3 Communication Habits to Change This Year

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

Civility Media

Self-improvement, Relationships, Society & Culture, Education

4.9 • 8.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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To kick off 2026, I’m taking this podcast back to its roots — recording from my car — and answering real listener questions in an AMA. We talk about how to reopen communication after estrangement, how to handle confidence-shaking rumors at work, and one small habit that can immediately improve your relationships. If you want a grounded, practical way to start the year communicating with more clarity and confidence, this episode is for you. Order The Next Conversation Workbook: https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/workbook Thank you to our sponsors: Cozy Earth. Upgrade Your Every Day. Get 40% off at cozyearth.com/jefferson or use code JEFFERSON at check out. Monarch Money. 50% off your first year at https://monarchmoney.com/jefferson Our Place. Visit https://fromourplace.com/JEFFERSON and use code JEFFERSON for 10% off sitewide. https://fromourplace.com/?utm_source=audio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=JEFFERSON BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/jeffersonfisher for a discount on your first month of therapy. Order my new book, The Next Conversation, or listen to the full audiobook today. Like what you hear? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Suggest a topic or ask a question for me to answer on the show! Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter. Join My School of Communication Watch my podcast on YouTube Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Follow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Welcome to a special episode of the Jefferson Fisher podcast.
0:34.8	It is special for two reasons, really.
0:37.1	Number one, if you're watching on video,
0:39.5	you already know why it's special. I am in my car. So if you're listening, I'm taking this back
0:44.5	to where it all began, back to my roots, blaming it all on my roots, here in the truck
0:50.2	with a microphone. And if you followed all of my content, you know at the very beginning, this is
0:54.7	where it started, just me talking to myself in the car. And if you really want to know how things
1:00.6	are going, starting into this new year, let me just tell you, I recorded this episode for 30 minutes,
1:08.6	and then I went inside into the house and checked.
1:11.8	There was nothing on the SD card.
1:13.9	I forgot to format it.
1:15.4	And so I really was talking to myself and only myself for 30 whole minutes.
1:21.7	So now maybe I'm talking to you.
1:24.1	Another reason why it's special is because this is an Ask Me Anything episode,
1:30.1	an AMA episode. I have a newsletter where once a week at the beginning of the week, I send an
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