Meaningful conversation is not about talking more. It is about making someone feel seen. When you listen with care, respond with warmth, and ask thoughtful questions, people walk away feeling ...

Although we spend much of our waking hours chatting with others, many people report that they feel insecure about their conversational abilities. This is especially true for initial conversations with ...

This post is co-authored with Dr. Jaime Kurtz. If you’re having a conversation with a new acquaintance, and you want them to like you, should you do more listening than speaking? Or should you do most ...

These individuals can turn any difficult conversation into a productive one. Most unlucky people have found themselves thrust into difficult conversations at some point in their lives. Whether it's a ...

Too often, managers stifle conversation without realizing it – hijacking meetings without providing space for discussion and jumping in with their own solutions to problems that are brought to them.

When I conducted research for my book, Overcoming Fake Talk, I was interested to discover why so many people were afraid to talk about certain topics -- what I call undiscussables. Undiscussables ...