In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Todd Kashdan.

Todd Kashdan is among the world’s top experts on the psychology of well-being, psychological strengths, mental agility and social relationships. His research has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes and the Hidden Brain podcast.

Over 5 million readers enjoy his best-selling Substack newsletter: Provoked.

Todd authored five books, including Curious?, The Upside of Your Darkside, and Designing Positive Psychology. In his latest, The Art of Insubordination, he details research on how we can change minds and design groups and society to be smarter and wiser. He teaches us how to be courageous enough to question the status quo with the intelligence to know when and how. 

In this episode we talked about the psychology of being heard.

What You'll Learn:

- How to challenge ideas without creating conflict

- How to spark and hold people’s curiosity

- How to keep conversations open and productive

- How to turn fear and nerves into useful energy

- How to connect with your audience on a personal level

In This Episode:

00:00 - Introduction

06:54 - How to Challenge Ideas Without Conflict

09:08 - How to Spark and Sustain Curiosity

11:42 - The Art of Keeping Conversations Open

18:34 - Don’t Try to Calm Down Before You Speak

20:44 - A Simple Trick to Manage Stage Nerves

22:55 - How to Turn Fear Into Energy

28:25 - How Using Names Builds Instant Connection

We hope you enjoy it! 

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Todd Kashdan’s substack newsletter, Provoked: https://toddkashdan.substack.com/

Todd’s books: 

- The Art of Insubordination

- The Upside of Your Darkside

- Curious?

- Designing Positive Psychology

- Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology

Recommended book: 

Femonomics: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and How to Get the Most Out of Yours by Corinne Low (published in the USA with the title HAVING IT ALL)

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IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES 

- Books: ‘Confident Presenter’ – free copy (https://bit.ly/confident-presenter-free) and ‘Business Presentation Revolution’ (ideasonstage.com/business-presentation-revolution/book/)

- The Confident Presenter Scorecard: https://ideasonstage.com/score  

- Free Web Class: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/events/   

- Free Mini-Course: https://bit.ly/confident-presenter-mini-course