’t Enough: How to Excel at Nonverbal Communication
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136. The Art of Disagreeing Without Conflict: Navigating the Nuance
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135. Rethinks: The Personal and Professional Power of Emotional Awareness
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134. How to Chat with Bots: The Secrets to Getting the Information You Need from AI
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133. From Good to Super: How Supercommunicators Unlock the Language of Connection
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132. Lean Into Failure: How to Make Mistakes That Work
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131. Friction Fixing: How to Use Obstacles to Your Advantage
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130. Rethinks: How to Maintain a Powerful Presence in Your Communication
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129. Connect Deeply: How to Communicate So People Feel Seen and Heard
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128. Four Powerful Principles Pt. 2: Your Questions Answered
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127. Four Principles of Powerful, Focused Communication Pt. 1
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126. BONUS Making Meetings Meaningful: When Face-to-Face Meetings Matter
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125. Making Meetings Meaningful Pt. 2: Key Ingredients for Effective Meetings
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124. Making Meetings Meaningful Pt. 1: How to Structure and Organize More Effective Gatherings
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123. Rethinks: Why Curiosity Is Communication’s Secret Weapon
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122. How To Be More Confident and Calm in Your Communication: Managing the "ABC’s" of Communication Anxiety
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121. Building Trust and Connection: How to Lead with Vulnerability
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120. A Few of Matt’s Favorite Things: 10 Communication Takeaways from 2023's TFTS Episodes
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119. Rethinks: How to Embrace the Benefits of Stress
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118. Maximizing your Personal Brand: Communicating Who You Are to Help Get What You Want
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117. Say It, See It: How to Connect Through Conversation
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116. Quick Thinks: Don't Sweat the Small Talk
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115. Rethinks: How We Set and Achieve Goals
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114. Communication Means Paying Attention: The Four Pillars of Active Listening
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113. Missing Something? How to Kick FOMO with Conscious Decision-Making
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112. From Mistakes to "Missed Takes"
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111. Rethinks: How to Spark Creativity in Your Communication
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110. Write It Well: How to Craft an Email to Capture Busy Readers
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109. Simplify! How to Communicate Complex Ideas Simply and Effectively
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108. All In: How Improv Helps You Show Up and Communicate Well
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107. Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
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106. Rethinks: Using Skills From Improv to Master Your In-The-Moment Communication
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105. Radical Candor: The Communication Shift That Can Transform Your Career
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104. How to Change: Building Better Habits and Behaviors (And Getting Out of Your Own Way)
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103. Simple Is a Superpower: How to Communicate Any Idea to Any Audience
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102. Create a Presence: How to Communicate in a Way Others Can Feel
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101. We Belong Together: How Communication Fuels Connection and Community
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100. Shut Up! How to Communicate Better by Talking Less
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99. Rethinks: How to Handle Challenging Conversations
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98. Give It to Me Straight: How to Give Honest, Constructive Feedback
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97. No Rules, No Trust: How Accountability Shapes Communication
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96. Rock and Role: How Assigning Gender to Inanimate Objects Influences Us
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95. The Power of No: How Boundaries Help Us Live More Empowered Lives
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94. LEADing ideas: Research-Backed Tips and Tools from Four Stanford Professors
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93. All the Feels: The Personal and Professional Power of Emotional Awareness
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92. No Regrets: How to Take Risks in Your Communication, Relationships, and Career
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91. Um, Like, So: How Filler Words Can Create More Connected, Effective Communication
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90. Rethinks: Brains Love Stories – How Leveraging Neuroscience Can Capture People’s Emotions
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89. Listen, Listen, Listen: How to Build Deep Connections
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88. Rethinks: Leading From Home – How to Create the Right Environment for Communication
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87. Know What You’re Saying: How Communicating Tests Our Understanding
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86. Building Habits: The Key to Lasting Behavior Change
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85. Rethinks: Don't Get Lost in Translation
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84. Quick Thinks: How Others Define Us
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83. You Need a Manifesto: How to Communicate Your Convictions
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82. It’s Not About You: Why Effective Communicators Put Others First
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81. Fact or Fiction? How to Communicate When We Hold Different Beliefs
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80. Magic Words: Change What You Say to Inspire and Influence Others
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79. Equity by Design: How Diversity Ignites Creativity
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78. Three Guiding Principles for Successful Communication
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77. Quick Thinks: AI Has Entered The Chat – A "Conversation" with ChatGPT
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76. Change My Mind: Using “Pre-suasion” to Influence Others
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75. Love & Money: How to Talk About Big Decisions Together
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74. Rethinks: How Emotion Shapes Our Communication, Decisions, and Experiences
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73. Listen Up: Why It’s Better to Be Interested Than Interesting
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72. Quick Thinks: Talk It Out – How to Successfully Negotiate and Resolve Conflict
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71. Strategy Success: How to Communicate Your Gameplan
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70. Ideas Fuel Innovation: Why Your First Ideas Aren’t Always the Best
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69. Feeling Nervous? How Anxiety Can Fuel Better Communication
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68. Directive vs. Dialogue: Communicating Better as a Leader
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67. What Is Normal? How Culture Affects Communication Styles
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66. Rethinks: Lessons from Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman to Help You Hack your Speaking Anxiety
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65. Ties That Bind: Why Remote and Hybrid Teams Need the Right Connection
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64. Rethinks: Techniques for Managing Your Reputation
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63. Cheap Talk: What Economics Has to Say About Communication
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62. Rethinks: Summer Learning Series, How Humor Can Be a Secret Weapon in Communication
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61. Courage, Ambiguity, Belonging and Data: How to Design Your Communication for Success
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60. Communicating Uncertainty: How to Connect With Your Audience, Even When The Answers Aren’t Clear
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59. From Dreaming to Doing: How We Set and Achieve Goals
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58. Forgiveness: How the Right Communication Repairs Relationships
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57. Are You Listening?: How to Stay Open and Curious to Other People’s Ideas
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56. Lean Messaging: How Simple Messages Really Stick
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55. Ideas & Empathy: How to Design and Communicate with Others in Mind
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54. Leadership and Ethics: How to Communicate Your Core Values
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53. Step Up and Stand Out: How to Create the Right Environment for Communication
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52. Communicating Our Mistakes: How to Avoid Common Flaws and Make Better Decisions
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51. We Asked, You Answered: Celebrating our 50th Episode with your Anxiety Management Plans
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50. Telling Good Stories: How to Use the Elements of Narrative to Keep Listeners Engaged
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49. Make Numbers Count: How to Communicate Data Effectively
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48. Speaking Up Without Freaking Out: How to Tackle Communication Anxiety
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47. Quick Thinks: How to Use Storytelling to Be a Better Founder
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46. Stay Creative: How to Keep Your Ideas Fresh and Practical
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45. Recipes From the “Communication Kitchen”: How to Handle Three Common Challenges This Holiday Season
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44. Act Like a Leader: How Lessons From The Theater Can Help You Step into Power
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43. Get Psyched: How Time and Situations Shape Our Communication
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42. Space, Pace, and Grace: How to Handle Challenging Conversations
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41. Speak like a Founder: How Successful Entrepreneurs Communicate to Their Teams
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40. Mindset Matters: How to Embrace the Benefits of Stress
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39. Brains Love Stories: How Leveraging Neuroscience Can Capture People's Emotions
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38. The New Normal: How Hybrid Work Actually Works
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37. Be Better: How Communication Catalyzes Business Transformation
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36. Perfecting Teamwork: Building High-Performing Teams By Encouraging Learning
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35. Leading From The Hot Seat: How To Communicate Under Pressure
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34. How We Gain — Or Give Away — Authority While Speaking
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