Queen of Conversation
Alison Wood Brooks teaches us how to talk gooder.
I spent an hour with Harvard Business School professor Alison Wood Brooks, and it completely transformed my understanding of conversation.
Alison’s research challenges everything we think we know about communication—from the value of small talk to the power of sensitive questions. Perhaps her most profound insight? Most of us are trapped by our own conversational fears, missing opportunities for genuine connection because we’re afraid of asking the wrong question or broaching a sensitive topic.
The key lesson? Good conversation isn’t about avoiding awkwardness—it’s about being brave enough to move through it toward something more meaningful.
Mahalo!
Guy
Debullshitization.com, but benevolently and respectfully filtering through sublimation.
What a wonderful conversation that illustrated so many if not all the points that Alison made in her book - which I immediately ordered. Loved this!!