Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

Have you ever known one of those people who seem to be able to connect with anyone,

the kind of person who had the ability to make others feel understood, and smoothly

navigate even the trickiest of conversations?

Charles Dewhead calls these folks super-communicators and he's the

author of a new book by the same name. Tain the show, Charles explains that what underlies

super-communicator's skill and connection is something called the matching principle.

And he impacts how it works and how you can put it to use in your own conversations.

We discuss several techniques for how to figure out what kind of conversation you're having, so you can

align your language and energy with the other

person and because emotional conversations can be particularly difficult we dig

into tactics for successfully navigating them even when they contain a high

degree of conflict we also get into how to carry the skills of connection into your digital conversations.

After the show is over, check at our show notes at A.O.M.

I.S. supercommunicator. All right, Charles Doohig, welcome back to the show.

Thanks for having me on.

So last time we had you on was back in 2016

to talk about your book, Smarter, Faster, Better.

It's all about the secrets of being more productive in life and business.

We've also had you on to talk about the power of habit,

and the habit loop.

You got a new book out though called Super Communicator

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