TED Talks Daily What gets lost when we treat conversations like transactions | Khaya Dlanga
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Jan 12, 2026 
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Choose Conversation Without Agenda
- Dlanga invites listeners to tell stories and have conversations for their own sake without an agenda.
- He encourages embracing conversation simply to connect and to see one another fully.
A Conversation That Felt Priceless
- Khaya Dlanga recounts meeting William Shatner over drinks and cigars where Shatner listened with his whole being.
- Dlanga felt genuinely seen during a lengthy, generous conversation that cost little emotionally but felt priceless.
Seeing Different Moons
- Dlanga describes discovering different cultural images of the moon after moving from a village to a white school.
- Both interpretations were true and showed how stories bridge cultural differences when shared without judgement.