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The secret to better conversations? Stop waiting for your turn to speak #TEDTalks

“Every conversation has the potential to open up and reveal all the layers and layers within it, all those rooms within rooms,” says podcaster and musician Hrishikesh Hirway. In this profoundly moving talk, he offers a guide to deep conversations and explores what you learn when you stop to listen closely. Stay tuned to the…

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“Every conversation has the potential to open up and reveal all the layers and layers within it, all those rooms within rooms,” says podcaster and musician Hrishikesh Hirway. In this profoundly moving talk, he offers a guide to deep conversations and explores what you learn when you stop to listen closely. Stay tuned to the end to hear a performance of his original song “Between There and Here (feat. Yo-Yo Ma).”

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  1. @cheriehuet8211

    May 17, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    I have several friends that jump from one subject to another and if I don’t butt in with my thoughts, I never get the chance to share. Once I do get the chance to speak, I would have to go back and go through 5 different subjects. Which I don’t, of course. It’s too exhausting….

    • @necessaryevil455

      May 17, 2026 at 11:56 pm

      I feel your pain.

  2. @tweedtango8941

    May 17, 2026 at 4:23 pm

    What an interesting topic. I think that “engaging” is a normal conversation, the other is taking turns to give your speech, zero interaction. I find it is a huge cultural diference between countries I have lived in. To some is the normal, for others feels rude. It is difficult when you grew up with one culture but live in the other.

  3. @growingisthepurpose48

    May 17, 2026 at 4:26 pm

    This should be taught from birth through actions. ❤❤❤

  4. @73koobee

    May 18, 2026 at 8:03 pm

    Non-verbal communication is the best. The only communication I trust.

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