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Join us for this recorded interview with author Charles Duhigg as he shares insights about becoming a better communicator, and stay for a thoughtful discussion about what it really means to connect.
What does it mean to "spark a conversation?” Why do we sometimes stumble communicating and how can we connect more effectively? Join us at the Pleasant Street Center for a recorded author talk with Charles Duhigg. Stay for thoughtful discussion to chat with an RPL librarian about our desire to unlock the power of communication and better connections with one another.
In his book Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, Duhigg unravels the secrets of successful communication. He unpacks everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the questions that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around.
Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it.
About the Author: Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the author of Supercommunicators, The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale University, he is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. He writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, and was the founding host of the Slate podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.
This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Reading Public Library. Thank you, Friends!
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | In-Person Event | Friends Sponsored Program | Friends Speaker Series | Brochure | Author Event |
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