Grace Beverley

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Working Hard with Grace Beverley · How to have better conversations (that add true value to your life) · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

It's because they weren't listening. matched

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weren't taking in what you were saying and they weren't conversing back and forth with you. matched

Until recently, I think I've always thought being good at conversation was about being articulate, as I said. matched

So like knowing when to be funny or having interesting stories or using the right words and getting rid of like or um. matched

And don't get me wrong, that is obviously a part of it and that is helpful when we're talking about lots of things. matched

But in reality, being a great conversationalist is actually a very different thing. matched

And it is a listening skill. matched

It is not a talking skill. matched

And I think it's a skill that actually so many of us have lost or maybe not even built in the first place. matched

The art of being able to sit next to someone who has a completely different life or job to you and just make conversation has kind of disappeared because the need for it has disappeared, particularly now so many of us matched

live a lot more independently like we're working from home we're not going out as much we're spending more time on social media so we're communicating through social media or just communicating with our close social circle who we know and we like and we have things in common with and all of that is very convenient and there are some fantastic things that come out of that but some of the most life-changing opportunities come from having deeper conversations with acquaintances so people you've never met before or you don't have much in common with when you start talking and matched

And not being good at having those conversations. matched

And I think one of the things that I came back to again and again when I was planning for this episode was the fact that in past generations, it was kind of essential to be good at conversation because conversation is how you get anywhere. matched

Like conversation is very common. matched

You're not going to be looking down at your phone all the time. matched

So you might be striking up a conversation with the person next to you if you're on your own or whatever it might be. matched

I think A, that's a lot less common. matched

I also think on the other side, it's a lot less necessary. matched

So you can apply for a job without having a single conversation. matched

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