Think Deeply, Speak Simpl‪y‬ Rajat Mishra

The more adept we become at understanding our listeners, the better we can tailor our presentations to their needs. In today’s episode, Jay is joined by the famous professional poker player Alec Torelli who walks us through how he reads a room and what “tells” make him pivot and audit his strategy. Alec will be followed by Srihari Narasimhan, Senior Director of Global Commercial at Gilead Sciences.

When communicating about transformation, where do you place your focus? In today’s episode, Jay is joined by Stella Low, Chief Communications Officer at Cisco, who describes how to segment the audience when crafting our presentations. She’s followed by Vikram Venugopal, Global Commercial Leader at AbbVie, who shares his audience-centric strategy when preparing big communications.

Brought to you by PREZENTIUM and Executive Producer, Rajat Mishra.

Right questions come before the right answers. But how do you know if you are asking the right questions? Today, Jay sits with Joseph M. Bradley, author of the book Questioneering and Jennifer Lowry, a Senior Director of Microsoft. The business world seems to have a bias towards answers, but Joseph and Jennifer reveal how questions can be a superpower as we craft our communications.

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Your cat walks in front of your monitor. Your dog keeps barking in the background. Your kid enters the room. "Bob, you're on mute." "Can You Hear Me?" During the pandemic, Zoom became our life line. Today, Jay is joined by Wharton Professor Peter Cappelli and Abhi Agrawal from GlaxoSmithKline. Our guests share best practices and personal advice from the frontlines on how to present like a pro when you’re meeting virtually.

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We all know that less is more, but how do we reduce communication down to its essence? In our inaugural episode, Jay sits with Guy Kawasaki, the Chief Evangelist of Canva, and Mohit Rawat, a Vice President at Novartis. Both guests share their secret formulas on how to make presentations with impact, and connect with the minds and hearts of your audience.

Brought to you by PREZENTIUM and Executive Producer, Rajat Mishra.

Welcome to Think Deeply, Speak Simply--a show about the art and science of communicating ideas, and how everyday leaders unlock their careers with great communication.

In every show, the first guest is an industry expert, for example, an executive, author, psychologist, actor, poker player, etc. who explores the theme and shares actionable advice. The second guest is a business leader who shares some tips for listeners based on their experiences in the corporate world.