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Alison Wood Brooks Explores the Art of Conversation in New Book

publication · 2026-09-30

Harvard professor Alison Wood Brooks has researched what makes truly good conversations succeed, arguing that anyone can learn the skill. Her book examines why people are so poor at something they do constantly. The work is reviewed by Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Key facts

  • Alison Wood Brooks is a Harvard professor
  • She researched how good conversations succeed
  • She claims conversation skills can be learned
  • The book questions why people are bad at something they do constantly
  • The work was reviewed by Süddeutsche Zeitung

Entities

Artists

  • Alison Wood Brooks

Institutions

  • Harvard University
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung

Locations

  • Cambridge
  • United States
  • Munich
  • Germany

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