Supercommunicators | Charles Duhigg

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Extended Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Power of Habit comes a fascinating exploration of what makes conversations work—and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life. Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to identify and leverage the hidden layers that lurk beneath every conversation. Duhigg posits that whenever we speak, we are actually participating in one of three distinct conversations: practical (What’s this really about?), emotional (How do we feel?), and social (Who are we?). If you don’t know what kind of conversation you’re having, connection is unlikely. By recognizing and matching these layers, supercommunicators hear the complex emotions, subtle negotiations, and deeply held beliefs that color human interaction. Taking readers from a divided jury room and the high-stakes recruitment couches of the CIA to the writers' room of The Big Bang Theory, this text delivers the essential tools required to connect with anyone.

Target Audience & Reader Targeting

This volume is an invaluable resource for corporate leaders, managers, educators, and mental health professionals looking to optimize interpersonal dynamics. It directly targets students of social psychology, communications scholars, and any reader seeking data-driven strategies to improve personal relationships, negotiation outcomes, and team collaboration.

Author Biography

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and the author of the international bestsellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, Duhigg is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and other premier publications. His work focuses on the intersection of behavioral science, productivity, and organizational psychology.

Accolades & Awards

• Official New York Times Bestseller.
• Critically praised by organizational psychologist Adam Grant as "a winning combination of stories, studies, and guidance that might well transform the worst communicators you know into some of the best."
• Acclaimed for its cross-disciplinary approach, synthesizing corporate negotiation tactics, clinical counseling insights, and cognitive neuroscience.

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