# The 7 secrets to a great conversation

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-7-secrets-to-a-great-conversation/
- Published: 2020-12-05T10:00:47-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Source Image: Balakovo / iStock. Article by Fred Dust. Meaningful conversations don’t just happen—they have to be designed. Here’s how. Nowadays, everyone I meet—friends and colleagues, even strangers at dinner parties—keeps asking me some variation of the same question: “I had this conversation today and it just didn’t work. What do you think I did wrong?” The headmaster of a school wondering how she could better handle hard conversations with the powerful and wealthy parents of her students. A CEO trying to navigate decisiveness with prudence. A mother in anguish because her daughter’s anorexia has turned the family dinner table into a war zone. A board meeting that went wrong over a single word. A senior member of a police force struggling to talk with her officers about ethics. […] Click here to view original web page at www.fastcompany.com