New from Jurex, seven different vibrations, you'll want to put on repeat.

Now available at bootsandatjurex.co.uk.

Julie, do you remember the first time I approached you in the office?

I remember it very clearly and I sent you a message from behind your desk saying,

hi, can I come to your desk while staring at you, sitting at your desk?

From, let's be clear, less than 10 feet away.

Yes, I was like, yes, you can.

I remember you being really tentative when you kind of crept up and I was like, you don't

have to ask permission to come say hi to me and then I was wondering whether I looked really

unapproachable or something but I was really excited to meet you because we'd been working together

on Zoom for a while but it was the first time we'd met in person and I promise that is not my

usual approach. I think I just forgot how to human a little bit and what it felt like to work

with people in an office. So I think I thought I was being polite but I maybe just made it a bit weird.

Hi, I'm Julie Beck, a senior editor at The Atlantic and I'm Becca Rashid, producer of the How-To

series. This is How to Talk to People. When Julie and I first got together to develop the series

after my awkward desk approach, we talked a lot about how we wanted the show to explore how small

everyday conversations can become the deeper connections that we want more of in our lives,

knowing how to talk to people isn't simply for the sake of starting conversation or fighting

through the awkwardness of small talk. The point is to ultimately reach a deeper understanding of

the people around us. What I've always wanted and what I think so many people long for is this

sense that you are part of a rich interconnected community, that you have an extended network of

support and love full of many different kinds of relationships that serve many different purposes.

...