{"podcast":{"title":"HBR On Leadership","slug":"hbr-on-leadership-6411274","podcast_index_feed_id":6411274,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/harvardbusiness/on-leadership","website_url":"https://hbr.org/podcasts/on-leadership","image_url":"https://hbr.org/resources/images/podcasts/1400-on-leadership-lg.jpg","author":"Harvard Business Review","episode_count":164,"summary":"Leadership isn’t just a personality trait, it’s a set of skills that you can build. Whether you’re managing up or motivating a team, HBR On Leadership is your destination for insights and inspiration from the world’s top leadership practitioners and experts. Every Wednesday, the editors at the Harvard Business Review hand-picked case studies and conversations with global business leaders, management experts, academics, from across HBR to help you unlock the best in those around you.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T10:19:54.908668+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hbr-on-leadership-6411274"},"episode":{"title":"How to Speak with Confidence When You’re Put on the Spot","slug":"how-to-speak-with-confidence-when-you-re-put-on-the-spot","published_at":"2026-01-14T11:15:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hbr-on-leadership-6411274/how-to-speak-with-confidence-when-you-re-put-on-the-spot","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hbr-on-leadership-6411274","url":"https://hbr.org/podcast/2026/01/how-to-speak-with-confidence-when-youre-put-on-the-spot","audio_url":"https://audio.hbr.org/on-leadership/20260112113445-HowtoSpeakwithConfidenceWhenYou_rePutontheSpot.mp3","summary":"We all know that leaders need to captivate audiences and effectively convey their ideas. But not every speaking opportunity can be prepared and practiced. That’s why it’s so important to learn the skill of speaking off-the-cuff, and Matt Abrahams, lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and host of the podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, has advice to help. He explains how to stay calm in these situations, craft a compelling message, and ensure you’ve made a good impression. Abrahams is author of the book “Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot,” as well as the HBR article “How to Shine When You’re Put on the Spot.”","meta_description":"We all know that leaders need to captivate audiences and effectively convey their ideas. But not every speaking opportunity can be prepared and practiced.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1772,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hbr-on-leadership-6411274/episodes/how-to-speak-with-confidence-when-you-re-put-on-the-spot/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hbr-on-leadership-6411274/how-to-speak-with-confidence-when-you-re-put-on-the-spot.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}