@@SipsofSuccessIn other words, it is not their problem they didn’t understand you, it is your problem because you didn’t get across what you were trying to say. It is your responsibility to communicate in a way that others can easily understand, something the commenter who’s words I’m better conveying didn’t seem to take to heart
One rlly important thing about restating context, which you did mention for a sec, is BEING CONCISE. Since i have had experinces with ppl talking and going in and explaining stuff in faaarrrr too many details, not for seconds but minutes, things that are clear to everyone in the room and are just bogging down the conversation. So pleasee with everything you do be aware of how MUCH you really need to say to get everyone on the same page.
Totally. I am recognizing that I lose people when I do this and I am very annoyed when people do it to me. No one needs a lecture. I'm working on how to maneuver this in conversation when communicating with people who are long-winded and distracting. I try to be more mindful of this when I communicate. It's a bad habit to over explain yourself.
I am working in consulting industry for 3 yrs and your RUclips video is absolutely a legend. All the points / tips you mentioned are exactly what we have been doing on day to day basis for clients!!
@@forjessfromjess not sure if this is the question for me or for Matt but I can provide some insights :) So I would say consulting life is interesting and rewarding if WLB is not your priority. So I think my main takeaway from these 3 yrs is about problem solving - the way of thinking, structuring and solving a novel question. This is an important skills because for any roles, you will for sure face a lot of new questions. Having a problem solving system which are applicable to most of them is critical and I think you can defo learn some from consulting day to day job!
I'm a student from the Philippines getting into finance and consulting. RUclips is an amazing tool, and people like you who are motivated to teach and share your knowledge to people are incredible. You have no idea the value I've gotten through your videos. Thanks Matt!
You don't always feel like you gained something fruitful after watching every youtube video, but this one was an exception further proving just how much of an excellent communicator you are. I'm a medical professional, and I'm glad I stumbled upon this video. subscribed!
Communication doesn't take place with the person sending the message. We have loads of control over what we broadcast. We have no control over the listener actually receiving, hearing, comprehending or understanding what we are saying. No matter how clear and concise what we say, it doesn't matter if the other party isn’t present to it, cannot comprehend it, is distracted, is misinterpreting it, is jumping to conclusions, is planning their response, is triggered and taking it in the worst way possible to reinforce their narrative, etc. Communication is improved by the presence, curiosity, patience, compassion, and goodwill of the listener. If we want to be more effective communicators, learn to listen fully and ask for clarity when we are not certain we are understanding. Be a good listening role model. That said, this is a good video for learning to broadcast a more organized and clear message. That is certainly helpful. Communication is not complete until a message is received and accurately understood.
@@krowhenkvothe6010 In essence…communication is not something the person packaging the message has the most control over. The person with the most control over communication and whether it's successful is the listener, including checking whether we understand the message correctly.
Thank you! Even for someone as young as a college freshman like myself, this video is truly helpful. You can't even imagine how much of a change you can create in someone's life.
I liked your point that thinking clearly is the basis of speaking clearly and I liked that you gave us a simple way to work on improving the clarity of our thinking and speaking by practicing being concise in our writing. This advice is way more helpful for meaningful change than vague things like be confident. If it’s messy, it will still be messy no matter how confident you are lol. Thanks for the practical advice!
00:02 Clear communication starts with clear thinking 01:44 Know your goal before any conversation or meeting 03:22 Importance of goal and knowing your audience in conversations 05:07 Avoid using technical jargon when communicating with non-experts 06:43 Importance of restating context in meetings 08:26 First principles thinking is key for effective communication 10:04 Structured communication for effective persuasion 11:44 Effective meetings require clear action items and clear communication
Hey Matt, I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to take a moment to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You may not realize it, but this video is incredibly beneficial to me. I was actually searching for something entirely different when I stumbled upon your video on RUclips. I hesitated for a moment, wondering if it might be a waste of time since the topic was so different from what I was looking for. But now, after watching it, I’m so glad to say that my assumption was completely wrong. This video is not just useful; it’s something I believe I can apply in at least three different areas of my life. Sounds amazing, right? I’m so glad I found it. I’ve already saved it and plan to rewatch it whenever I need a reminder. Honestly, this video is worth at least five productivity videos! May God guide you, Matt. I think I’ll end up praying for you each time I watch this video. It feels so genuine and authentic. One more thing I’d like to mention-I really appreciate that you didn’t add any music to your video. It’s often so distracting when there’s music in the background, but your video felt like you were directly talking to me, almost like I was sitting in a class. It just felt so natural and genuine. Thanks once again, Matt.
Looking through the videos man you started a year ago HUGE PROPS TO THE TIME AND EFFORT PUT INTO jumping into something new, especially the online space bc there is a lot more that goes into than people realize. SO BIG PROPS ANS KEEP IT UP 70k in a year is huge
Fantastic job, the common issues you identified are totally accurate to the ineffective research meetings I’ve been in… particularly within one lab which, unsurprisingly, resulted in an incomplete project.
Thanks for providing your viewers with distilled wisdom. I am trying to pivot into consulting and predominantly watch your videos to develop my skillset. Keep up the great work and I am certain that you will rack up a much higher following!
Instantly clicked on this video. this kind of thing is exactly what ive been looking for. I'm gonna look more myself into frameworks of speaking and stuff like that, but this is an excellent start. Thank you! Also I instantly lit up when you brought up "first principles thinking." Thats like my whole life philosophy, and ties well into always knowing your goals!
Was superhelpful Matt! I've been struggling with talking during my content creation, so your advice on writing down what to say is helpful instead of talking on the fly.
Finally you want to summarize what was discussed and probe for understanding before moving on to ensure your audience received what you wanted to say in the way you said it, aka your goal.
You said it starts with "Clear thinking." My first question was how to achieve that, and you explained that in the end. I'm going to subscribe to your channel!
Thanks for the video! Your writing during the thinking process and writing to an audience are two different things. We write to help us think through problems. But when writing to audience some argue your writing should be valuable above all else. If it is clear concise and not valuable ITS WORTHLESS. Make your writing valuable to your given audience. Economy of expression and correct grammar are often times byproducts of valuable writing, but sometimes not :)
Great content. I do this for presentations but haven’t considered this for meetings in general. One piece of advice I’d like to share back with you is avoid writing /presenting in colours which people who are colour blind may struggle with (red/green, blue/green) . I look forward to to seeing your other videos, thanks for creating them.
I agree with much of what you say, this is very good advice. I would say you give the audience/participants more credit for goodwill than I have experienced. I found quite a bit of subdued hostility when trying to run a meeting like this, it is as though trying to structure some progress offends people who go way too many of these meetings. I think “showing people how it is done” is not good enough for the old guard, you have to somehow change the paradigm of the workplace
Thanks man Last week i had a meeting with a team that i will lead to develop a software and almost everyone is unexperienced, so i had to explain a lot of concepts to them. At first, I thought it would be a very difficult task, as it took a lot of studying to get to the point I am at, and I had excellent teachers with incredible methods. It ended up that the meeting was a great success, everyone had a very clear understanding and could apply everything they learned. I was also well praised after that. Now with this video i can clearly see what i did right for this to happen I actually applied a lot of what you said there even before watching the video First thing i done was to test my understanding of the subject and put it in practice in a simple and didactic way. Then i wrote down what were the necessary concepts i needed to explain and tried to simplify them so anyone could understand. At the meeting, first thing i done was to spend some minutes explaing what we were gonna discuss (the reason of that meeting) and why it was important. Then i started by very basic things that they should already know (but some of them didn't) and i followed up into more advanced concepts making a connection between each topic so it could make sense. Ended up by showing everything applied in practice with a very simple example. The whole meeting took like half an hour
A lot of actionable items in one video! One piece of feedback is that, if possible, it would be helpful to include some frames at the end of the video where the final writing is fully visible. This allows viewers to pause and take notes, which is crucial for taking actions. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing, Matt. Good breakdown and easy to follow! How would you present this from the audience perspective and presenting empathy as a listener? We see a lot of training for How Do I Communicate? These resources are most popular to the people who want to be heard. Communication is an ecosystem of agents and the receiver has as much accountability as the sender of a message. Yet, we are not impressed with as many resources to address the receiver's development. Ultimately, the objective of communication is to pass 1 nugget of information from 1 source to another source. The phrasings, affectations, and other emotional intelligence related add-ons inflate the density of that nugget by five thousand times.🌇
This is a good idea, I may come out with a video on being a good listener. Agree that communication is a two way street and it’s not all about the speaker.
Very irrelevant to the video, but in the context of conversation something I’ve noticed is the value of thinking ‘is there a way to reply to what I’m saying’ I see a lot of unintended dead ended conversations because people will say something that is just impossible to bounce off of. So ‘how would I reply if this was said to me?’ Is a decent question to ask when contributing to a conversation (if you want it to be a back and forth that is)
meeting effectively 1. set the goal: specific goal, think clearly, keep in in mind. focus to resolve this goal, what happened if we can not resolve it (plan B) 2. understand your audience - empathy - assume 0 context (restate the context concisely) give audience have a same page 3. how you going to say it - structure + context + discussion + conclusion: plan what we need to do (A do this, B do that), next steps - write in down (write clearly -> think clearly)
Excellent as always Matt! Please do keep these free 😅 this is peak service, such gold advice at zero cost ❤ I am keen to help you out in your efforts if at all you need a hand from an admin perspective!! For #2 knowing audience, i would add, knowing the incentives/objectives of the audience is another key point going into a meeting so that we can ensure alignment with other stakeholders ahead of the meeting and structure our presentation to include elements that move the needle and steer the conversation.
If you are going to ‘verbalise’ your message then you must experience in that form by saying it out loud before the event. Reading something and saying it out loud can result in two different outcomes so, if you are going to say it, then practice saying it. It’s the best way to organise your thoughts - just not so good for capturing them (unless you record all that you say!).
What you said in point 2 - Know your audience about simplifying complex ideas so a 10 year old can understand, is your Point 0 - know what you are talking about. It is about knowing the discourse in the specific context. It is being able to define and manipulate concepts in being able to meet conditions of the command words (state, calculate, define, explain, analyse, discuss, create). No matter what your goal and audience is and how you want to convey the message, you first have to know what you are talking about.
Hey Matt, loving the videos - lucid and clear. Can you talk about how are you understanding tech coming from BCG? Which industry where you working at BCG?
Hey Soumisa! At BCG I worked on a wide variety of projects across consumer, healthcare, financial services and tech. I really enjoyed the projects I worked on in tech, which helped me make the transition!
I don't really have any communication book recs, everything in the video is from what I've learned in my career so far. That said, I'll keep you posted if I hear about any good ones!
I’ve always struggled to speak effectively at work. It’s almost like when I speak in front of certain people (unimportant), I can speak clearly. Come to speak in meetings and to my managers and it’s almost like I buckle to speak clearly and when I can get something out, it doesn’t make sense. It has really limited my career progression potential to date.
The same thing happens to me. When I try to speak w someone who are just….better than me I get seriously nervous. Also, as u mentioned, the important people😂 like professors or classmates or seniors who are good in academics. I get so scared to even have a casual conversation. Funny story, I had a classmate who was really good in studies and we used to sit together and he did considered me as his friend but I refused to talk to him, not completely, I would say only the basics like good morning, or bye, or I have a headache after this class etc etc, and he always used to tease me as an extreme introvert but how do I tell him that I am actually scared to talk about anything cause then he just might find out that I am stupid 😭😭😭😭
This goes back to the first thing he mentioned…clear thinking. If you have a previous psychological limit like inferiority complex or imposter syndrome, it’s most likely going to affect your ability to think clearly, thus affecting your ability to communicate effectively. So it’s not that you can’t communicate, but your mental state is affecting your clear thinking. I suggest you work on unresolved traumas and conflicts. For example if you have imposter syndrome, you need to work on it by getting truths that help you know you’re as good as you claim to be. And even if you make a mistake, be open to feedback and willing to learn. Rejection is not a death sentence, it just means they don’t need you in that moment or need to get better. Don’t judge yourself, judge the situation, and find a way to improve on it. If you have dealt with this internal conflict, you’ll find it easier to think clearly when communicating with people higher than you, and you’ll be able to share your thoughts easily
@Shrraddha__ I think you need to brainwash yourself and say nobody is better than you? I battled with this a bit too but a few weeks ago I ignored the thought that always makes me stumble on my words and spoke in the meeting. And it felt so good and after there was no stopping me.
@@TheGreatVine hehe congrats ✨🍉 I’m glad to hear it and I hope you NEVER EVER stop. I will try some brainwashing as well😭 although…..although something that works for me is FULLY ACKNOWLEDGING that we don’t have eternity to live and none of this will matter. This thought could be depressing for some but I find it liberating. It just makes me wanna …..do things while being scared, I mean I won’t get another similar chance to embarrass myself so let it be 😭 lol what am i even saying (making a mess💃)
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You had me at “that’s a them problem, not a you problem”
hahaha
It's the word used by immature people, if we need something it's always always our problem to make them clear what we want them to do for us.
@@SmartEngine-huh?
@@Yohan421-e5gok good, I'm not the only one who was confused when I read that 😂
@@SipsofSuccessIn other words, it is not their problem they didn’t understand you, it is your problem because you didn’t get across what you were trying to say. It is your responsibility to communicate in a way that others can easily understand, something the commenter who’s words I’m better conveying didn’t seem to take to heart
One of my favorite quotes is, "If you want to be effective, you must first be understood." Thank you for this video.
Bro is proving his credibility by simply making this video. Insanely brilliant
i like how the "clear thinking" part got emphasized. it really shows how the beginning, the core, is connected with the end (the actual doing).
how do you think?
One rlly important thing about restating context, which you did mention for a sec, is BEING CONCISE. Since i have had experinces with ppl talking and going in and explaining stuff in faaarrrr too many details, not for seconds but minutes, things that are clear to everyone in the room and are just bogging down the conversation. So pleasee with everything you do be aware of how MUCH you really need to say to get everyone on the same page.
Totally. I am recognizing that I lose people when I do this and I am very annoyed when people do it to me. No one needs a lecture. I'm working on how to maneuver this in conversation when communicating with people who are long-winded and distracting. I try to be more mindful of this when I communicate. It's a bad habit to over explain yourself.
I am working in consulting industry for 3 yrs and your RUclips video is absolutely a legend. All the points / tips you mentioned are exactly what we have been doing on day to day basis for clients!!
I appreciate that!
How’s the work life in a consulting industry? I am a student and would love to join it in terms of financial consulting.
@@forjessfromjess not sure if this is the question for me or for Matt but I can provide some insights :)
So I would say consulting life is interesting and rewarding if WLB is not your priority. So I think my main takeaway from these 3 yrs is about problem solving - the way of thinking, structuring and solving a novel question. This is an important skills because for any roles, you will for sure face a lot of new questions. Having a problem solving system which are applicable to most of them is critical and I think you can defo learn some from consulting day to day job!
I'm a student from the Philippines getting into finance and consulting. RUclips is an amazing tool, and people like you who are motivated to teach and share your knowledge to people are incredible. You have no idea the value I've gotten through your videos. Thanks Matt!
So glad to hear that! Appreciate you taking the time to write this kind comment
Yapping Effectively 😊
You don't always feel like you gained something fruitful after watching every youtube video, but this one was an exception further proving just how much of an excellent communicator you are. I'm a medical professional, and I'm glad I stumbled upon this video. subscribed!
Hey Ayesha! I'm so happy to hear that you found it helpful!
Communication doesn't take place with the person sending the message. We have loads of control over what we broadcast. We have no control over the listener actually receiving, hearing, comprehending or understanding what we are saying. No matter how clear and concise what we say, it doesn't matter if the other party isn’t present to it, cannot comprehend it, is distracted, is misinterpreting it, is jumping to conclusions, is planning their response, is triggered and taking it in the worst way possible to reinforce their narrative, etc.
Communication is improved by the presence, curiosity, patience, compassion, and goodwill of the listener. If we want to be more effective communicators, learn to listen fully and ask for clarity when we are not certain we are understanding. Be a good listening role model.
That said, this is a good video for learning to broadcast a more organized and clear message. That is certainly helpful. Communication is not complete until a message is received and accurately understood.
What are u talking about?
@@krowhenkvothe6010 In essence…communication is not something the person packaging the message has the most control over. The person with the most control over communication and whether it's successful is the listener, including checking whether we understand the message correctly.
Thank you!
Even for someone as young as a college freshman like myself, this video is truly helpful.
You can't even imagine how much of a change you can create in someone's life.
@@m.raflys5916 so glad to hear that you’ve gotten a lot of value from this!
I liked your point that thinking clearly is the basis of speaking clearly and I liked that you gave us a simple way to work on improving the clarity of our thinking and speaking by practicing being concise in our writing. This advice is way more helpful for meaningful change than vague things like be confident. If it’s messy, it will still be messy no matter how confident you are lol. Thanks for the practical advice!
Glad it was helpful!
00:02 Clear communication starts with clear thinking
01:44 Know your goal before any conversation or meeting
03:22 Importance of goal and knowing your audience in conversations
05:07 Avoid using technical jargon when communicating with non-experts
06:43 Importance of restating context in meetings
08:26 First principles thinking is key for effective communication
10:04 Structured communication for effective persuasion
11:44 Effective meetings require clear action items and clear communication
Thanks man!! Really appreciate the value you are providing through your content for free..
So glad you found it helpful!
Hey Matt,
I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to take a moment to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You may not realize it, but this video is incredibly beneficial to me. I was actually searching for something entirely different when I stumbled upon your video on RUclips. I hesitated for a moment, wondering if it might be a waste of time since the topic was so different from what I was looking for. But now, after watching it, I’m so glad to say that my assumption was completely wrong.
This video is not just useful; it’s something I believe I can apply in at least three different areas of my life. Sounds amazing, right? I’m so glad I found it. I’ve already saved it and plan to rewatch it whenever I need a reminder. Honestly, this video is worth at least five productivity videos!
May God guide you, Matt. I think I’ll end up praying for you each time I watch this video. It feels so genuine and authentic.
One more thing I’d like to mention-I really appreciate that you didn’t add any music to your video. It’s often so distracting when there’s music in the background, but your video felt like you were directly talking to me, almost like I was sitting in a class. It just felt so natural and genuine.
Thanks once again, Matt.
He literally started with a context in this video❤
thank you! for making this video for free, it really helps me a lot for someone who are struggle to communicate it with someone and many people :)
You're so welcome!
thank you! as someone who’s moving up into higher management with no schooling or experience, videos like this are a gold mine. so helpful.
Looking through the videos man you started a year ago HUGE PROPS TO THE TIME AND EFFORT PUT INTO jumping into something new, especially the online space bc there is a lot more that goes into than people realize. SO BIG PROPS ANS KEEP IT UP 70k in a year is huge
Thank you my man I really appreciate it!
Thanks
Thank you, Kerry! Appreciate the support
Fantastic job, the common issues you identified are totally accurate to the ineffective research meetings I’ve been in… particularly within one lab which, unsurprisingly, resulted in an incomplete project.
this video felt like breath of fresh air for my brain. thank you! truly needed this template, your explanation skills are wonderful, cheers!
You're so welcome! Glad to hear it
Thanks for providing your viewers with distilled wisdom. I am trying to pivot into consulting and predominantly watch your videos to develop my skillset. Keep up the great work and I am certain that you will rack up a much higher following!
you should do more communication videos. it’s what the world needs and what you’re good at
noted! more to come!
I’m so glad I found your channel, it’s an absolute gold mine
Appreciate you being here!
I hate the fact that i need this
😂
Me too.
We all need this.
I don't like to eat or shower either, yet it's necessary if ylu want to become the best version of yourself.
@@nomadicwolf6132 a New York pizza slice could make you want to eat more, it always works for me
@@davidaugustofc2574 I'm confused,what did the comment say before the edit?
Instantly clicked on this video. this kind of thing is exactly what ive been looking for. I'm gonna look more myself into frameworks of speaking and stuff like that, but this is an excellent start. Thank you!
Also I instantly lit up when you brought up "first principles thinking." Thats like my whole life philosophy, and ties well into always knowing your goals!
So glad to hear that! First principles thinking is the best!
Was superhelpful Matt! I've been struggling with talking during my content creation, so your advice on writing down what to say is helpful instead of talking on the fly.
Glad it was helpful!
Finally you want to summarize what was discussed and probe for understanding before moving on to ensure your audience received what you wanted to say in the way you said it, aka your goal.
You said it starts with "Clear thinking." My first question was how to achieve that, and you explained that in the end. I'm going to subscribe to your channel!
Ur entire RUclips channel is a gold mine of free game😎
So glad to hear that!
Gems*
Which game?
Life.. work.. relationships @@SanAntonioDean
You helped me know how conscious I am when I am going communicate with anyone.
I feel like most of us understand the key points intuitively, but it's how you go about and execute that is the hardest
Thank you for this clear n concise video on communication!! Please make more of these!!
Thanks for the video! Your writing during the thinking process and writing to an audience are two different things. We write to help us think through problems. But when writing to audience some argue your writing should be valuable above all else. If it is clear concise and not valuable ITS WORTHLESS. Make your writing valuable to your given audience. Economy of expression and correct grammar are often times byproducts of valuable writing, but sometimes not :)
Great content. I do this for presentations but haven’t considered this for meetings in general.
One piece of advice I’d like to share back with you is avoid writing /presenting in colours which people who are colour blind may struggle with (red/green, blue/green) .
I look forward to to seeing your other videos, thanks for creating them.
Thanks for the feedback!
W matt, I'm currently 24 and just started community college. Thanks for this, very helpful!
You got this!
Fantastic brother, keep going! The road might seem and even get long but see it out until the end, you won’t regret it.
I agree with much of what you say, this is very good advice. I would say you give the audience/participants more credit for goodwill than I have experienced. I found quite a bit of subdued hostility when trying to run a meeting like this, it is as though trying to structure some progress offends people who go way too many of these meetings. I think “showing people how it is done” is not good enough for the old guard, you have to somehow change the paradigm of the workplace
chest and back looking huge brother! great video
Haha thank you brother
@@matthuang21 i guess you bench 225
Beautiful. Same, on the "them problem". I reiterated the goal when someone tries to go off tangent.
You deserve more subscribers! Thanks for the great advice.
I appreciate that!
impressed by how continously you speak without getting out of breath ;.
Thanks man
Last week i had a meeting with a team that i will lead to develop a software and almost everyone is unexperienced, so i had to explain a lot of concepts to them.
At first, I thought it would be a very difficult task, as it took a lot of studying to get to the point I am at, and I had excellent teachers with incredible methods.
It ended up that the meeting was a great success, everyone had a very clear understanding and could apply everything they learned. I was also well praised after that. Now with this video i can clearly see what i did right for this to happen
I actually applied a lot of what you said there even before watching the video
First thing i done was to test my understanding of the subject and put it in practice in a simple and didactic way. Then i wrote down what were the necessary concepts i needed to explain and tried to simplify them so anyone could understand.
At the meeting, first thing i done was to spend some minutes explaing what we were gonna discuss (the reason of that meeting) and why it was important. Then i started by very basic things that they should already know (but some of them didn't) and i followed up into more advanced concepts making a connection between each topic so it could make sense. Ended up by showing everything applied in practice with a very simple example. The whole meeting took like half an hour
Awesome instructional communication video that communicates effectively!
You're killing it lately Matt.
I really appreciate that! Glad you found it helpful
Audience, context, purpose
A lot of actionable items in one video! One piece of feedback is that, if possible, it would be helpful to include some frames at the end of the video where the final writing is fully visible. This allows viewers to pause and take notes, which is crucial for taking actions. Thank you!
Noted!
Wow, what a legend you are! So so useful.
Well said Matthew, excited to see your journey unfold. I appreciate taking the time to make this video🤙🏽
Thanks for sharing, Matt. Good breakdown and easy to follow!
How would you present this from the audience perspective and presenting empathy as a listener? We see a lot of training for How Do I Communicate? These resources are most popular to the people who want to be heard.
Communication is an ecosystem of agents and the receiver has as much accountability as the sender of a message. Yet, we are not impressed with as many resources to address the receiver's development.
Ultimately, the objective of communication is to pass 1 nugget of information from 1 source to another source. The phrasings, affectations, and other emotional intelligence related add-ons inflate the density of that nugget by five thousand times.🌇
This is a good idea, I may come out with a video on being a good listener. Agree that communication is a two way street and it’s not all about the speaker.
@@matthuang21 Looking forward to hear your perspective on it!
That was so good. Clear, succinct with examples. Subscribed!
Very irrelevant to the video, but in the context of conversation something I’ve noticed is the value of thinking ‘is there a way to reply to what I’m saying’
I see a lot of unintended dead ended conversations because people will say something that is just impossible to bounce off of. So ‘how would I reply if this was said to me?’ Is a decent question to ask when contributing to a conversation (if you want it to be a back and forth that is)
Good observation, definitely pretty useful if you can get in the habit of anticipating how other people will respond
Hey Matt! As I'm prepping for my super day with BCG I really appreciate all the videos you've posted haha
Good luck! You got this!
meeting effectively
1. set the goal: specific goal, think clearly, keep in in mind. focus to resolve this goal, what happened if we can not resolve it (plan B)
2. understand your audience
- empathy
- assume 0 context (restate the context concisely) give audience have a same page
3. how you going to say it
- structure
+ context
+ discussion
+ conclusion: plan what we need to do (A do this, B do that), next steps
- write in down (write clearly -> think clearly)
the new upload schedule is 🔥🔥🔥
🔥
thank you! as someone who’s moving up into higher management with no schooling, videos like this are a gold mine. so helpful.
I second this!
hey you're actually such a pro . golden channel , subscribed !
Thanks Snoop!
Excellent as always Matt! Please do keep these free 😅 this is peak service, such gold advice at zero cost ❤ I am keen to help you out in your efforts if at all you need a hand from an admin perspective!!
For #2 knowing audience, i would add, knowing the incentives/objectives of the audience is another key point going into a meeting so that we can ensure alignment with other stakeholders ahead of the meeting and structure our presentation to include elements that move the needle and steer the conversation.
Not stopping anytime soon!
Thanks for giving me structured way of communicating
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, Matt
I just wanna say that you are so intelligent.
Love these informative videos lol please don’t stop making them.
More to come!
hey, could you provide a video on resume/linkedin advice?
I second this. Would really like to hear his input on this.
Will add this to my list of ideas!
Restated context is a welcome. Having a welcome is good social protocol.
Matt! This really can help me in presenting my ideas at work. Thank you for this great content
Happy to help!
Great job Matt, very clear and insightful video 🔥 🔥 🔥
Glad you liked it!
If you are going to ‘verbalise’ your message then you must experience in that form by saying it out loud before the event. Reading something and saying it out loud can result in two different outcomes so, if you are going to say it, then practice saying it. It’s the best way to organise your thoughts - just not so good for capturing them (unless you record all that you say!).
This was clearly helpful! Thank you so much Matt.
Hey Alex! Thanks for stopping by 🙏
Gold mine of knowledge for future Consultants and future leaders✨✨
Thanks 🙏
Thank you so much for sharing these valuable information. I will definitely try this out and improve my communication skills.
Glad you found it helpful Thomas!
What you said in point 2 - Know your audience about simplifying complex ideas so a 10 year old can understand, is your Point 0 - know what you are talking about. It is about knowing the discourse in the specific context. It is being able to define and manipulate concepts in being able to meet conditions of the command words (state, calculate, define, explain, analyse, discuss, create). No matter what your goal and audience is and how you want to convey the message, you first have to know what you are talking about.
I like the way you speak, it was clearly pronunciation, thanks
This guy is literally speaking facts
You just gained a new subs, congrats keep up the content!
Welcome aboard!
this was very clear and extremely beneficial. I will use this new knowledge for meetings. Thank you
You're very welcome!
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Glad you found it valuable
Great video, thank you!
Appreciate it!
Hey Matt, loving the videos - lucid and clear. Can you talk about how are you understanding tech coming from BCG? Which industry where you working at BCG?
Hey Soumisa! At BCG I worked on a wide variety of projects across consumer, healthcare, financial services and tech. I really enjoyed the projects I worked on in tech, which helped me make the transition!
Thanks for the knowledge
This is my biggest problem due to specific cognition pathways, so thanks
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Thank you! This is a concise presentation.
Keep going Matt. I’m supporting you. Hope this comment encourages you to
It does encourage me to keep going. Thanks Alen!
i’m having an important meeting later where I have to communicate my thoughts clearly to stakeholders, this helped me alot, thank you!
Good luck with the meeting!
Hardly subscribe to someone after watching only one video. Keep the work up
Flattered to hear that! I’ll do my best to keep the content coming
Thanks for sharing valuable information
❤ thanks alot dude 🎉 i needed this 😅
Much needed video . Subscribed
Awesome video, it's gold... Keep going... Soon....You'll hit 1mill sub
Thanks boss 🙏
Thank you so much for sharing this! 👍
Glad it was helpful!
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Great content. Appreciated. Thank you. ❤
Glad it was helpful!
watched this twice, great presentation
Bravo to the editor
Man this is gold
Great content. Is there any books you’d recommend on this stuff?
I don't really have any communication book recs, everything in the video is from what I've learned in my career so far. That said, I'll keep you posted if I hear about any good ones!
Thought this was going to me some scammy mlm funnel but ended up being extremely useful
glad to hear it haha, yeah no scammy MLMs allowed over here in my corner of the internet
Thank you for sharing 🙌
Thank you for stopping by!
It was Richard Feynman that said it
this is helpful, thanks so much
You're welcome!
I’ve always struggled to speak effectively at work. It’s almost like when I speak in front of certain people (unimportant), I can speak clearly. Come to speak in meetings and to my managers and it’s almost like I buckle to speak clearly and when I can get something out, it doesn’t make sense. It has really limited my career progression potential to date.
The same thing happens to me. When I try to speak w someone who are just….better than me I get seriously nervous. Also, as u mentioned, the important people😂 like professors or classmates or seniors who are good in academics. I get so scared to even have a casual conversation. Funny story, I had a classmate who was really good in studies and we used to sit together and he did considered me as his friend but I refused to talk to him, not completely, I would say only the basics like good morning, or bye, or I have a headache after this class etc etc, and he always used to tease me as an extreme introvert but how do I tell him that I am actually scared to talk about anything cause then he just might find out that I am stupid 😭😭😭😭
This goes back to the first thing he mentioned…clear thinking. If you have a previous psychological limit like inferiority complex or imposter syndrome, it’s most likely going to affect your ability to think clearly, thus affecting your ability to communicate effectively. So it’s not that you can’t communicate, but your mental state is affecting your clear thinking. I suggest you work on unresolved traumas and conflicts. For example if you have imposter syndrome, you need to work on it by getting truths that help you know you’re as good as you claim to be. And even if you make a mistake, be open to feedback and willing to learn. Rejection is not a death sentence, it just means they don’t need you in that moment or need to get better. Don’t judge yourself, judge the situation, and find a way to improve on it. If you have dealt with this internal conflict, you’ll find it easier to think clearly when communicating with people higher than you, and you’ll be able to share your thoughts easily
@Shrraddha__ I think you need to brainwash yourself and say nobody is better than you? I battled with this a bit too but a few weeks ago I ignored the thought that always makes me stumble on my words and spoke in the meeting. And it felt so good and after there was no stopping me.
@@TheGreatVine hehe congrats ✨🍉 I’m glad to hear it and I hope you NEVER EVER stop. I will try some brainwashing as well😭 although…..although something that works for me is FULLY ACKNOWLEDGING that we don’t have eternity to live and none of this will matter. This thought could be depressing for some but I find it liberating. It just makes me wanna …..do things while being scared, I mean I won’t get another similar chance to embarrass myself so let it be 😭 lol what am i even saying (making a mess💃)
Thanks for making this vid. it really helps my yt channel.