Hello 👋 I’m Craig Constantine.
You talk with others every day, but how often do you intentionally practice the art of conversation? By sharing my thinking, I hope to ignite your passion for creating your own great conversations.
Conversation Coaching
Are you a podcast host who wants your conversations to take listeners past the surface—to give them questions worth asking? You want to create depth and connection. I’ll help you develop the skills that make it possible.
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Modes of conversation
Each conversation exists in a particular mode—chit-chat, small talk, professional, gossip, intimate, banter, and thousands of others. Figuring out which mode we’re in is the first thing we do when interacting, since each mode comes with its own norms. If you let someone gossip only to declare you’ll tell others now, you’ve betrayed them by… More →
How do you prepare?
People spend more time thinking about what to wear to a dinner party than what to talk about. Research shows 50 percent believe thinking about topics in advance makes conversation feel forced and artificial. Only 12 percent think mental preparation enhances the experience. But it really matters how you think about conversation and how you… More →
At its deepest level
Curiosity seems to be the single catalyst for everything. Without it, how would you ever get interested enough in anything to actually work on it? When you’re not actively curious about something, that’s when you run out of ability to work on it. The balance is keeping enough curiosity in the fuel tank to explore,… More →
About
Open + Curious is about discovering what better means for your conversations.
I believe great conversations are built upon true listening and genuine curiosity.
There are countless traditions which describe the idea of speaking reality into being. Open + Curious is my perspective on how to do that. How can our thoughts shape our words and communication? And how can our communication shape our lives through our experience of conversation?