Good questions open minds and hearts, and they deepen conversations. When we inquire about others’ desires, concerns, issues of power, and standards, we invite them into collaborative, creative ...

For first dates, new friends, LTRs, and anyone you want to know beyond their go-to coffee order.

Conversation lulls are natural and happen more frequently than we might realize. Having a few prompts up your sleeve can help you keep conversations fresh and interesting. With the right questions and ...

The dinner conversation that used to go three hours now runs about twelve minutes, and most of it is logistical. Did you call the pediatrician back? We need to schedule the car thing. What do you want ...

As humans, we’re talking to each other constantly. With all that practice, we must be pretty good at it—right? Not exactly. As a professor at Harvard Business School and author of Talk: The Science of ...

You can spend years building credibility at work and still feel unprepared for the moment you need to say something uncomfortable. That one difficult conversation you wish you could avoid often turns ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to optimize career success. The holidays can be a time of celebration and relaxation, but they can also induce ...

Every day we engage in conversations rooted in ritual and social norms. With no conscious effort, we shift from one role to another. One minute, I’m a husband happily cooking breakfast with his wife.