Hello and welcome to Franklin Covey's On Leadership Series. My name is Scott Miller

and I serve as your host as we interview thought leaders from around the world

beginning today in our new studio here at our headquarters in Salt Lake City. the speaker, practitioner, and author of the runaway best-selling book,

Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking.

Susan's book has sold millions of copies impacted or lives worldwide and today joins us from the East Coast to talk to us about quiet.

Susan, welcome.

Thank you, Scott.

It's so great to be here with you.

I know we've been talking for a while about doing this.

We have.

It's an honor to have you here today.

My sense is where...

We're looking forward to a great hour because you have a

raging introvert who's or extrovert who's interviewing I'm guessing an introvert so

should make for a good hour. Absolutely. If I was to write a book, I am certain it would be called loud.

Tell us a bit about your journey to write this book.

I've watched your TED Talk, which has been viewed by almost 20 million people. I always like to

start the interviews with a bit about the person's journey. Maybe start with

that endearing but somewhat awkward summer camp story and how you came to write this book and the influence

it's having not just on introverts but on extroverts as well.

Yeah well I mean I guess you're talking about the the story I told in my TED Talk

which is from the time that I went to summer camp when I was nine years old and my mom you know and I was going off to

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