546: The secrets of supercommunicators | Award-winning journalist & author Charles Duhigg

The mindbodygreen Podcast

“The more we talk about how we communicate, the easier the communication is,” says Charles Duhigg.

Charles, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author joins us to discuss how to become a supercommunicator, plus:

-The 3 types of conversations we have (~04:20)

-How to ask better, deeper questions (~08:30)

-How to start conversations with strangers (~10:54)

-Have younger generations lost the art of conversations? (~12:32)

-How to communicate better with children (~18:11)

-Why we should talk about communication more (~18:50)

-How to be a better listener (~21:04)

-How to be more persuasive (~22:28)

-A simple tip to ease social anxiety (~26:09)

-How to deliver bad news with grace (~29:02)

-The connection between communication and longevity (~37:51)

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Referenced in this episode:

-Pick up his new book: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

-The Harvard Study of Adult Development

-His newsletter, The Science of Better

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