Let's Talk: How to Have Better Conversations

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Through skills honed by his career on radio and, ultimately, the beauty of connection shown to him by his mother, Nihal shares with us all how we can become better conversationalists, bridge divides, and become less lonely. The emotional cry of murdered Yousef Makki's sister: I kept my promise mum… It took four years but now. Evidence suggests that they are less likely to share open emotional moments with you if the phone is even present.

If the tag line had been something like " stories from my life as a radio host," it wouldn't have felt like such a letdown. Although this won’t be a major revelation for most, I enjoyed this read and found it v insightful in parts.In doing so, be mindful that humans are designed to be social creatures – and the engine of that sociability is a good conversation. I read this at the same time as Malcolm Gladwell's Talking to Strangers and despite the books being on a similar topic/approach, this is hands down the better of the two. I was keen to read this after reading great reviews and hearing Nihal talk passionately about it on the interview circuit.

Which means not only can we become more effective communicators if we choose but that we should not let those who do not employ them off the hook when there is a better alternative. An estimated 20 million people live within an hour’s journey to the beauty spot, while 50 million live within four hours’ journey.

Queen of Halloween dresses up as a PEACOCK with 10-person entourage while her husband rolls up as an EGG. It's such a weird time at the moment, because of what is going on in the world, you almost feel guilty at times.