546: The secrets of supercommunicators | Award-winning journalist & author Charles Duhigg

“The more we talk about how we communicate, the easier the communication is,” says Charles Duhigg. Charles, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author joins us to discuss how to become a supercommunicator, plus: -The 3 types of conversations we have (~04:20) -How to ask better, deeper questions (~08:30) -How to start conversations with strangers (~10:54) -Have younger generations lost the art of conversations? (~12:32) -How to communicate better with children (~18:11) -Why we should talk about communication more (~18:50) -How to be a better listener (~21:04) -How to be more persuasive (~22:28) -A simple tip to ease social anxiety (~26:09) -How to deliver bad news with grace (~29:02) -The connection between communication and longevity (~37:51) Visit shop.mindbodygreen.com/coffee20 to get 20% off your first order of clean coffee+. Referenced in this episode: -Pick up his new book: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - The Harvard Study of Adult Development -His newsletter, The Science of Better -Visit lumen.me/mindbodygreen to get 15% off your Lumen Metabolism Tracker. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices