127. How Can You Be a Better Communicator?

No Stupid Questions

社会与文化

2022-12-18

38 分钟
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How do you express yourself when you're not sure what you want to say? What’s the number one way to get people to listen to you? And why are letters to advice columns always well-written? Plus: An update to the NSQ drinking game.
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  • I am here.

  • Hear me roar.

  • I'm Angela Duckworth.

  • I'm Steven Dubner, and you're listening to.

  • No stupid questions today on the show.

  • How can you become a better communicator?

  • I'm just gonna mimic Barack Obama.

  • You sound a lot like Barack Obama, now that I think about it.

  • Stephen, you recently emailed me for my advice.

  • I did.

  • I remember being, I think, on my phone, and I read your email quickly, and I typed out my reply even more quickly.

  • Oh, thanks.

  • It's nice to know how much you care.

  • That's right.

  • So I just want you to know that I hardly thought about it at all.

  • Angela, these are the things that we should think and keep to ourselves and not say aloud.

  • But it's okay.

  • Cause I'm a good friend and I can handle it.

  • No, actually, your answer was really useful.

  • So let me give a little context so people know what we're talking about here.