Susan Cain is the author of the bestsellers Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, the latter of which has been translated into more than 40 languages. Quiet is in its seventh year on The New York Times Best Sellers list, and it was named the number one best book of the year by Fast Company magazine, which also named Susan one of its Most Creative People in Business.

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A lifelong fear of public speaking. [06:51]
Susan's now-legendary TED Talk [10:12]
How do introverts handle group dinners? [11:23]
Could sixth-grade me have imagined my now public life? [13:54]
Overcoming a fear of public speaking. [15:38]
Seasoned TED Talk veterans still get butterflies. [18:34]
Susan's TED Talk approach that catalyzed her public speaking career. [20:21]
How a number of teachers and coaches get results. [21:39]
Pregame speaking rituals. [23:55]
Public speaking improves almost everything. [25:49]
Preparing for my first presentation at SXSW. [26:36]
How I prepared for my own TED Talk. [29:43]
Crucial pre-TED help Susan got from Adam Grant. [31:25]
Rehearse in front of a live audience before a big speaking engagement. [33:08]
How nervous do I get before speaking in public these days? [34:02]
Don’t go over your allotted TED Talk time… or else. [37:09]
Public speaking positions you as an authority. It’s also therapy. [38:29]
Hacks to help a worrier. [41:22]
From Wall Street lawyer to writer. [42:59]
Making a living in a creative field. [46:06]
Susan's “terrible” first submission of her book manuscript. [48:57]
Susan’s writing process [51:20]
How does Susan take and organize her notes? [52:13]
Why I like Scrivener. [56:03]
Susan enjoys it when the real writing begins. [57:38]
A mom who writes. [59:03]
Susan's writing schedule. [1:00:03]
Writing at night vs. morning. Plus, procrastination. [1:02:09]
Books and resources. [1:04:24]
Serendipitous meetings that made our first books possible. [1:08:38]
Introversion versus shyness. [1:13:59]
Books Susan has gifted most. [1:18:16]
An aside about the first time I met Sam Harris. [1:19:29]
On loving-kindness. [1:22:10]
What would Susan’s billboard say? [1:31:04]
Advice for connecting deeply. [1:32:30]
Susan’s lifelong love of bittersweet and minor-key music and a peek into what her next book will be about. [1:33:13]
Intentions for my next projected book and parting thoughts. [1:35:38]

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