Conversation: How Talk Can Change Our Lives by Theodore Zeldin (2000)

In this book, Conversation: How talk can change our lives, Theodore Zeldin explains what kind of talk charmed and excited people in the past, and why we talk differently today.

It explores the art and the history of conversation and how it can be the key to a happier, more interesting future.

It shows how women have changed the ways lovers speak, how families avoid silence or boredom, how your work can damage or improve the way you converse, and what role there is for the tongue-tied and shy.

 
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•  Theodore Zeldin   Historian & Author

Conversation: A History of a Declining Art

Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results

Conversational Leadership Workshop
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
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We are living and working in conditions of uncertainty, complexity, and rapid change. This week-long workshop offers a space to practise Conversational Leadership as a shared, lived experience.

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