10 Ways to have a better conversation

"A good conversation is like a miniskirt; short enough to retain interest,but long enough to cover the subject."Celeste Headlee

I can't get enough of this TED talk.

Everything journalist Celeste Headlee has to say about having better conversations is amazing - and convicting.

She touches on the need for better conversations; aren't we all wanting a more polite dialog? She identifies problems with our current approach; we look for hacks for how to pay attention though if we actually pay attention, we don't need hacks. She reminds us how wonderful great conversations make us feel.

But mostly, she gives incredibly sage advice on how to connect with people.

If you don't have 11 minutes to watch right now, bookmark this page. This is one you'll want to have on repeat.

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations -- and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy amount of listening.

And now the hard part...practice!