Good questions open minds and hearts, and they deepen conversations. When we inquire about others’ desires, concerns, issues of power, and standards, we invite them into collaborative, creative ...

Conversation lulls are natural and happen more frequently than we might realize. Having a few prompts up your sleeve can help you keep conversations fresh and interesting. With the right questions and ...

For first dates, new friends, LTRs, and anyone you want to know beyond their go-to coffee order.

The dinner conversation that used to go three hours now runs about twelve minutes, and most of it is logistical. Did you call the pediatrician back? We need to schedule the car thing. What do you want ...

You can spend years building credibility at work and still feel unprepared for the moment you need to say something uncomfortable. That one difficult conversation you wish you could avoid often turns ...

As humans, we’re talking to each other constantly. With all that practice, we must be pretty good at it—right? Not exactly. As a professor at Harvard Business School and author of Talk: The Science of ...

In this article, we will talk about how to have meaningful conversations and the power of follow-up questions. When it comes to improving our relationships and people skills, conversation starters are ...

Every day we engage in conversations rooted in ritual and social norms. With no conscious effort, we shift from one role to another. One minute, I’m a husband happily cooking breakfast with his wife.