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A Conversation with Deborah Tannen, reknowned professor of linguistics
Zoom in for this event with Deborah Tannen, bestselling author and internationally renowned professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. Deborah is a frequent guest on national television and radio, including 20/20, The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC’s Today, and NPR’s Fresh Air and 1A. She has written for an been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Newsweek, Time and Harvard Business Review, among many others.
Tannen will discuss her just-published memoir, Finding My Father and reflects on how her father’s life mirrors the historic times he lived through. Deborah describes how writing this book forced her to question her assumptions about her father, her parents' marriage, and her own life. She also draws on insights from her many books to discuss how our ways of speaking can shape our relationships – and how our ways of speaking have changed, and changed our relationships, during COVID-19.