What Matt Abrahams has said about Small talk

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 25, 2026

Matt Abrahams, Lecturer in strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business, author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter and host of the Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast, has been quoted on Small talk once in 1 episode of The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk, most recently on October 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Abrahams says the secret to small talk is asking questions and leaving space, citing his mother-in-law's phrase 'tell me more.'
“The secret to small talk is asking questions and then giving space for answers. And that's where my mother-in-law was amazing”
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk: 712: Matt Abrahams - How to Become a Better Communicator: Speaking With Confidence, Structuring Your Message, and Thinking Fast on Your Feet (Oct 25, 2026) · Listen from 35:05

Episodes

712: Matt Abrahams - How to Become a Better Communicator: Speaking With Confidence, Structuring Your Message, and Thinking Fast on Your Feet
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · Oct 25, 2026 · 55 min
Ryan Hawk talks with Stanford lecturer Matt Abrahams about interviewing, opening and closing talks, small talk, filler words, reflection journaling, and communication structures.

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