Skip to main content
close
Font size options
Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the 'A's.
Contrast options
Choose a color combination to give the most comfortable contrast.
Image for event: Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

A virtual author chat with Supercommunicator Charles Duhigg

2025-11-18 14:00:00 2025-11-18 15:00:00 America/New_York Unlock the Secret Language of Connection Join us for a live virtual author chat with supercommunicator Charles Duhigg, who offers helpful tips on the art and science of better communication - just in time for the holiday season. Reading Public Library -

Tuesday, November 18
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-18 14:00:00 2025-11-18 15:00:00 America/New_York Unlock the Secret Language of Connection Join us for a live virtual author chat with supercommunicator Charles Duhigg, who offers helpful tips on the art and science of better communication - just in time for the holiday season. Reading Public Library -

Join us for a live virtual author chat with supercommunicator Charles Duhigg, who offers helpful tips on the art and science of better communication - just in time for the holiday season.

Get yourself primed for the holiday season and join us for an online conversation you won't want to miss! Charles Duhigg, author of the bestselling books The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better, presents the ultimate guide on how to communicate and connect with anyone at work, home, and in life in his latest work, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection. 

Register here to attend and ask the author questions!

In this groundbreaking book, Duhigg unravels the secrets of the supercommunicators to reveal the art - and the science - of successful communication. He unpicks the different types of everyday conversation and pinpoints why some go smoothly while others swiftly fall apart. He reveals the conversational questions and gambits that bring people together. And he shows how even the most tricky of encounters can be turned around. In the process, he shows why a CIA operative was able to win over a reluctant spy, how a member of a jury got his fellow jurors to view an open-and-shut case differently, and what a doctor found they needed to do to engage with a vaccine skeptic.

Above all, he reveals the techniques we can all master to successfully connect with others, however tricky the circumstances. Packed with fascinating case studies and drawing on cutting-edge research, this book will change the way you think about what you say, and how you say it.


About the Author:

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the author of Supercommunicators, The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale University, he is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. He writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, and was the founding host of the Slate podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.

This program is brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of the Reading Public Library. Thank you, Friends!


Check out more upcoming virtual author talks and enjoy recordings from past events by exploring our Friends Speaker Series page.

Reading Public Library

rdg@noblenet.org
Phone: 781-944-0840

Hours
Skip Open Hours widget
We're closed Monday October 13 due to Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
Mon, Oct 13 Closed
(Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day)
Tue, Oct 14 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Oct 15 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Oct 16 1:00PM to 9:00PM
Fri, Oct 17 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 18 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 19 1:00PM to 5:00PM


About the Library

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To ask questions about accessibility or request accommodations, please contact the library at rdgadmin@noblenet.org.

If the Reading Public schools are closed due to snow, all Children's programming will be canceled.

Upcoming Events

Skip Library Events widget
Mon, Oct 20, 10:00am - 10:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Oct 20, 10:00am - 10:40am
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room
Registration is now closed

Mon, Oct 20, 10:00am - 11:00am
Reading Public Library - Local History Room
This event is full

Mon, Oct 20, 10:00am - 11:30am
Reading Public Library - Studio

Mon, Oct 20, 11:15am - 12:15pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Oct 20, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Reading Public Library - Health Nook

Tue, Oct 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Reading Public Library - Outdoor Patio
This event is full

Tue, Oct 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room

Tue, Oct 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room

Wed, Oct 22, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Reading Public Library - Studio
Registration is now closed

Wed, Oct 22, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Thu, Oct 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
Pleasant Street Center - Upstairs TV Room

Thu, Oct 23, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 23, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Thu, Oct 23, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room

Fri, Oct 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Fri, Oct 24, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Reading Public Library - Studio

Sat, Oct 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Oct 25, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Oct 25, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Public Library - Teen Space

Mon, Oct 27, 10:00am - 10:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Oct 27, 10:00am - 11:30am
Reading Public Library - Studio

Mon, Oct 27, 11:15am - 12:15pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Oct 27, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room

Tue, Oct 28, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room

Tue, Oct 28, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B),Conference Room,Studio

Wed, Oct 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room
This event is full

Wed, Oct 29, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Reading Public Library - Studio
Registration is now closed

Wed, Oct 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Thu, Oct 30, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Fri, Oct 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Nov 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Nov 01, 11:00am - 11:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Nov 03, 10:00am - 11:30am
Reading Public Library - Studio

Mon, Nov 03, 10:00am - 10:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Nov 03, 11:15am - 12:15pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Nov 03, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Reading Public Library - Health Nook

Mon, Nov 03, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room

Tue, Nov 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Tue, Nov 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Reading Public Library - Local History Room

Tue, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Tue, Nov 04, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reading Public Library - Studio

Wed, Nov 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Wed, Nov 05, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Reading Public Library - Studio
Registration is now closed

Wed, Nov 05, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Thu, Nov 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room
This event is full

Thu, Nov 06, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Thu, Nov 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Reading Public Library

Thu, Nov 06, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Reading Public Library

Fri, Nov 07, 10:00am - 10:35am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Nov 08, 10:00am - 10:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Nov 08, 12:00pm - 4:45pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Nov 10, 10:00am - 10:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Nov 10, 10:00am - 11:30am
Reading Public Library - Studio

Mon, Nov 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Reading Public Library - Local History Room

Mon, Nov 10, 11:15am - 12:15pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Wed, Nov 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Wed, Nov 12, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room
Registration opens Wednesday, October 29 2025 at 3:30pm

Wed, Nov 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reading Public Library - Studio

Wed, Nov 12, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Thu, Nov 13, 2:30pm - 8:45pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B),Conference Room

Thu, Nov 13, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Thu, Nov 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Reading Public Library - Teen Space

Thu, Nov 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reading Public Library - Local History Room

Fri, Nov 14, 10:00am - 10:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)
Registration opens Friday, October 31 2025 at 10:00am

Fri, Nov 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Nov 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Nov 15, 11:00am - 11:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Sat, Nov 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Reading Public Library - Teen Space

Mon, Nov 17, 10:00am - 10:45am
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Nov 17, 10:00am - 11:00am
Reading Public Library - Conference Room
This event is full

Mon, Nov 17, 10:00am - 11:30am
Reading Public Library - Studio

Mon, Nov 17, 11:15am - 12:15pm
Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)

Mon, Nov 17, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Reading Public Library - Health Nook

Tue, Nov 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Tue, Nov 18, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Reading Public Library - Children's Program Room

Tue, Nov 18, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Reading Public Library - Conference Room