If there’s one area everyone of us can improve in, it’s the area of communication. I’ve talked with dozens of communication experts over the years. And I’d put Chuck Wisner at the top of my list.
His new book is called The Art of Conscious Conversations: Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact.
The book is a practical guide for thoughtfully reflecting on conversations so we can avoid the common pitfalls that cause our relationships and work to go sideways. Chuck identifies four universal types of conversations and offers specific advice on maximizing the effectiveness of each:
- Storytelling—Investigate the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and others
- Collaborative—Explore the way our stories and other people’s stories interact
- Creative—See new possibilities and discover unforeseen solutions
- Commitment—Make promises we know we can keep
These conversations unfold sequentially: our awareness of our and others’ stories transforms our ability to listen and collaborate, which opens our thoughts to creative possibilities, guiding us toward mindful agreements.
Our conversations—at home, at work, or in public—can be sources of pleasure and stepping-stones toward success, or they can cause pain and lead to failure. Wisner shows how we can form a connection from the very first conversation and keep our discourse positive and productive throughout any endeavor.
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In today’s episode, I ask Chuck to share:
- How our own patterned thinking and reactions set us up oftentimes for stressful conversations
- What our habit of thinking one thing while saying something else is doing to us and how to stop it
- How to approach conversations with people from differing points of view more productively
- And lots more!
Chuck’s New Book
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Authors Chuck Recommends
Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilbur
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari
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