For most of us, checking our emails, texts, and social media accounts is as much a part of our daily routine as bathing and brushing our teeth. Today, most of us communicate from behind electronic screens, and while we may believe we are connecting with others, studies show that Americans feel less connected and more divided than ever before. According to Celeste Headlee, the erosion of our conversational skills lies with us as individuals, and the only way forward is for us to start talking to each other. Celeste offers simple tools that can improve anyone’s communication. Celeste an award-winning journalist, professional speaker, and author of We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter, and Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. She is a regular guest host on NPR and American Public. Her TEDx Talk sharing 10 ways to have a better conversation has over 26 million total views. Her new book is, Speaking of Race.

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