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“I said, "I know what you're thinking… What could I possibly learn from a professor who's 12 years old?" and the audience laughed.”
Adam Grant · Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques · 333. Find the Vibe: Build Stronger Connections Through Communication Part 1
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opened a presentation by humorously acknowledging his junior status and calling out the elephant in the room
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“We're still going to do opening, then discovery, then presentation close. We just flip the amount of time from discovery to presentation.”
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Chris Smith
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“We want to make it possible for people to even switch to 1099 status, contractor status, so that they can come in and out of the workplace as necessary”
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“I was a junior fellow at Harvard… I could tell the boss… I'm going to New Guinea for three months… I didn't ask his permission.”
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