Alison Wood Brooks

It's been so fun. Thank you.

It's been so fun. Thank you.

I poked an invisible Barb into an important part of who he is, and he didn't feel seen and acknowledged and valued and worthy of care.

I poked an invisible Barb into an important part of who he is, and he didn't feel seen and acknowledged and valued and worthy of care.

I poked an invisible Barb into an important part of who he is, and he didn't feel seen and acknowledged and valued and worthy of care.

You never know what you could uncover, even in a seemingly sort of shallow conversation. And you never know when something that seems like a small talk conversation could become something more.

You never know what you could uncover, even in a seemingly sort of shallow conversation. And you never know when something that seems like a small talk conversation could become something more.

You never know what you could uncover, even in a seemingly sort of shallow conversation. And you never know when something that seems like a small talk conversation could become something more.

Thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy to be here.

Thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy to be here.

Thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy to be here.

Conversation is a surprisingly vast ocean of complexity. There's a lot going on under the hood. For something we learn to do as toddlers and practice doing every day of our lives, every day, all day long with a huge range of partners, it feels like we get to adulthood and we should be experts. And in truth, we are far from being expert at conversation.

Conversation is a surprisingly vast ocean of complexity. There's a lot going on under the hood. For something we learn to do as toddlers and practice doing every day of our lives, every day, all day long with a huge range of partners, it feels like we get to adulthood and we should be experts. And in truth, we are far from being expert at conversation.

Conversation is a surprisingly vast ocean of complexity. There's a lot going on under the hood. For something we learn to do as toddlers and practice doing every day of our lives, every day, all day long with a huge range of partners, it feels like we get to adulthood and we should be experts. And in truth, we are far from being expert at conversation.

The definition of a good conversation is not up to me as a scientist or as a professor. It's not even up to you, Mike. It's determined by the goals of the people participating in the conversation. And the goals that people have when they interact with other people are vast.

The definition of a good conversation is not up to me as a scientist or as a professor. It's not even up to you, Mike. It's determined by the goals of the people participating in the conversation. And the goals that people have when they interact with other people are vast.

The definition of a good conversation is not up to me as a scientist or as a professor. It's not even up to you, Mike. It's determined by the goals of the people participating in the conversation. And the goals that people have when they interact with other people are vast.

If you didn't have we always have at least one goal, even if it's just to have fun or be polite or to uphold the very basic expectation that you're going to respond to another person. Usually people have many more than just one goal. So you kind of hold on to this rich constellation of things you might want to. Share a story. You might want to seek someone's advice.

If you didn't have we always have at least one goal, even if it's just to have fun or be polite or to uphold the very basic expectation that you're going to respond to another person. Usually people have many more than just one goal. So you kind of hold on to this rich constellation of things you might want to. Share a story. You might want to seek someone's advice.

If you didn't have we always have at least one goal, even if it's just to have fun or be polite or to uphold the very basic expectation that you're going to respond to another person. Usually people have many more than just one goal. So you kind of hold on to this rich constellation of things you might want to. Share a story. You might want to seek someone's advice.