Awkward silences are the worst! Try these simple, therapist-approved tips for holding up your end of a conversation. How to ...

As humans, we’re talking to each other constantly. With all that practice, we must be pretty good at it—right? Not exactly. As a professor at Harvard Business School and author of Talk: The Science of ...

We’ve all been in meetings when it’s hard to find a pause in the conversation so you can be heard. We’ve also all been in meetings when everything stops. The blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda, room- ...

I recently asked an acquaintance how she was four times in a row. Here's how to avoid getting stuck on this conversational ...

Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day of gratitude and connection, but for many of us, it’s anything but that. It’s a holiday that can be stressful; complex family dynamics often become a powder keg ...

Olivia calls her dad a s**t-head every chance she gets, but what she really wants to say to him is this: “Every time you talk to me you’re trying to make some point and it gets old. Plus, you think ...

Every friendship begins with some sign that two people are interested in becoming friends. To make a new friend, we can communicate that we like a certain person, we want to spend time with them, and ...