Communication Skills
Express yourself clearly and connect with anyone effectively.
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How to Be More Assertive Without Being Aggressive
Assertiveness is the honest middle path between staying quiet and steamrolling. How to be direct and warm at once, with scripts that work and the research behind them.
What to Do When Your Boss Interrupts You
When your boss talks over you, going quiet erases your point. Here's how to reclaim the floor, fix the pattern, and keep the relationship intact.
Talked Over in Meetings? How to Reclaim the Floor (and Your Ideas)
Keep getting steamrolled in meetings, or watching someone repeat your idea and get the credit? Here are the in-the-moment moves to take the floor back.
Why Most Communication Training Fails (and What Actually Works)
Most communication training fails because nobody rehearses the behavior. Here's what the research says makes skills actually stick.
How to Be More Assertive in Conversations (Without Being Pushy)
Learn how to be more assertive in conversations with a simple, research-backed method: name the boundary, claim a goal and say it with calm, clear words.
How to Calm Someone Down in an Argument (3 Steps That Work)
How to calm someone down in an argument: the three-R method (research, resolve, rapport) and scripts that defuse anger without saying 'calm down.'
How to Predict Someone's Behavior (From How They Talk)
Learn how to predict someone's behavior by uncovering their self-narrative: the story they tell about themselves, revealed by a few research-backed questions.
Communication Skills for Founders
Communication for founders shifts as you scale. Pitch decks, board updates, all-hands rituals, and the moves that protect your voice.
Communication Skills for New Managers
Communication skills for new managers: peer-to-boss scripts, 1:1 mechanics, feedback that actually changes behavior and the first 90 days that set the tone.
Communication Skills for Product Managers
Product managers carry responsibility without authority. Here are the communication patterns that turn cross-functional influence into shipped products.
425 Must-Try 'Get to Know You' Questions – The Ultimate List
Build real connections with 425+ research-backed 'get to know you' questions for any occasion, from first dates to team meetings and networking.
10 Cold-Calling Tips Guaranteed to Skyrocket Your Sales
Ever wondered why some cold calls leave you cold, while others spark instant connections? A fascinating study by Gong.io analyzed over 90,000 cold calls and...
The Best 10 Communication Skills Books You'll Ever Need
Communication is the backbone of successful professional relationships and organizational efficiency. Don't believe us? Let's break it down using data: 1....
How to Make Friends as an Adult (Science-Backed Tips)
Learn how to make friends as an adult with research-backed strategies. Discover the friendship rules, conversation techniques, and steps to build lasting bonds.
How to Give Coworker Feedback That Actually Changes Something
Most feedback between coworkers goes unsaid or goes badly. Here's how to give both kinds well with no authority behind you: the appreciation and the correction.
How to Write Meeting Minutes (With Template & Examples)
Learn how to write meeting minutes people act on. Includes a copy-paste template, action item formula, before-and-after examples, and an AI review rule.
How to Be Irresistible: 14 Science-Backed Secrets
Learn 14 research-backed techniques to become irresistible. From the warmth-competence formula to the pratfall effect, master the science of magnetic people.
Communication Skills Training: 7 Science-Backed Methods
Learn 7 research-backed communication skills training methods with scripts, exercises, and daily practice plans you can start using today.
How to Negotiate: 15 Science-Backed Strategies That Work
Learn how to negotiate with 15 research-backed techniques from FBI negotiators and Harvard experts. Scripts, body language tips, and common mistakes to avoid.
8 Charismatic Personality Traits (Backed by Science)
Charisma can be trained. Discover the 8 science-backed traits of charismatic people, and a 7-day plan to build them.
Nonverbal Communication in Business: The Complete Guide
Master nonverbal communication in business with research-backed techniques for meetings, negotiations, sales, and video calls, with tips you can use in your next meeting.
Paralanguage: How to Read Vocal Cues and Sound More Confident
Paralanguage is everything your voice says beyond the words. Learn 19 vocal cues and what they mean, plus 7 research-backed ways to sound more confident.
Workplace Conflict: 10 Steps to Resolve It Like a Pro
Learn how to manage workplace conflict with 10 research-backed steps, the 5 conflict resolution strategies, and brain science behind why we fight at work.
How to Communicate With Different Generations: The Complete Guide
Learn science-backed strategies to communicate with Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha using research-proven techniques.