4 habits of highly effective communicators
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Have you ever met someone who is exceptionally easy to talk to? Someone who – simply through good conversation – gets you to open up? Makes you feel smarter, more interesting or just understood?
These are all common traits of "supercommunicators" — people who are consistently able to create authentic connections with others just by listening and talking. They're the topic of a new book published this month, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg.
You don't need a specific personality type — like being outgoing or chatty — to be an effective conversationalist, says Duhigg in his book. "It's just a set of skills that anyone can learn," like asking deep questions or being vulnerable.
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