You Don't Need to Make a Plan, Just Be Charismatic

Designer and author Fred Dust joins me on the show to discuss how we can use principles from design to have better, more impactful conversations.

Show Notes

• The distinctiveness of podcast conversations
• Mission-driven vs exploration-driven conversations
• The 3 ways conversations get derailed
• The usefulness of constraints in conversation
• Adjusting the speed of conversations
• The benefits of rehearsing hard conversations
• Overcoming self-consciousness in conversation
• Wearing jeans in the White House
• Environmental design
• Behavioral experiments
• Active listening vs creative listening
• Illuminations
• Dealing with being triggered
• Self conversation

You can learn more about Fred and his book at his website: MakingConversation.com

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