130. Best Of: How to Maintain a Powerful Presence in Your Communication

“Simple language, forceful language, vivid language, and keeping it simple and direct,” says Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, are all powerful tools to strengthen your communication.

Host and Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams interviews Pfeffer, the author many books, including Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't, about the verbal and nonverbal ways we can harness, or give away, our authority when we’re speaking to others. Pfeffer is also the host of the podcast Pfeffer on Power and teaches the Stanford GSB online course Discover the Paths to Power.

Think Fast, Talk Smart is a podcast produced by Stanford Graduate School of Business. Each episode provides concrete, easy-to-implement tools and techniques to help you hone and enhance your communication skills.

Episode Reference Links:

• Jeffrey Pfeffer's podcast: Pfeffer on Power
• Jeffrey Pfeffer's books: Dying for a Paycheck & Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't
• Stanford GSB Online Course: Discover the Paths to Power
• Ep 12, Deb Grunfeld: YouTube / Website
• Ep 44, Melissa Jones Briggs: YouTube / Website

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Introduction

Matt Abrahams introduces the episode, highlighting the importance of power and presence in communication.

(00:01:31) Defining Power and Status

Jeffrey Pfeffer shares his definition of power and status, emphasizing their significance in achieving goals despite opposition.

(00:02:45) Nonverbal & Verbal Behaviors to Communicate Power

Specific behaviors that c