Life Examined

Midweek Reset: Super communicators


Listen Later

This week, Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author of Supercommunicators; How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection talks about why some people are just better at conversation and communication than others. Duhigg says conversations typically fall into three buckets; practical, emotional and social. Super communicators, Duhigg says, have the ability to listen for what kind of conversation is happening and are able to “match back.” The science behind this, as Duhigg explains it, is called  "neural entrainment" which turns out to be a key to bonding and cooperating with each other.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Life ExaminedBy KCRW

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

301 ratings


More shows like Life Examined

View all
Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,526 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,758 Listeners

Bookworm by KCRW

Bookworm

574 Listeners

Left, Right & Center by KCRW

Left, Right & Center

5,102 Listeners

The Gray Area with Sean Illing by Vox

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

10,745 Listeners

Tara Brach by Tara Brach

Tara Brach

10,536 Listeners

Nocturne by Vanessa Lowe

Nocturne

1,280 Listeners

The Treatment by KCRW

The Treatment

611 Listeners

The Business by KCRW

The Business

660 Listeners

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge by Tami Simon

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

1,857 Listeners

Good Food by KCRW

Good Food

1,097 Listeners

On Being with Krista Tippett by On Being Studios

On Being with Krista Tippett

10,157 Listeners

Scheer Intelligence by Scheerpost

Scheer Intelligence

389 Listeners

10% Happier with Dan Harris by 10% Happier

10% Happier with Dan Harris

12,727 Listeners

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

2,503 Listeners

Press Play with Madeleine Brand by KCRW

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

152 Listeners

Lost Notes: Groupies by KCRW

Lost Notes: Groupies

730 Listeners

Emergence Magazine Podcast by Emergence Magazine

Emergence Magazine Podcast

496 Listeners

City Arts & Lectures by City Arts & Lectures

City Arts & Lectures

392 Listeners

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos by Pushkin Industries

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

14,397 Listeners

The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall by Andrew G. Marshall

The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall

25 Listeners

A Slight Change of Plans by Pushkin Industries

A Slight Change of Plans

2,039 Listeners

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen by Elise Loehnen

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

1,085 Listeners