Alison Wood Brooks
Harvard Professor | Conversation Science & Effective Communication
Alison Wood Brooks is a Communication & Influence speaker who has appeared at 2 events including Nordic Business Forum and TalksAtGoogle 2025, most recently in 2026.
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Alison Wood Brooks is a behavioral science professor at Harvard Business School known for her groundbreaking research on conversation science. Her popular HBS course 'TALK: How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life' helps students develop powerful communication skills.
Brooks has been recognized with Harvard's prestigious Wyss Award for Excellence in Mentoring and was named one of Poets & Quants' '40 Under 40 Best Business School Professors'. With a PhD from Wharton and a BA in Psychology and Finance from Princeton, her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
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The Science of Conversation & the Art of Being Ourselves
Harvard professor, award-winning behavioral scientist and leading expert on the psychology of conversation, Dr. Alison Wood ...
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Alison Wood Brooks at Nordic Business Forum
Dr. Alison Wood Brooks: The Science of Conversation & the Art of Being Ourselves
| Event | Year | Location | Talks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic Business Forum | 2026 | 🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland | 1 |
| TalksAtGoogle 2025 | 2025 | 🇺🇸Mountain View, United States | 1 |
| Nordic Business Forum | 1 |
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