Dr. Janice Thorpe | The Art of Conversing

In this episode, we explore the architecture of effective communication with seasoned communications professor and researcher Dr. Janice Thorpe. Her career has been devoted to understanding how meaning is created, transmitted, and sustained through conversation, body language, and much more. Drawing from nearly three decades of teaching, our conversation examines the core components of good communication, the strengths and limitations of different communicative mediums, and the habits that distinguish casual communicators from truly effective articulates.
Beyond the classroom, Dr. Thorpe reflects on a life lived partly at sea—sailing around the world with her husband—and how that experience reshaped her relationship to stress, convenience, and cultural understanding. This conversation is an invitation to communicate with greater intention, to disconnect when necessary, and to engage the world with curiosity, discipline, and respect.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
6:23 Methods of Communication
11:46 Online vs. Traditional Education
20:22 Research in Communication
27:17 Public Speaking
33:53 Is Ai Causing Dementia?
38:40 Ai For Learning
44:08 A Memory Paradox—IQ Decline
58:17 Teaching Motivation
1:00:02 Ai Guardrails
1:09:51 Sailing Into Disconnectedness
1:14:44 Sailing Around The Globe

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