# Stanford Professor: Why 85% of People Freeze Up while speaking and 15% might be Lying!

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Podcast: [TruthWorks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/truthworks-6820723)
Published: 2026-06-16T13:00:00+00:00
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The Communication Expert: The No.1 Skill AI Can't Replace | Matt Abrahams Matt Abrahams has spent nearly two decades teaching the one skill almost no one is formally trained in: how to communicate. He's a lecturer in Strategic Communication at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, the bestselling author of "Think Faster, Talk Smarter" and "Speaking Up Without Freaking Out," and the host of the "Think Fast, Talk Smart" podcast. In a world racing toward AI, Matt makes a counterintuitive cas...

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