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Jan 2022
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224 - The Conversation Lab - Misha Gloub...

YOU ARE NOT SO SMART
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In this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast, we sit down once again with Misha Glouberman, an expert on conflict and conversation, to discuss how best to improve your communication skills and turn what you suspect will be a difficult interaction into something marvelous and fruitful - the sort of talk that strengthens your relationship with the other ... Show More
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