Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-05-31
Chris Williamson & Matt Abrahams: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #948
The Secret To Becoming A Confident Speaker - Matt Abrahams - #948
Matt Abrahams is a communication expert, Stanford lecturer, and podcaster. Ever been put on the spot to give a quick speech, only to freeze up with nothing to say?
Chris Williamson discussed How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help manual focused on interpersonal communication, relationship building, and effective social influence.
Discussed“That uh too much God the what was the book that advised uh people to use the first name of the person they're speaking to? Is it how to win friends and influence people? That Carnegie definitely talked about that.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Status Game
“Will Store, do you know him? He wrote the science of storytelling, the status game. So, uh, he was on the show yesterday, his new book as a story is a deal”
Passing A Story is a Deal
“So, uh, he was on the show yesterday, his new book as a story is a deal and he was talking about characters and heroes and I said okay so how do you write a character or a hero that is popular”
Passing The Science of Storytelling
“Will Store, do you know him? He wrote the science of storytelling, the status game. So, uh, he was on the show yesterday, his new book as a story is a deal”