I’m proud to be a part of the ‘Following Harriet’ series. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, etc.,). The series takes a closer look at the life of Harriet Tubman, one of the bravest & most extraordinary women in our country’s history. It puts the American icon in a broader context & examines the 19th-Century experience of African Americans, especially at major historical sites in Virginia. I narrate the series, in which leading historians, educators & the director of the upcoming Focus Features film ‘Harriet’ are interviewed. See more here.
Has Our Use of Email Spun Out of Control?
Here’s the bald truth: most of us are worse people in email than we are in real life. Forget trying to negotiate anything. A study in 2008 showed people are less cooperative in email. Don’t give an opinion about a friend or colleague through your inbox, either. Research shows we’re more critical and negative while using digital communication. We’re also 50 percent more likely to lie in email than in face-to-face conversation. Read the full text here.
Outlet: SWAAY Publication Date: 10/28/2019
Following Harriet Podcast
“Following Harriet”, a podcast examining the life of Harriet Tubman, launches Oct. 22. Through interviews w/ historians, educators & the director of the upcoming @FocusFeatures film Harriet, it puts the American icon in a broader context & looks at the 19th-Century experience of African Americans, especially at major historical sites in Virginia. Narrated by Celeste Headlee.
Listeners can find “Following Harriet” wherever they get their podcasts — Apple Podcasts / iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, etc. Visit www.Virginia.org/Harriet for more info.
Two Ears, One Mouth
Outlet: Savannah Morning News Publication Date: 09/27/2019 Two Ears, One Mouth by Amy Paige Condon
According to Celeste Headlee, former host of GPB’s On Second Thought and author of We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter, we need to listen more and talk less. “Long before the smartphone, human beings were crappy listeners,” she says, pointing out that people often recall only 50 percent of what they hear. “We are better communicators and collaborators than the world has ever known, yet we choose not to do it.” Read it here.
