How to Talk to Anyone, With Podcaster Ken Plume (RECAST)

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🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we’re talking about the lost art of conversation-making. Joining us is podcaster and raconteur Ken Plume, who has conducted extensive interviews with the likes of Mel Brooks and John Cleese. We discuss how Ken got his start feeling comfortable talking to just about anyone, how he handles the awkwardness of a cocktail party (hint: it involves a fern)—and then we invent an acronym that will help you handle any conversational challenge. (Sort of.)

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the upgrade, the podcast from the team at LifeHacker, where we help you improve your life one week at a time. I'm Melissa Kirsch, editor-in-chief of Lifehacker. And I'm Alice Bradley,
0:22.1	deputy editor of Lifehacker. And today we're talking about talking, specifically how to talk to
0:28.1	anyone. Now that we're all obsessed with social media, you could argue that our conversational skills
0:33.4	have become somewhat rusty. With us today to discuss the lost art of conversation is Ken Plume.
0:40.5	Ken runs Fred Entertainment, where he hosts the interview series A Bit of a Chat with Ken Plume.
0:46.3	On his show, A Bit of a Chat with Ken Bloom, he's hosted guests like John Cleese and Mel Brooks,
0:51.4	among many, many others.
0:52.8	His show has been going strong for years.
0:54.6	And because I already know and have mastered how to talk to anyone about anything at any time,
1:00.2	true.
1:00.8	I'm going to take my leave of you now, Alice.
1:03.1	Farewell, Melissa.
1:04.1	Goodbye.
1:04.9	Joining me for the interview will be Virginia K. Smith managing editor of Lifehacker.
1:09.2	I'm still here.
1:10.2	Go away now.
1:21.4	Welcome to the show, Ken.
1:22.8	Thank you.
1:23.7	Hi.
1:24.3	Tell us about you.
1:25.7	Oh, about me.
1:26.7	Yeah.
	...

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