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Christopher Willard Psy.d

Christopher Willard Psy.d

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What We Lose When We Focus on Speaking Skills

What We Lose When We Focus on Speaking Skills

We spend years learning to speak. But how many of us really learn to listen?

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Christopher Willard Psy.d

Talking to Toddlers and Talking to Terrorists

Whether calming down a terrorist or a toddler, one technique works.

07.04.2026 80

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Everything You Know About Negotiation Is Backwards

We think of great communicators as great speakers, but maybe we've got it wrong.

27.03.2026 60

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Christopher willard psy.d