Kindness paves the way for effective communication skills. How do you speak up and communicate while staying kind?  Communication is critical to success in business and in life. Speaking up can be intimidating, especially in a professional setting, which is why kindness is integral to communication. Listen as host Tenaz (Skye) Cardoz and Matt Abrahams discuss open communication. Matt Abrahams is a Communication Coach, expert, and lecturer of strategic communication at Stanford GSB and the host of Stanford GSB’s award-winning podcast "Think Fast, Talk Smart," and author of the upcoming book – “Think Faster Talk Smarter – How to Speak Successfully When you are Put on the Spot” available for pre-orders on Amazon.  Check out the links to know us better –  Kindness Hearts Brigade – https://www.kindheartsbrigade.com/  Follow Kind Hearts Brigade on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/kind-hearts-brigade/  Follow Kindness Hearts Brigade on Instagram - instagram.com/kindheartsbrigade  Kindness Hearts Brigade on Facebook - facebook.com/kindheartsbrigade  Kindness Hearts Brigade on Twitter - twitter.com/kindbrigade  Listen to other episodes of Simply Be Kind - https://www.youtube.com/@kindheartsbrigade  Follow Matt Abrahams Matt Abrahams - https://mattabrahams.com/  Follow Matt Abrahams on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/