Ending a conversation with someone who just wants to argue can be tricky. You want to stay polite but firm, and most importantly, you want to shut down the never-ending debate. Whether it's a friend, ...

Add DMNews to your Google News feed. Tension: We often feel trapped in conversations we want to end, unsure how to exit without seeming rude. Noise: Social norms and fear of judgment make us ...

As humans, we’re talking to each other constantly. With all that practice, we must be pretty good at it—right? Not exactly. As a professor at Harvard Business School and author of Talk: The Science of ...