Communication Skills
The Art of Conversation

The Art of Conversation

The power of listening and effective communication

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Communication SkillsSex & Relationships
Whether it's catching up with a friend over coffee, navigating a difficult work conversation, or finding a compromise with your partner—listening and communicating clearly is essential to having a satisfying and successful conversation. With these Blinks and Shortcast episodes you’ll learn just how to do that! Master the art of communication today to avoid miscommunication kerfuffles and unnecessary backpaddling, and unleash your hidden conversationalist.

The Art of Conversation

The power of listening and effective communication

Talk
Talk
Elizabeth Stokoe
The Science of Conversation
25 min4.1
Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
20 min4.1
Why Are We Yelling?
Why Are We Yelling?
Buster Benson
The Art of Productive Disagreement
23 min4.4
You're Not Listening
You're Not Listening
Kate Murphy
What You’re Missing and Why It Matters
22 min4.4
Difficult Conversations
Difficult Conversations
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen
How to Discuss What Matters Most
14 min4.0
Communicating Assertively
Communicating Assertively
Hosted by Natalie Lue
Natalie Lue shares practical advice for expressing your needs confidently and asserting your boundaries clearly
8 min4.3
How to Have Impossible Conversations
How to Have Impossible Conversations
Peter Boghossian and James A. Lindsay
A Very Practical Guide
26 min4.4
What We Say Matters
What We Say Matters
Judith Hanson Lasater and Ike K. Lasater
Practicing Nonviolent Communication
15 min4.3
Words Can Change Your Brain
Words Can Change Your Brain
Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman
12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy
19 min4.4
Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B. Rosenberg
A Language of Life
24 min4.5
Julian Treasure: Consider the Listening
Julian Treasure: Consider the Listening
Hosted by Caitlin Schiller & Ben Schuman-Stoler
The secret to good conversation is better listening—learn how to do it with these key skills
11 min4.7
The Art of Communicating
The Art of Communicating
Thich Nhat Hanh
The fascination of mindfulness in our daily lives
15 min4.4
Verbal Judo
Verbal Judo
George J. Thompson and Jerry B. Jenkins
The Gentle Art of Persuasion
19 min4.3

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