We Need to Talk

How to Have Conversations That Matter

Ranked #81 in Effective Communication, Ranked #84 in Communicationsee more rankings.

"We need to talk"-perhaps the most dreaded four words in the English language. But in this timely, insightful, and wonderfully practical book, Celeste Headlee-who earns a living by talking on NPR-makes the case that they are urgently needed.Today most of us communicate from behind electronic screens, and studies show that Americans feel less connected and more divided than ever before. The blame for some of this disconnect can be attributed to our political landscape, but the erosion of our conversational skills as a society lies with us as individuals. And the only way forward, says Headlee,... more

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