When EconTalk's Russ Roberts sat down with Charles Duhigg to talk about his new book on the art of conversation, Supercommunicators, Roberts tried to apply some of its lessons to his conversation with the author. The result is this special conversation between two people eager to connect and communicate. Enjoy.
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Today is January 29, 2024, and my guest is journalist and author Charles Duhigg.
His latest book is Super Communicators, how to unlock the secret language of connection, and that is the subject of our conversation today.
Charles, welcome to Econ Talk.
Thanks for having me on.
What is a super communicator?
Well, I think one of the easiest ways to describe it is by describing someone that we all know, which is, if I was to ask you if you were having a bad day, is there someone you would call who you just know would make you feel better?
Like, you just know that they're the right person to call?
Does someone come to mind for you?
Yeah, I think so.
Other than my wife.
I mean, my wife is the first person, but after my wife, I think that's wife is unfair.
So keep going.
I can think of a couple people.
Yeah.