The Anatomy of a Great Conversation
Tavis Smiley
Award-Winning Broadcaster
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Learn how to turn your conversations into career currency
After nearly 40 years of interviewing presidents, world leaders, and cultural icons, Tavis Smiley has distilled the art and science of great conversation into a transformative 4-week course. This isn't about becoming a "better talker" - it's about mastering the skills that make people seek you out, trust you faster, do business with you, and remember conversations with you long after they end.
What you’ll learn
Master skills that separate memorable professionals from forgettable ones, and turn everyday dialogue into great conversations.
Learn the specific verbal and non-verbal techniques that dismantle the three invisible walls .
Motivate others to share information they hadn't planned to reveal and tell you things they don't tell anyone else.
Master the counterintuitive discipline of letting go of your agenda, and staying present without planning your response.
Learn how to allow the other person's words to guide where you go next - creating the foundation that makes people seek you out.
Master the de-escalation techniques, curiosity-led approaches, and body language management.
Learn to engage people you vehemently disagree with, press challenging points without triggering defensiveness.
Know when productive tension becomes destructive conflict.
Discover how to curate surprisingly personalized experiences.
Learn how to leverage hidden insights at precisely the right moment, and create space for spontaneity and humor.
Understand why Fortune 500 CEOs and world leaders prioritize conversational skills.
Understand how ability to curate a great conversation becomes your advantage in networking, podcasting, and leadership.
Understand why, in a deeply divided democracy, the ability to engage across difference is a professional asset and a civic responsibility.
Learn directly from Tavis
Tavis Smiley
Award-Winning Broadcaster
Who this course is for
- Podcasters & Interviewers
Who want guests to say "That was the best conversation I've had all year"
- High-Stakes Professionals
In sales, consulting, coaching where building trust and influence quickly, and relationship-building are currency
- Business Leaders & Civic Leaders
Anyone navigating difficult conversations at work, in communities, or across political divides
Course syllabus
4 live sessions • 5 lessons
Week 1
The Foundation - Following vs. Leading
Feb
17
Session 1
Week 2
The Practice - Presence and Adaptation
Feb
24
Session 2
Schedule
Live sessions
1-2 hrs / week
Monday Night Tavis Talks
Tue, Feb 17
2:00 AM—3:15 AM (UTC)
Tue, Feb 24
2:00 AM—3:15 AM (UTC)
Tue, Mar 3
2:00 AM—3:15 AM (UTC)
Tue, Mar 10
1:00 AM—2:15 AM (UTC)
Projects
1-2 hrs / week
Reflection & Practice Exercises
Async content
1 hr / week
Reading and other reference materials
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