CONVERSATION SHAPES HOW WE LIVE, WORK, LEARN, AND CONNECT.
The science of conversation helps us understand what makes those moments work.
TALK Studios brings that science into practice. Built on the research of Harvard Business School Professor Alison Wood Brooks, our team pairs rigorous evidence with experienced practitioners across strategy, entrepreneurship, learning, messaging, movement-building, partnerships, and practical implementation.
The science gives us a strong foundation. Our team helps bring it to life in the real world.
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Conversation is a skill.Conversation is woven through many of the moments that shape our lives and work.
We learn through conversation. Build friendships through conversation. Fall in love through conversation. Resolve conflict, lead teams, raise children, strengthen communities, run businesses, and navigate life's hardest moments through conversation.
It’s surprisingly tricky, and most of us are never explicitly taught how to do it well.
At a time when loneliness, polarization, and digital distraction are on the rise, we are spending less time practicing the very skill that helps us learn, collaborate, make decisions, lead, and connect.
The good news? Conversation is not a talent. It's a learnable skill. And the science of conversation can help practice it more intentionally.
WORK WITH talk studios.
PRESS & SPEAKING
For interviews, articles, podcasts, television, film, and other media opportunities.
PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS
Explore organizational partnerships, licensing, custom collaborations, and ways to bring the science of conversation into a product, service, workplace, or experience.
TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS & FAMILIES
Explore practical tools that bring the science of conversation into classrooms, homes, and everyday life.
A practical framework for better conversations.
If you've ever walked away from a conversation wishing you'd said something differently, you're not alone. Conversation is a surprisingly complicated coordination game full of hidden goals, fragile moments, and tiny misreads (even for people who seem naturally good at it).
The TALK framework translates decades of behavioral science into four straightforward reminders: Topics, Asking, Levity, and Kindness. Together, they offer a practical way to put the science of conversation into practice at work, at home, and everywhere in between.
PUT THE SCIENCE INTO practice.
TALK Studios creates practical tools that turn the science of conversation into something people can use. Start with a daily prompt, conversation sparks, the TALK book, or Alison’s MasterClass.
TALK BOOK
Immerse yourself in the science behind it all.
TALK SPARKS
Hundreds of free conversation prompts on demand.
TALK STUDIOS GAMES
Ready-to-use, repeatable conversation games.
TALK DAILY
A free three-minute daily conversation ritual.
TALK MASTERCLASS
One-hour class to learn The Conversation Advantage.
Meet Alison Wood Brooks.Harvard Business School professor, behavioral scientist, and author of TALK, Alison Wood Brooks has spent years studying the science of conversation and how it shapes the way we live, work, learn, and connect.
She founded TALK Studios to bring that research to life beyond the page and classroom, through practical tools, experiences, partnerships, and creative work.
