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9:55Now PlayingCommunication is a superpower and the best communicators understand that whenever we speak, we’re actually participating in one of three conversations: practical (What’s this really about?), emotional (How do we feel?), and social (Who are we?). If you don’t know what kind of conversation you’re having, you’re unlikely to connect. The good news is that communication is a science, and, with the right guidance, anyone can learn to master the skills needed to connect.
This video is based on the research from Charles Duhigg’s latest book, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection – a fascinating guide to what makes conversations work and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life.
Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of Supercommunicators, The Power of Habit, and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale University, he is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. He writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, and was the founding host of the Slate podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.
You can connect with Charles on:
His website: charlesduhigg.com
His newsletter: Charlesduhigg.substack.com
His Instagram: @charlesduhigg
And YouTube: @penguinrandomhouse
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