After leadership expert Susan Scott wrote two books focused on workplace conversations, she discovered something interesting. People were taking the ideas she shared about communicating in the ...

“Getting on the same wavelength” with someone used to be a cute radio-frequency metaphor to describe how we develop a deep understanding and empathy for someone when a conversation is going well. When ...

Have you ever caught yourself reminding your partner to do basic tasks, managing their schedule, or cleaning up after them ...

“Getting on the same wavelength” with someone used to be a cute radio-frequency metaphor to describe how we develop a deep understanding and empathy for someone when a conversation is going well. When ...

This semester, I decided to join the CELOP Conversation Partner Program. My initial intention was to improve my language abilities, but I’ve also gained something much more valuable: a close friend.

From ordering a muffin at the Blue Room to engaging in small talk after class, conversational English permeates the day-to-day lives of all those on campus. But the terms and phrases used in these ...

Why is talking about money — even with your life partner — so difficult to do? It’s not a challenge we’re born with; rather, it’s one we learn, often as children. It’s not uncommon, particularly among ...

When Jingzhu Zhang ’14 began her Ph.D. program with the Curriculum and Educational Technology (CET) program in the School of Education, she had only a vague idea of the research she would like to ...

The Conversation Partners Program is a volunteer program that matches international graduate students who want to practice their conversational English skills with a member of the BC community. The ...

The Conversation Partners Program is a volunteer program that matches international graduate students who want to practice their conversational English skills with a member of the BC community. The ...