Good Talk: You Say Potato, I Say My Last Name Wrong By: Michael Chad Hoeppner Published: December 9, 2025 That recommendation was the coda of his article about a […]

The Mythical Middle Ground… By: Michael Chad Hoeppner Published: October 28, 2025 …is not like the Merry Old Land of Oz… …or Tomorrowland at Disneyland. No, […]

The Decline of Talking–A Simple Fix! By: Michael Chad Hoeppner Published: September 23, 2025 This Good Talk is actually about the lack of talking. Want to know something […]

Why a Lazy Beach Book Is Good for Your Brain… By: Michael Chad Hoeppner Published: August 12, 2025 What was your beach read this summer?Was it […]

In Defense of Distracting Hand Gestures By: Michael Chad Hoeppner Published: July 15, 2025 Someone forgot to tell this robot to “Stop making distracting hand gestures.”  […]

BACK By: Michael Chad Hoeppner Published: June 5th, 2025 “I have to give a toast. HELP!” Each spring and early summer, I receive something like the […]

BACK Should We Fear the Next Generation of Dating Apps? By: Michael Chad Hoeppner Published: April 8th, 2025 Have you ever used Tinder? C’mon – be […]

BACK Flexibility over flawlessness kept ‘Good Morning America’ from going bad By: Michael Chad Hoeppner Published: January 31st, 2025 This is a quite different Good Talk […]

BACK Addendum to the TIME essay, “The Lost Art of Eye Contact” By: GK Training Team Published: January 6th, 2025 We heard a lot of positive […]