The talk book.
TALK: THE SCIENCE OF CONVERSATION AND THE ART OF BEING OURSELVES
The acclaimed national best-seller by Alison Wood Brooks, TALK illuminates the surprisingly tricky challenges of conversation and provides a simple, comprehensive framework to light up the world, one conversation at a time.
What should you talk about? When should you ask a question? What should you ask? When should you share something about yourself? How can you make small talk less painful? Whatever your strengths, weaknesses, or personality, TALK gives you the guidance to approach any interaction with more confidence, mastery, and joy.
“TALK is that rarest of treats: smart, insightful, immediately useful, and way more fun to read than should be allowed… This book gave us fresh ideas that we put into practice immediately on friends, family, clients, and colleagues. TALK has changed how we think about what it means for two people to really talk to each other.”
—Sheila Heen and Doug Stone, bestselling authors of Difficult Conversations
“This [is] groundbreaking research that changed my life. . . Class is in session and it’s going to be a masterclass at that.”
— Mel Robbins, Best Selling Author of The Let Them Theory
“Reading TALK is like having a conversation with the world's best conversationalist. Alison Wood Brooks brings to life the science of conversation, in which she is a world expert, with the utmost warmth, empathy, and joy… This book has raised my game as a conversationalist. I'm recommending it to everyone I know.”
—Angela Duckworth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grit
A free companion to the TALK book.The TALK Workbook includes hundreds of topics and exercises designed to help you reflect on your conversations and practice new skills with friends and colleagues. You’ll also join the email list for a monthly note from Alison.
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Take the TALK Quiz.BOOST YOUR CONVERSATION CONFIDENCE IN 5 MINUTES
Your day is full of small-but-relentless conversational choices. Tell us how you'd approach five common conversation moments that can feel tricky, and we'll teach you a simple, research-backed adjustment to navigate the moment. We could all use a little help here, trust us.
“Good conversation can make us feel alive. It can stave off loneliness, one of today’s greatest threats. It can satisfy us in ways that few other things do. And blessedly, it’s not a limited resource. Quite the opposite. The more people who communicate well, the better off we will all be.”
