Learning the Art of Conversation with Communications Expert Misha Glouberman

Misha Glouberman is a communications expert, educator, author, and public speaker with a knack for helping people to get the most out of their conversations. He discovered his talent at a young age, as early as grade school, where he would intuitively identify misunderstandings between teacher and student. Though he couldn't have known it at the time, Misha would later take his gift and turn it into a profession, and become an educator himself. Today, Misha uses his expertise to help corporate clients improve their culture by facilitating healthy communication from top to bottom. He also teaches a course, available to the public, which is aptly titled, "How To Talk to People About Things".

In his work, Misha emphasizes the importance of remaining conscious on both sides of a conversation - speaking and listening; as well as removing oneself from their own "story", and opening their minds to the story on the other side. Even in the midst of conflict or argument, Misha says it is essential to practice compassionate, conscious conversation - striving to understand even in the face of disagreement, and working with the other party on proceeding forward by first finding common ground. In today's digital age, Misha says many fundamentals of healthy conversation still apply, and that the advent of digital communication is in fact a boon to the overall landscape of human communication.

In this episode of Stories of Transformation, we take a deep dive into the essence of conversation - how it works; as well as common issues and how to overcome them. Misha provides some practical tips on how to cultivate better conversations - methods to increase efficiency, to maximize productivity, and to strengthen relationships through earnest listening and authenticity. Misha's insights are at once incredibly profound and surprisingly simple, and best of all, many of them are directly applicable to conversations in everyday life - no matter the medium.

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Connect with Misha Glouberman
Website: http://www.mishaglouberman.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mishaglouberman?s=20
Facebook: How to Talk to People About Things

Resources
Purchase Misha Glouberman's book, "The Chairs Are Where the People Go: How To Live, Work, and Play in the City"
https://amzn.to/2PUnn1Z

Learn more about Misha's course: "How To Talk to People About Things"
http://www.mishaglouberman.com/negotiation

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Credits
Hosted by: Baktash Ahadi
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Produced by: Joseph Gangemi
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Theme music by: Qais Essar
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Artwork by: Masheed Ahadi
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Episode Music Credits
"Burst" by Borrtex
"Be Still" by Doug Kaufman
"New World" by Ian Post