In the Media
Learn more about Debra’s work by listening to podcast and radio appearances.
Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
Best Of: Why Curiosity Is Communication’s Secret Weapon
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The information you receive is only as strong as the questions you ask. In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturers Matt Abrahams and Debra Schifrin discuss how to craft inquiries that can lead to better communication outcomes. Questions are also instrumental in building relationships, Schifrin points out. “If you’re asking questions, you’re signaling to the other person that you value them. You’re taking time to listen to their answers.”
Think Fast, Talk Smart is a podcast produced by Stanford Graduate School of Business and hosted by Matt Abrahams. Each episode provides concrete, easy-to-implement tools and techniques to help you hone and enhance your communication.
Breakthrough Bridges
Bridging improv and leadership in business to reach breakthrough innovation
In this podcast, Breakthrough by Design (produced by Deloitte), Debra spells out practical tools that are game-changers in driving organizations to breakthrough ideas and products. The episode “Silencing your Cynic” incorporates ideas and research from courses she teaches at Stanford Graduate School of Business and her consulting work with companies all over the world who are ready to break old habits and unleash innovation!
All Things Considered
Commentary: Paris Fashion
This is a humorous, yet serious, commentary about being in Paris after the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003.
Paris has always been one of the most popular summer vacation destinations for Americans. Despite the friction between the United States and France in recent months, commentator Debra Schifrin decided to spend a week by the Seine. She was surprised to see one of the French fashion trends now is camouflage — and that the Parisians wearing it did not connect it to war. View episode page