The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Improve Your Public Speaking

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If you're not good at backing into a parking space, that's what you work on. If you are the kind of person who interrupts the time, focus on your interrupting. Bring other people into the effort. Say to your friends and your colleagues, listen, i know i interrupt a lot. I'm really trying to work on it. And please help me. Just tug on my sleeve, or if we're on zoom, just raise your hand,. Or d m me to let me know, because your i need your help.

Humans need to have conversations every day-- at our jobs, in our homes, in government-- so how can we handle these better? Celeste Headlee is an award winning journalist who has done everything from anchoring morning news on public radio to covering presidential campaigns. In this episode, Celeste shares practical tips for anyone looking to improve their conversational skills, arguing that better conversations are well within our reach. Celeste is the author of “We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter” and “Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving.” Celeste is a regular guest host on NPR and American Public Media and a highly sought consultant.