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How to Be a “Supercommunicator” and Connect with Anyone (At Home or on the Road) with Charles Duhigg + The Best of Baltimore, MD


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Why do some conversations leave you feeling seen and understood, while others fall flat?

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of The Power of Habit and his latest, Supercommunicators. He's spent years exploring the science of communication to find out what separates those rare, magical conversations from ones that leave us disconnected or misunderstood.

In this episode, we explore how communication really works - what’s happening in our brains during conversations, the skills that make someone a “supercommunicator,” and how to have more meaningful, connected interactions no matter where you are in the world.

If you’ve ever left a conversation wondering why it didn’t land the way you wanted or if you’re trying to get better at connecting with people across cultures, relationships, or work, this one’s for you. Charles shares practical frameworks and surprising science-backed insights that help you show up better in any conversation. Whether you're navigating conflict with your partner or chatting with a stranger abroad, this episode is full of takeaways that’ll make you rethink how you communicate.

PLUS, stick around on the backend for a special segment on the best things to do, see, and eat in Baltimore, Maryland.

What’s one small shift you could make to be more present and connected in your conversations this week? I'd love to hear what you took away from our talk, and I hope you’ll share by sending me an audio message.

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  • Tune In To Learn:

    • Why Charles and his wife spent six months surfing in El Salvador and living in Costa Rica
    • How living abroad shaped his worldview as a journalist
    • What led Charles to write Supercommunicators after the success of The Power of Habit
    • How to identify the 3 types of conversations (and why mismatching them causes conflict)
    • How to ask deep questions that invite real connection
    • Why “looping for understanding” is a powerful listening tool
    • How vulnerability really works in our brains, and why energy matching is a powerful way to build trust and connection
    • Why we’re all supercommunicators already 
    • And so much more
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