4. Talk -

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Because the phrase is highly ambiguous, the best approach is to examine it through the lens of its most likely cultural and literary subjects. 4. Talk

: Brooks translates dense behavioral research into a highly practical framework known as the TALK Maxims —Topics, Asking, Levity, and Kindness. Below are highly scannable

Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves spontaneous "jazz" of human exchange.

Written by Harvard Business School professor Alison Wood Brooks , this book breaks down the hidden architecture of human communication.

: For those reading cover-to-cover, the heavily academic data charts and rigid diagrams can occasionally strip away the natural, spontaneous "jazz" of human exchange.