Brilliant people are rarely misunderstood because they lack intelligence. More often, they are misunderstood because their body communicates something different from what they intend. Why does this happen in the first place? If communication is really about alignment, why do intelligent, experienced, well-intentioned people lose it exactly when it matters most? Not in casual conversation. […]

You said the right thing. You prepared. You knew what you wanted to convey. And yet, something didn’t land. The room moved on. The idea was adopted later when someone else said it. Or the client nodded politely and went quiet. Or you finished speaking and felt, somehow, that you had said everything and communicated […]