We all want to be heard and understood for what me mean by what we say. But the style in which we converse flavors all of our interactions. How we participate. How we perceive others, and how others perceive us. Join us for a conversation with Deborah Tannen, Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University and author of many books and articles about how the language of everyday conversation affects relationships. We dig into interactional sociolinguistics: how our skills at interacting depend on our conversational style rituals and habits, and how what we mean is often missed or misinterpreted when people with different styles interact. When I originally conceived of this podcast series on interruption, this was the interview at the top of my wish list! Please check the show notes at www.weinterruptthis.com for links to all of the resources mentioned.

Meetings are a microcosm of organizational culture where all social dynamics are in play. Join us as we talk to Tabea Soriano, Partner at The Ready, for an exploration of organization design. We talk about the past, present and future of work, and how process, practice, and principles are the core of creating the meaning of work. How, by making the implicit explicit – like who talks when, how agendas are assembled, and what meetings are actually about – we can experiment with small changes and create trusting workspaces where people can participate, contribute, and make more time for the craft of their work, ultimately reshaping how organizations work. For more about We Interrupt, please see our website at www.weinterruptthis.com for show notes, links, credits, and other episodes. Contact me on Twitter @HaakYak to recommend topics or speakers for the series.