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Matt Abrahams

12/05/14

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

As a communicator, your job is to be in service of your audience, which requires understanding their needs and listening carefully.

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Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

12/05/14

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Aydin Senkut

04/16/25

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Understanding your audience is key to effective storytelling; knowing their backgrounds and interests can significantly enhance communication.

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Seth Godin

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@ Chase Jarvis

If you're doing good work, you need to understand your audience to avoid wasting time marketing to the wrong people.

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Richard W. Hamming

08/26/12

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Effective communication is vital; you must learn to express your ideas clearly in various formats, including talks and written reports.

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Peter H. Diamandis

05/31/25

@ Peter H. Diamandis

Your job is to become a compelling storyteller, painting the vision with such clarity and audacity that people lean in and believe you.

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Sam Altman

09/25/24

@ David Perell

The ability to communicate clearly is crucial, especially in high-stakes environments like the battlefield or business, where alignment and clarity can determine success.

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Donald Miller

06/13/21

@ Zack Scriven Media

When we communicate clearly, we must define a desire our customers have, or we will fail to open up a story gap, causing our audience to ignore us.

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Aaron Epstein

09/13/24

@ Y Combinator

It's crucial to focus your email on the reader's needs, reframing your story as a quest to solve their problems, especially if you've experienced those problems yourself.

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Rory Sutherland

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Effective communication is essential in marketing; the ability to tell a compelling story can significantly influence how ideas are received and understood by others.

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Morgan DeBaun

08/03/17

@ Y Combinator

We prioritize understanding our audience's needs over our own assumptions, which helps us create content that genuinely resonates with them.