The Lost Art of ‘Small Talk’ Can Cure Our Broken Society

A primer on how to communicate with people you disagree with

Barry Davret
Forge
Published in
6 min readNov 15, 2021

--

Licensed from Shutterstock // Fizkes

I marched into his office, ready to demand my $12,500 back. A month earlier, I had shelled that small fortune for his coaching program. After months of practicing, studying, and role-playing, I had failed to land a single deal. So much for a class A coaching.

--

--

Barry Davret
Forge
Writer for

Work in Forge | Elemental | BI | GMP | Others | Contact: barry@barry-davret dot com. Join Medium for full access: https://barry-davret.medium.com/membership