What to say when you don't know what to say. Whether at a grocery store or in the middle of a work event, we've all been in situation where we needed or wanted to talk to someone but didn't know where ...

True brilliance isn't just measured by having a high IQ or doing well on tests. Knowing how to relate to people in a way that makes them feel valued and understood is a mark of true brilliance. While ...

A world-famous author and lecturer asks an audience to participate in a fun social experiment: Turn to the stranger next to you and answer one question: When is the last time you cried in front of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. This article is more than 2 years old. Instead of avoiding ...

Are you good at starting conversations with people you don’t know? If you’re like most people, trying to strike up a conversation with a stranger feels awkward and uncomfortable. And if you do work up ...

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 ...