{"product_id":"let-s-talk-how-to-have-better-conversations-9781398711464b","title":"Let's Talk: How to Have Better Conversations","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHow do you talk to someone who doesn't want to talk to you?\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens in the brain when we're having a good conversation?\u003cbr\u003eWhat have smartphones done to how we connect?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConversations are broken. And while effective dialogue is supposed to lead to greater fulfilment in our personal and professional lives, all the scientific evidence points towards us sharing fewer interactions than previous generations. From ever decreasing face-to-face meetings to echo chambers online, we no longer have the necessary tools to talk to each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNihal Arthanayake is bucking this trend. As the world becomes increasingly more fractured, he has built a platform of 1.2 million listeners a week on \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBBC Radio 5 Live\u003c\/span\u003e who regard him as one of the best people of his generation at having public conversations. Guests from the world's biggest stars to leaders of inner-city gangs have lauded his seemingly innate ability to stimulate positive discussions without the need for confrontation. Now he wants to understand how he developed his skills, what it exactly means to have a 'great conversation' and, most importantly, how he can teach us to have better interactions in our everyday lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLet's Talk \u003c\/span\u003eblends Nihal's experiences as an acclaimed interviewer with expert and celebrity opinion on the secrets and psychology behind successful communication. From tracing the evolution of dialogue to discovering what lights up in the brain when we're enjoying a good discussion, Nihal speaks to conversational authorities including Lorraine Kelly, former president of Ireland Mary McAleese, Professor Tanya Byron, internationally bestselling author Johann Hari, Matthew Syed, and many more, to find out why good conversation has eroded over time and how we can fix it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart how-to and part manifesto,\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Let's Talk \u003c\/span\u003eis Nihal's accessible, anecdotal and invigorating toolkit to having better conversations with anyone, any time.","brand":"Trapeze","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42826277126224,"sku":"9781398711464B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781398711464-l.jpg?v=1785904959","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/let-s-talk-how-to-have-better-conversations-9781398711464b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}