What is a "perfect conversation"? 

What about the "perfect" conversationalist? 

I'm thrilled to share this discussion that Michael Bervell and I had around those questions and more. Michael is a Ghanaian-American angel-investor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and philosopher. He currently serves as the youngest President of the Harvard Club of Seattle and works as a Portfolio Development Manager at M12, Microsoft’s Venture Capital Fund.

He's also the author of Unlocking Unicorns and the host of the blog "billion dollar startup ideas" 

He's also a conversation design nerd, like me… and his insights into conversation design are not to be missed. We unpack some essential questions, like:

• Understanding the types of Conversations with the “Concentric Circle” model of Conversations
• The Importance of Self-Talk in Conversations
• The Art of Noticing: What to “read” when you're reading a conversation.
• Being an “authentic chameleon”: Balancing being adaptable in conversation with being authentic
• The Power of non-questions and Questions with a period.

I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!

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Links

Unlocking Unicorns, by Michael Bervell

Michael's website

Billion Dollar Startup Ideas

Michael on TikTok

The TikTok Michael told Daniel to make