How The Attention Economy Affects Us All: Matt Abrahams

In today’s episode, I chat with Matt Abrahams, a Lecturer in Organizational Behaviour, at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he teaches Strategic Communication courses and workshops that help future business leaders to be more authentic, confident and compelling communicators.

Matt’s also Host of the Think Fast, Talk Smart: The Podcast, where he sits down with experts across a wide range of professional disciplines to discuss public speaking anxiety, spontaneity, and more.

We didn’t set out to discuss the attention economy, though perhaps predictably, as two individuals as fascinated by communication as we are, we did. At a time when we’ve never been more saturated by information, getting your message through can often mean the difference between impact and irrelevance. 

We chatted about shifts in societal communication trends, social media, Tik Tok, and a host of other fascinating topics related to how we all relate today. 

It was such a pleasure connecting with a fellow Matt. And I hope you enjoy it. 

Matt Abrahams

Matt Abrahams is a passionate, collaborative and innovative educator and coach. He teaches Effective Virtual Communication and Essentials of Strategic Communication at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.  

Matt is also Founder and Principal at TFTS LLC, a presentation and communication skills company based in Silicon Valley that helps people improve their presentation skills. 

Matt published the third edition of his book Speaking Up Without Freaking Out, a book written to help the millions of people who wish to present in a more confident and compelling way. He also hosts the GSB podcast called Think Fast Talk Smart.  And, he curates the NoFreakingSpeaking.com website.

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